Prawn farm effluent: origin, composition and treatment

Funding Activity

Website
https://www.frdc.com.au/project/1995-162

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Objectives:
1. Construct nutrient (nitrogen, phosphorus) and suspended solid budgets (inputs and outputs) for entire prawn farms at tropical and temperate locations.
2. Determine the origin and composition of pond effluent. For example, establish the proportion of nutrients which originate from fertilization compared to food input; determine the suspended solids load in intake water compared with effluent.
3. Assess alternative methods of pond effluent prevention and treatment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-12-1995

End Date: 03-05-2001

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $369,545.00

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

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Other Keywords

Aquaculture | Chemistry | Fisheries Management | Nutrition | Pollution | Waste | Water quality

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