Constructed wetlands as a treatment method for effluents from intensive trout farms

This study examined the effects of different hydraulic loading rates on the treatment efficiency of subsurface flow (SSF) constructed wetlands treating effluents from trout farming over a period of 6 months. Six identical wetland cells with a pre-sedimentation zone of 9.6 m² and a root zone of 23.6 m² were loaded with effluents from intensive trout farming (> 2.1 kg feeding stuff per L/s and day). The total runoff of 13.2 L/s was treated in the wetland cells, where two duplicate cells received equal hydraulic loads of 3.9, 1.8 and 0.9 L/s. All examined wetland cells had significant treatment effects on the nutrient fractions containing particulate matter [total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorous (TP), biological oxygen demand in 5 days (BOD₅), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and total suspended solids (TSS)].

Efficiency was between 5.5% for TN and 90.1% for TSS. The SSF wetland also had a high treatment effect on total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), with efficiencies of 61.2 to 87.8%. Nitrate nitrogen (NO₃–N) and phosphate phosphorous (PO₄–P) showed a significant increase in the wetland effluent by 8.4 to 209%. Nitrite nitrogen (NO₂–N), had no significant, or significant effluent increase depending on the inflow rate. Treatment efficiency for particulate nutrients and TAN increased with decreasing hydraulic load, while the differences between 1.8 and 0.9 L/s were not significant. The treatment efficiency for TP was constant for all cells, at around 40%. The wetland receiving 3.9 L/s was over-flooded after 10 to 12 weeks due to colmatation. Nevertheless, the wetland still showed high treatment efficiencies. For commercial trout farms, SSF wetlands are a highly effective method of effluent treatment. A hydraulic load of 1 L/s on 13.3 m² wetland area (1.8 L/s on the examined wetland) seems most suitable. Higher loads lead to accelerated wetland colmatation, while lower loads waste space.     

Reactive nitrogen and phosphorus removal from aquaculture wastewater effluents using polymer hydrogels

We have developed poly(allyl amine hydrochloride) (PAA · HCl) polymer hydrogels, that efficiently remove nitrate (NO₃⁻), nitrite (NO₂⁻), and orthophosphate (PO₄³⁻) nutrient anions from the aquaculture wastewater. The hydrogels were prepared by chemically crosslinking linear PAA · HCl chains with epichlorohydrin (EPI). The anion binding capacity of the pH sensitive polymer gels was measured in standard solutions and studied as a function of gel synthesis parameters. Equilibrium NO₃–N, NO₂–N, and PO₄–P loading of 15, 1.6, and 17 mg/g of dry gel, respectively, were calculated from the measurement of decrease in anion concentration in aqueous solutions using UV–vis spectrophotometry. Batch experiments showed that nutrient concentrations in aquaculture wastewater effluents decreased with regard to PO₄–P by 98+%, NO₃–N by 50+% and NO₂–N by 85+% within 3 h of reaction. The regeneration of the hydrogels was demonstrated by the release of bound nutrient anions upon washing the gels with a 1 N NaOH solution. These results have demonstrated that the hydrogels are appropriate materials for treating aquaculture wastewater effluents, and reducing the nutrient anion concentrations to levels, less than 10 mg/l NO₃–N, 0.08 mg/l NO₂–N, and 0.3 mg/l PO₄–P, suitable for discharge into natural surface waters.     

海水养殖尾水人工湿地处理系统及其脱氮过程研究进展和展望

利用人工湿地处理海水养殖尾水具有很大的应用前景,其中,脱氮是人工湿地的主要任务之一。基质上栽培的植物和附着的微生物参与的氮循环是人工湿地生物脱氮的主要路径,植物和多种氮代谢菌群在人工湿地内部相互协同与制约,构成了一个复杂的氮代谢网络。海水养殖尾水的高盐度和低碳氮比(C/N)又决定了此类人工湿地独特的处理环境和生物脱氮机制。同时,人工湿地的供氧模式、水力负荷(HRT)、水力停留时间(HLR)等水力条件参数对脱氮效能也有很大影响,对这些指标进行调控和优化,可以提高湿地的整体脱氮性能。本文从海水人工湿地的构建、基质的选取、耐盐植物的筛选、氮循环相关微生物以及运行参数调控四个方面,对近年来海水养殖尾水人工湿地生物脱氮方面的研究进展进行了综述和展望,以期为深入理解海水人工湿地脱氮机制和优化运行方式提供参考。     

Wood chips and wheat straw as alternative biofilter media for denitrification reactors treating aquaculture and other wastewaters with high nitrate concentrations

This study evaluated wood chips and wheat straw as inexpensive and readily available alternatives to more expensive plastic media for denitrification processes in treating aquaculture wastewaters or other high nitrate waters. Nine 3.8-L laboratory scale reactors (40 cm packed height × 10 cm diameter) were used to compare the performance of wood chips, wheat straw, and Kaldnes plastic media in the removal of nitrate from synthetic aquaculture wastewater. These upflow bioreactors were loaded at a constant flow rate and three influent NO₃–N concentrations of 50, 120, and 200 mg/L each for at least 4 weeks, in sequence. These experiments showed that both wood chips and wheat straw produced comparable denitrification rates to the Kaldnes plastic media. As much as 99% of nitrate was removed from the wastewater of 200 mg NO₃–N/L influent concentration. Pseudo-steady state denitrification rates for 200 mg NO₃–N/L influent concentrations averaged (1360 ± 40) g N/(m³ d) for wood chips, (1360 ± 80) g N/(m³ d) for wheat straw, and (1330 ± 70) g N/(m³ d) for Kaldnes media. These values were not the maximum potential of the reactors as nitrate profiles up through the reactors indicated that nitrate reductions in the lower half of the reactors were more than double the averages for the whole reactor. COD consumption per unit of NO₃–N removed was highest with the Kaldnes media (3.41–3.95) compared to wood chips (3.34–3.64) and wheat straw (3.26–3.46). Effluent ammonia concentrations were near zero while nitrites were around 2.0 mg NO₂–N/L for all reactor types and loading rates. During the denitrification process, alkalinity and pH increased while the oxidation–reduction potential decreased with nitrate removal.

Wood chips and wheat straw lost 16.2% and 37.7% of their masses, respectively, during the 140-day experiment. There were signs of physical degradation that included discoloration and structural transformation. The carbon to nitrogen ratio of the media also decreased. Both wood chips and wheat straw can be used as filter media for biological denitrification, but time limitations for the life of both materials must be considered.     

Performance of plastic biofilter media with different configuration in a water recirculation system for the culture of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Three kinds of locally available plastic biofilter media with different configurations (plastic rolls, PVC pipes and scrub pads) were evaluated for their efficiency in organic waste removal from the effluents of an intensive recirculating tilapia culture system. A set of three types of solid-removing filters consisting of screened sedimentation; upflow sand as well as plastic bead filtration accomplished the mechanical filtration. Values of critical metabolic wastes like total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) (0.92 ppm) and nitrite-nitrogen (NO₂-N) (0.22 ppm) were found to be well within the acceptable limits, while other water quality parameters in the culture water were also maintained within the normal range by the filtration system. Removal rates of 3.46 g TAN/m³ per day and 0.77 g NO₂-N/m³ per day, as well as TAN and NO₂-N removal efficiencies of 29.37 and 27.3% respectively, were established to be the best for the plastic-roll biofilter medium as compared to PVC-pipe and scrub-pad media. Percent removal of TAN and NO₂-N per pass of the biofilter (25.49 and 26.3% respectively) and the specific TAN and NO₂-N removal rates (43 and 9.6 mg/m² per day) of plastic rolls were also found to be superior to the other two biofilter media. Pieces of PVC pipes as biofilter medium is recommended to be used in the biofilters in view of their cheaper cost.     

人工湿地联合塘内设施调控生产性虾塘水环境的效果与技术

研究了由表面流与水平潜流组成的复合人工湿地联合使用塘内曝气增氧机与人工净化网调控生产性淡水对虾养殖塘水环境的效果与技术。养殖中后期(约60 d后), 湿地以1.65 m/d水力负荷, 3次循环处理虾塘废水, 有效调控虾塘水质, 确保养殖成功。结果表明湿地对废水中有害物质均可程度不等地去除, 蓝绿藻得以控制, 出口水 -N与BOD5分别为极显著(P<0.01)与显著(P<0.05)去除, 去除率与去除速率分别为72.6%, 0.467 g/(m²·d)与29.7%, 2.651 g/(m²·d), -P为41.7%, 0.022 g/(m²·d), TN为26.1%, 2.619 g / (m2?d), CODMn为15.9%, 3.738 g/(m²·d), -N去除率仅3.6%, 但去除速率较高[0.462 g/(m²·d)]。湿地静止4 d期间, 废水中 -N与 -N去除率达96.8%与93.3%, 均极显著去除(P<0.01)。养殖周期试验塘水化学指标均维持在虾安全生长范围内, 收获虾8.81 g, 9.36 cm; 对照塘因爆发蓝绿藻仅养殖60 d, 收获虾3.06 g, 6.54 cm。试验表明, 在不用药、不换水条件下, 联合塘内设施, 人工湿地以较高水力负荷与低频率运转可有效调控虾塘水质, 确保养殖成功。     

硫铁矿人工湿地对微污染水源的水质净化效果

为进一步提升人工湿地在微污染水源条件下的同步脱氮除磷能力,以硫铁矿作为湿地填料设计构建了人工湿地装置,并采用挂膜法对硫铁矿进行硫自养型反硝化细菌表面负载,在此基础上研究硫铁矿人工湿地对水体中污染物的去除规律和去除机理,并通过高通量基因测序技术分析硫铁矿表面微生物的群落结构。结果显示,从UASB活性污泥中筛选出的硫自养型反硝化菌活性最高,脱氮效果最好;在微污染水源条件下,硫铁矿潜流人工湿地具有较好的同步脱氮除磷能力,在水力停留时间为60 h条件下,其对水体中的化学需氧量(COD_Cr)、氨氮(NH₃-N)、硝态氮(NO₃-N)、总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)的平均去除率分别达到53.5%、60.9%、67.2%、49.2%、46.3%;矿石表面发现菌群群落达到13门以上,变形菌门(Proteobacteria)为矿石表面最为优势的功能微生物菌群,相对丰度比例占45%左右,硫杆菌属(Thiobacillus)为自养反硝化脱氮的主要功能菌属。研究表明,采用硫铁矿作为填料可显著提高人工湿地的脱氮除磷效果,对微污染水体有较好的水质净化效果,以硫源作为反硝化过程的电子供体可以提高低碳源条件下系统的反硝化效果。     

Growth and survival of larval and juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum in a recirculating raceway system

Cobia Rachycentron canadum is a fast-growing, pelagic marine species that has recently attracted aquaculturists in both the research and commercial sectors. The typical method of grow-out for this species is in outdoor systems where production is limited to locations and seasons conducive for adequate growth and survival. Expanding the culture of cobia to indoor recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) would allow for the production of fingerlings throughout the year and extend production to cooler regions. Two rearing trials were conducted to examine the growth and survival of cobia from hatching through 4 (trial 1, T1) or 35 (trial 2, T2) g in RAS. Cobia larvae were reared in circular tanks placed in a raceway to control water temperature and quality. During early juvenile grow-out, fish were transferred without grading to a second raceway on 29 dph (T1) or over a period of grading from 29–43 dph (T2). Larval growth (1–22 dph) measured as standard length was similar for both trials ranging from  3.9 to 14.7 mm. However, larval growth measured as wet weight (0.033 g, T1; 0.026 g, T2) or dry weight (5.7 mg, T1; 3.9 mg, T2) was significantly greater on 22 dph during T1 as was the ratio between myotome height and standard length. These differences may have resulted from an increase in initial densities from 8.7 larvae l^− 1 (T1) to 14.7 larvae l^− 1 (T2) which apparently caused an increase in food competition and overall aggression. During juvenile grow-out, cobia reached 4.0 g on 43 dph in T1 and 35.4 g on 71 dph in T2 matching weights achieved during grow-out in outdoor ponds. Over the course of both trials, survival was similar to that reported in outdoor ponds. Mean survival (± S.D.) during the early rearing phase (hatching through 29 or 43 dph) averaged 13.2 ± 3.2 % and 10.4 ± 3.2 % corresponding to final densities of 0.9 ± 0.2 and 1.2 ± 0.4 fish/l for T1 and T2, respectively. During the first grow-out phase (29–43 dph), survival of fish moved into the open raceway was 64.5% in T1 and 88.7 % in T2. Survival of cobia during the second grow-out phase (43–71 dph) for T2 was 92.5%. The results of this study indicate that cobia can be successfully cultured in indoor systems from hatching through at least 35 g without negatively affecting growth or survival.     

Reuse strategy of wastewater in prawn nursery by microbial remediation

A strategy of reusing the prawn nursery wastewater was developed by the previous remediation with Bacillus subtilis and nutrients addition. The suggested method was preliminarily verified in rearing prawn larval. Bacteria assimilation is proved as a main and powerful mechanism for removing dissolved organic matter (DOM) and total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) in the experiments. The process of microbial remediation could be featured as two sequential stages: DOM degradation and TAN reduction. In the first stage (from day 0 to day 2), DOM was degraded directly as the bacterial carbon and nitrogen sources. The 48-h COD removal efficiencies (R_COD) in the treatment were 57.7±5.5%, showing significantly different from 12.2±4.1% in control. In the second phase (from day 2 to day 5), the deficiencies of C and P source relative to N source might limit bacteria proliferation and TAN removal. The glucose and/or phosphate addition significantly influenced the TAN removal performance, while the addition of vitamin mixture and/or microelement solution was not. When the initial TAN level was nearly 5 mg N/l, the optimal TAN removal efficiencies from day 2 to day 5 were above 85% in the treatments with both glucose and phosphate additions, where the white microbial floccules were observed to suspend. The C/N or N/P weight ratio of 5.4:1or 5–7:1 was suggested for remediating the nursery effluents. The situation that the maximum bacterial levels did not exceed 10⁸ CFU/ml was estimated to correlate with the formation of microbial floccules. After 5 days of microbial remediation by these adequate methods, the wastewater had been became the “microbially matured” water suitable to reuse. In the practical operations, the nutrient supplements were directed by Glucose/TAN weight ratio of 13:1 and KH₂PO₄/TAN weight ratio of 0.6–0.9:1. The results of the application trial pointed out that the remediated water reclaimed to the larvae culture tanks did not produce observable deleterious effects on the water quality and on the mortality of the prawn larvae. The method of reusing the remediated wastewater by microbial agents and nutrients additions will be advantageous to reduce both production cost and environmental pollution in the inland hatchery and nursery for prawn.     

吉林省湿地生态系统水质净化功能分析及其价值评价

湿地作为全球三大生态系统之一,具有重要的生态系统服务功能,其中水质净化功能可有效改善区域生态环境质量。通过集成目前已有的湿地净化价值计算方法,提出了替代法计算吉林省湿地水质净化价值。结果表明,吉林省湿地的水质净化总价值为44.2188亿元,各市县水质净化总价值排序为:延边市(15.0982亿元,34.14%)松原市(11.6017亿元,26.24%)白城市(9.0938亿元,20.56%)长春市(4.2491亿元,9.61%)吉林市(1.0255亿元,2.32%)通化市(0.9898亿元,2.24%)白山市(0.8951亿元,2.02%)辽源市(0.7685亿元,1.74%)四平市(0.4973亿元,1.12%);各种类型湿地水质净化总价值排序为:沼泽湿地(25.0671亿元,56.69%)湖泊湿地(10.2821亿元,23.25%)河流湿地(7.7033亿元,17.42%)人工湿地(1.1662亿元,2.64%);单位面积水质净化价值以松原市最大,四平市最小;人均占有水质净化价值以延边市最高,四平市最低;不同湿地类型的单位面积水质净化价值差异较大,最高的能够达到3.1741万元/km2(延边市沼泽湿地类型),最低的不足0.0001万元/km2(辽源市沼泽湿地类型);不同湿地类型的人均水质净化价值最高的能够达到0.0447万元/人(白城市湖泊湿地),最低的不足0.0001万元/人(辽源市和松原市沼泽湿地类型)。研究成果能够为吉林省的湿地保护与恢复以及合理利用提供科学依据,也能为吉林省社会经济与生态环境的协调发展提供技术参考。     

东北地区湿地遥感监测与景观分析

分析东北地区湿地的时空变迁特点,可为东北地区湿地资源的合理利用、合理分配湿地资源、制定东北地区湿地保护和利用相关政策提供科学依据。以1975年MSS遥感图像、2013年CBERS遥感图像为数据源,借助于地理信息系统软件,采用人机交互目视解译的方法,并根据所建立的遥感解译标志,在遥感图像中解译出东北地区湿地信息;引入马尔科夫转移矩阵、重心迁移、景观格局等多种分析方法,探讨东北地区湿地时空动态变化特点。结果表明:近40年来东北地区湿地面积总体呈减少趋势,其中沼泽湿地面积减少24 769.9 km~2、河流湿地面积减少6 753 km~2、人工湿地面积增加22 017.4 km~2;非湿地与湿地各类型间转化明显,其中,沼泽湿地向非湿地、人工湿地转化显著,非湿地向沼泽湿地、人工湿地转化显著;湿地重心总体向南偏西方向迁移36.5 km,其中,人工湿地重心向北偏东方向迁移354.7 km、沼泽湿地重心向南偏西方向迁移261.4 km。景观格局分析显示,东北地区湿地总体向破碎化、多样化与不规则化发展。     

复合池塘养殖系统湿地水质净化功能研究

由潜流和表面流湿地组成复合人工湿地,与池塘有机结合构成鱼塘-湿地水循环系统应用于草鱼苗种培育,研究了该系统对池塘水质的改善效果。结果显示:在760 mm/d的水力负荷率条件下,复合湿地系统对NH4+-N、NO2--N、NO3--N、TN、TP、COD和TSS的平均去除率分别为(33.56±3.71)%、(50.73±3.95)%、(46.33±4.95)%、(27.99±2.78)%、(58.15±3.38)%、(29.60±2.24)%和(84.49±1.77)%;湿地出水水质符合渔业水质标准(GB11607-89)要求。结果表明鱼塘-湿地水循环系统对养殖用水具有较好的净化效果。     

Removal of nitrogen by Algal Turf Scrubber Technology in recirculating aquaculture system

Ongoing research in recirculation aquaculture focuses on evaluating and improving the purification potential of different types of filters. Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS) are special as they combine sedimentation and biofiltration. An ATS was subjected to high nutrient loads of catfish effluent to examine the effect of total suspended solids (TSS), sludge accumulation and nutrient loading rate on total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), nitrite and nitrate removal. Nutrient removal rates were not affected at TSS concentration of up to 0.08 g L^?1 (P > 0.05). TAN removal rate was higher (0.656 ± 0.088 g m^?² day^?1 TAN) in young biofilm than (0.302 ± 0.098 g m^?² day^?1 TAN) in mature biofilm at loading rates of 3.81 and 3.76 g m^?² day^?1 TAN (P < 0.05), respectively, which were considered close to maximum loading. TAN removal increased with TAN loading, which increased with hydraulic loading rate. There was no significant difference in removal rate for both nitrite and nitrate between young and mature biofilms (P > 0.05). The ATS ably removed nitrogen at high rates from catfish effluent at high loading rates. ATS‐based nitrogen removal exhibits high potential for use with high feed loads in intensive aquaculture.     

适于稻作的水处理系统构建及运行效果

为了处理和资源化利用池塘养殖废水,结合生物滤池和水上稻作技术,设计并构建了一种适合于水稻种植的水处理系统。系统运行试验结果表明:在水力负荷为0.29~0.58 m/d,气水比为2~4时都可以获得比较好的水处理效果。将池塘养殖有机结合形成的循环水养殖系统中,在水力负荷为0.58 m/d,气水比为2的条件下,系统对养殖废水中TAN、TN、TP和CODMn的去除率分别为33.75%~34.31%、59.21%~64.53%、68.43%~73.75%和71.66%~74.37%。与此同时,水处理系统获得7 127.01 kg/hm~2的水稻产量。由此实现养殖废水资源化利用,是一种可持续的水产养殖方式,可为我国渔农混作区池塘养殖废水的处理和循环利用提供一种新方法。     

人工湿地堵塞监测方法的研究进展

人工湿地堵塞是目前国内外研究的热点问题,精确、高效的监测方法对提升湿地运行管理及净化能力等有重要意义。总结前人研究成果,比较分析目前人工湿地堵塞常见和可能的监测方法,对人工湿地堵塞监测方法和装置设备的研究方向及重点进行了展望,以期为堵塞湿地的长期监测提供参考。根据湿地内部水力学分析、基质或堵塞物物理化学性质将监测方法分为原位法和异位法。原位法中基于水力传导率测定的下降水头法和恒定水头法应用广泛;示踪剂技术较为简明直观,常用作堵塞湿地水流模型的建立;时域反射探针、探地雷达以及核磁共振传感器等新型原位探针技术对湿地内部造成的干扰较小,在湿地堵塞物定性定量方面具有良好发展前景;基于湿地内部电阻效应的微生物燃料电池法是目前研究的热点;基于基质孔隙率和堵塞物成分和性质的异位测定法还有较大提升空间;新兴的以蚯蚓为主的生物监测和根区微生物监测同样值得探索。     

An integrated recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for land-based fish farming: The effects on water quality and fish production

To mitigate the serious water pollution caused by the rapid expansion of the aquaculture industry in recent years, the development of improved aquaculture systems with more efficient water usage and less environmental impact has become essential. In this study, a land-based recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) was established that consisted of purification units (i.e., a primary biological pond, two parallel horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands [CWs], and a long ecological ditch) and 4-5 series-connected recirculating ponds. This system was mainly designed to stock channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), fifteen spine stickleback (Spinibarbus sinensis) and yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco), and the culture efficacy was evaluated based on a 2-year field experiment covering two growing seasons. According to the results, the primary biological pond played a role in sedimentation or nutrient retention, although this was not as evident when the CWs were functioning. The water flowing through the wetland system at a hydraulic loading rate (HLR) of 600 mm/day displayed lower values for the temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), suspended solids, organic matter and nutrients, whereas the electrical conductivity (EC) was higher, suggesting the accumulation of dissolved solids in the system. Due to the recirculation treatment, the trophic status of the recirculating ponds increased gradually along the direction of the flow and was notably lower in comparison to the control. As a result, the fish production responded to the variation of the water quality, which was reflected in the measurements of culture efficacy (final weight, survival rate, SGR and yield). The three main rearing species showed a decreasing trend along the direction of the flow, which was higher compared to the control, whereas an opposite trend was observed for filter-feeding fish. A Pearson correlation analysis revealed that the main culture species were inclined to live in meso- or oligotrophic conditions, and the silver carp adapted to more eutrophic conditions. Because RAS can provide better environmental conditions year-round, the present culture method could be more suitable for species that are sensitive to water quality in typical subtropical areas.     

A partial-reuse system for coldwater aquaculture

A model partial-reuse system is described that provides an alternative to salmonid production in serial-reuse raceway systems and has potential application in other fish-culture situations. The partial-reuse system contained three 10 m³ circular ‘Cornell-type’ dual-drain culture tanks. The side-wall discharge from the culture tanks was treated across a microscreen drum filter, then the water was pumped to the head of the system where dissolved carbon dioxide (CO₂) stripping and pure oxygen (O₂) supplementation took place before the water returned to the culture tanks. Dilution with make-up water controlled accumulations of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN). An automatic pH control system that modulated the stripping column fan ‘on’ and ‘off’ was used to limit the fractions of CO₂ and unionized ammonia nitrogen (NH₃---N). The partial-reuse system was evaluated during the culture of eight separate cohorts of advanced fingerlings, i.e., Arctic char, rainbow trout, and an all female brook trout × Arctic char hybrid. The fish performed well, even under intensive conditions, which were indicated by dissolved O₂ consumption across the culture tank that went as high as 13 mg/L and fish-culture densities that were often between 100 and 148 kg/m³. Over all cohorts, feed conversion rates ranged from 1.0 to 1.3, specific growth rates (SGR) ranged from 1.32 to 2.45% body weight per day, and thermal growth coefficients ranged from 0.00132 to 0.00218. The partial-reuse system maintained safe water quality in all cases except for the first cohort—when the stripping column fan failed. The ‘Cornell-type’ dual-drain tank was found to rapidly (within only 1–2 min) and gently concentrate and flush approximately 68–88% (79% overall average) of the TSS produced daily within only 12–18% of the tank’s total water flow. Mean TSS concentrations discharged through the three culture tanks’ bottom-center drains (average of 17.1 mg/L) was 8.7 times greater than the TSS concentration discharged through the three culture tanks’ side-wall drains (average of 2.2 mg/L). Overall, approximately 82% of the TSS produced in the partial-reuse system was captured in an off-line settling tank, which is better TSS removal than others have estimated for serial-reuse systems (approximately 25–50%). For the two cohorts of rainbow trout, the partial-reuse system sustained a production level of 35–45 kg per year of fish for every 1 L/min of make-up water, which is approximately six to seven times greater than the typical 6 kg per year of trout produced for every 1 L/min of water in Idaho serial-reuse raceway systems.     

Energy balance of Litopenaeus vannamei postlarvae fed on animal or vegetable protein based compounded feeds

L. vannamei postlarvae are normally raised with a protein dense diet (50% protein) rich in fishmeal. Part of the protein is utilized for energy purpose instead of protein synthesis. Based on a previous energy partitioning study, the effects of two isoenergetic compounded feed treatments – animal protein (AP) and vegetable protein and carbohydrates (VPC) – upon growth efficiency and energy budget of shrimp postlarvae and early juveniles were determined. Recovered energy (RE) or production (P) after 50 days trial was similar (2 J day^− 1) in both treatments, from PL₁₄ to PL₁₉. However, early juveniles discriminated between animal protein (116 J day^− 1) and vegetable protein and carbohydrates (88 J day^− 1). The difference in respiration indicated a higher heat increment with AP compared to VPC. At maintenance level, energy used was lower with AP than VPC treatment. Postlarvae and early juveniles employed protein as a main energy substrate (O:N < 20). Differences in the efficiencies observed in the calculated energy budget were attributed to the presence of carbohydrates in diet and not to the protein source. The advantage of incorporating vegetable protein source in the diet of harvesting shrimp may eventually contribute towards a reduction of fishmeal costs and waste products as well as to achieve sustainable shrimp farming.     

Analysis of sediment transport modeling using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for aquaculture raceways

A simulation model to analyze the water flow and sediment transport in aquaculture raceways was developed using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software package. The simulation was used to evaluate the efficiency of solids settling in the quiescent zone of existing trout raceways. This efficiency was based on the percentage of solids removed, which corresponds to the percentage of solids introduced into the raceway that settle in it, with settling taking place primarily in the quiescent zone.

The raceway selected for model validation was a rectangular concrete raceway 30.0 m long, 3.0 m wide, 0.9 m deep, with a slope of 0.01. The raceway included a quiescent zone of approximately 5.3 m in length, which was separated from the rearing area by a screen. The water flow rate through the raceway was approximately 0.058 m³/s. Velocity measurements were recorded at 230 stations along the raceway using an acoustic Doppler velocimeter, for comparison with the results obtained from the simulations.

For the purpose of simulating sediment transport, six groups of particles were used to account for the total suspended solids. The sizes of the particles selected were based on an experimentally determined distribution for solids from a similar raceway, and were 692, 532, 350, 204, 61, and 35 μm for Groups 1–6, respectively. The particle density for each size was assumed to be 1150 kg/m³. Values of the percentage of solids removed for the different particle sizes were 100.0% for the largest particles, and 54.7, 0.9, and 0.1% for the three smallest particles, respectively. This methodology of analyzing the raceway sediment transport in terms of its percentage of solids removed based on CFD simulations can also be used to examine raceway design alternatives for improving the particle removal efficiency.     

人工湿地植物的抗寒性研究进展

湿地植物是人工湿地的重要组成部分,具有吸收降解污染物、传输氧气、增强水力传输能力、美化景观等功能,但是到了寒冷的冬季,植物进入休眠期甚至枯萎死亡,从而降低人工湿地的净化效率。本文介绍了湿地植物在抗寒性上的相关研究进展,并为今后湿地植物的抗寒性研究上提供思路及参考。