Evaluating the effects of organic carbon on biological filtration performance in a large scale recirculating aquaculture system

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-18

  Guerdat, Todd C ^a   Losordo, Thomas M ^a   Classen, John J ^a   Osborne, Jason A ^b   DeLong, Dennis ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological filtration; Nitrification; Organic carbon; Recirculating aquaculture

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE FACILITY; BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC CARBON; BIOLOGICAL FILTERS; BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; FEED-RATES; FILTER TYPES; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; PRODUCTION CONDITION; REAL WASTEWATER; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; REMOVAL RATE; TOTAL AMMONIACAL NITROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; AQUACULTURE; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; OXIDATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TANNING; WASTEWATER; ORGANIC CARBON;

ORGANIC CARBON; AQUACULTURE;

ARTISANAL FISHERY; BIOFILTRATION; CICHLID; FISHERY PRODUCTION; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

TILAPIA;

EID: 78650740505     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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