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Description
Nutrient removal is imperative for Danish fish farms and upcoming requirements for environmental performance though application of BAT (Best Available Technology) cannot be met by traditional fish farms since simple, low-cost technologies does not exist. Removal of dissolved nutrients in low concentrations and large water volumes is especially difficult.
In the project, potential low-cost technologies for removing nitrogen and organic matter were tested and documented. Removal and turn-over of organic matter and nitrogen in biofilters was studied, and the performance of constructed wetlands on traditional farms was also investigated during a full year. In these farms, wetlands efficiently remove particulate matter and associated nutrients (O and P) whereas dissolved matter is almost not removed due to the hydraulic load and short residence time. Depending on the concentrations in the incoming water, requirements for O and P net-removal could be met, whereas a need for simple, low-cost nitrogen removal was clearly demonstrated.
This project was coordinated by the Danish Aquaculture Association and funded by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).
Research area: Aquaculture
In the project, potential low-cost technologies for removing nitrogen and organic matter were tested and documented. Removal and turn-over of organic matter and nitrogen in biofilters was studied, and the performance of constructed wetlands on traditional farms was also investigated during a full year. In these farms, wetlands efficiently remove particulate matter and associated nutrients (O and P) whereas dissolved matter is almost not removed due to the hydraulic load and short residence time. Depending on the concentrations in the incoming water, requirements for O and P net-removal could be met, whereas a need for simple, low-cost nitrogen removal was clearly demonstrated.
This project was coordinated by the Danish Aquaculture Association and funded by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and the European Fisheries Fund (EFF).
Research area: Aquaculture
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 05/07/2012 → 01/06/2016 |
Collaborative partners
- Technical University of Denmark (lead)
- Trout farms (Project partner)
- Danish Aquaculture Association (Project partner)
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