Wastewater-fed aquaculture Otelfingen, Switzerland : influence of system design and operation parameters on the efficiency of nutrient incorporation into plant biomass

Graber, Andreas; Junge, Ranka

Publication type:	Book part
Type of review:	Editorial review
Title:	Wastewater-fed aquaculture Otelfingen, Switzerland : influence of system design and operation parameters on the efficiency of nutrient incorporation into plant biomass
Authors:	Graber, Andreas Junge, Ranka
Published in:	Wastewater treatment, plant dynamics and management in constructed and natural wetlands
Editors of the parent work:	Vymazal, Jan
Page(s):	299
Pages to:	310
Issue Date:	2008
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Springer
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Dordrecht
ISBN:	978-1-4020-8234-4
Language:	English
Subjects:	Pilot plant; Wastewater-fed aquaculture; Nutrients elimination
Subject (DDC):	630: Agriculture
Abstract:	A wastewater-fed, partly indoor aquaculture plant consisting of 36 basins with a total area of 360 m2, charged with effluent from a methanization plant processing organic household waste (Kompogas System), started operation in spring 1998 in Otelfingen, Switzerland. Due to high effluent concentrations on one hand (total organic carbon, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus concentrations being 670, 255, and 52 mg l−1, respectively) and stringent wastewater regulations on the other hand, the aquaculture was split into modules and stocked with organisms of different environmental requirements. The modular structure, as opposed to traditional one-pond polyculture, allowed manipulation and better nutrient budgeting of the system. Research focused on nutrient-recycling efficiency of a wide array of modules, producing biomass such as algae, fish, zooplankton, and aquatic macrophytes as ornamental plants (Eichhornia, Pistia, Ipomoea, Lemna, Azolla) which were suitable for sale on the Swiss market. Different arrangements of modules, of water and wastewater flows and of nutrient concentrations were tested in 3 years, 1998-2000. Our research showed that aquaculture can be set up to either produce treated wastewater ready for discharge into surface waters or to maximize nutrient recycling through biomass production. In the first case, the recommended loadings are below 0.47 g N m−2 day−1 and 0.084 g P m−2 day−1, in the latter 4.3 g N m−2 day−1 and 0.31 g P m−2 day−1 still resulted in a 78% removal of nitrogen and 28% removal of phosphorus. Through weekly biomass harvest, up to 0.36 g N m−2 day−1 and 0.06 g P m−2 day−1 were converted into plants. With appropriate planning and plant selection and management, it was possible to increase the fraction of nutrients eliminated via primary production up to 40%, which is significantly higher than reported in the literature.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2480
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Graber, A., & Junge, R. (2008). Wastewater-fed aquaculture Otelfingen, Switzerland : influence of system design and operation parameters on the efficiency of nutrient incorporation into plant biomass. In J. Vymazal (Ed.), Wastewater treatment, plant dynamics and management in constructed and natural wetlands (pp. 299–310). Springer.

Graber, A. and Junge, R. (2008) ‘Wastewater-fed aquaculture Otelfingen, Switzerland : influence of system design and operation parameters on the efficiency of nutrient incorporation into plant biomass’, in J. Vymazal (ed.) Wastewater treatment, plant dynamics and management in constructed and natural wetlands. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 299–310.

A. Graber and R. Junge, “Wastewater-fed aquaculture Otelfingen, Switzerland : influence of system design and operation parameters on the efficiency of nutrient incorporation into plant biomass,” in Wastewater treatment, plant dynamics and management in constructed and natural wetlands, J. Vymazal, Ed. Dordrecht: Springer, 2008, pp. 299–310.

GRABER, Andreas und Ranka JUNGE, 2008. Wastewater-fed aquaculture Otelfingen, Switzerland : influence of system design and operation parameters on the efficiency of nutrient incorporation into plant biomass. In: Jan VYMAZAL (Hrsg.), Wastewater treatment, plant dynamics and management in constructed and natural wetlands. Dordrecht: Springer. S. 299–310. ISBN 978-1-4020-8234-4

Graber, Andreas, and Ranka Junge. 2008. “Wastewater-Fed Aquaculture Otelfingen, Switzerland : Influence of System Design and Operation Parameters on the Efficiency of Nutrient Incorporation into Plant Biomass.” In Wastewater Treatment, Plant Dynamics and Management in Constructed and Natural Wetlands, edited by Jan Vymazal, 299–310. Dordrecht: Springer.

Graber, Andreas, and Ranka Junge. “Wastewater-Fed Aquaculture Otelfingen, Switzerland : Influence of System Design and Operation Parameters on the Efficiency of Nutrient Incorporation into Plant Biomass.” Wastewater Treatment, Plant Dynamics and Management in Constructed and Natural Wetlands, edited by Jan Vymazal, Springer, 2008, pp. 299–310.