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dc.contributor.authorGraber, Andreas-
dc.contributor.authorJunge, Ranka-
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-07T10:00:53Z-
dc.date.available2018-03-07T10:00:53Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.issn0011-9164de_CH
dc.identifier.issn1873-4464de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/3417-
dc.description.abstractThis chapter describes the possibility to combine wastewater treatment in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) with the production of crop plants biomass. In an aquaponic RAS established in Waedenswil, Zurich, the potential of three crop plants was assessed to recycle nutrients from fish wastewater. A special design of trickling filters was used to provide nitrification of fish wastewater: Light-expanded clay aggregate (LECA) was filled in a layer of 30 cm in vegetable boxes, providing both surface for biofilm growth and cultivation area for crop plants. Aubergine, tomato and cucumber cultures were established in the LECA filter and nutrient removal rates calculated during 42-105 days. The highest nutrient removal rates by fruit harvest were achieved during tomato culture: over a period of >3 months, fruit production removed 0.52, 0.11 and 0.8 g/m2/d for N, P and K in hydroponic and 0.43, 0.07 and 0.4 g/m2/d for N, P and K in aquaponic. In aquaponic, 69% of nitrogen removal by the overall system could thus be converted into edible fruits. Plant yield in aquaponic was similar to conventional hydroponic production systems. The experiments showed that nutrient recycling is not a luxury reserved for rural areas with litlle space limitation; instead, the additionally occupied surface generates income by producing marketable goods. By converting nutrients into biomass, treating wastewater could become a profitable business.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherElsevierde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofDesalinationde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectAquaponicsde_CH
dc.subjectVegetablesde_CH
dc.subjectFishde_CH
dc.subjectUrban farmingde_CH
dc.subject.ddc630: Landwirtschaftde_CH
dc.titleAquaponic systems : nutrient recycling from fish wastewater by vegetable productionde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.048de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue1-3de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end156de_CH
zhaw.pages.start147de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume246de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedÖkotechnologiede_CH
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Graber, A., & Junge, R. (2009). Aquaponic systems : nutrient recycling from fish wastewater by vegetable production. Desalination, 246(1-3), 147–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.048
Graber, A. and Junge, R. (2009) ‘Aquaponic systems : nutrient recycling from fish wastewater by vegetable production’, Desalination, 246(1-3), pp. 147–156. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.048.
A. Graber and R. Junge, “Aquaponic systems : nutrient recycling from fish wastewater by vegetable production,” Desalination, vol. 246, no. 1-3, pp. 147–156, 2009, doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.048.
GRABER, Andreas und Ranka JUNGE, 2009. Aquaponic systems : nutrient recycling from fish wastewater by vegetable production. Desalination. 2009. Bd. 246, Nr. 1-3, S. 147–156. DOI 10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.048
Graber, Andreas, and Ranka Junge. 2009. “Aquaponic Systems : Nutrient Recycling from Fish Wastewater by Vegetable Production.” Desalination 246 (1-3): 147–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.048.
Graber, Andreas, and Ranka Junge. “Aquaponic Systems : Nutrient Recycling from Fish Wastewater by Vegetable Production.” Desalination, vol. 246, no. 1-3, 2009, pp. 147–56, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.048.


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