Ulva lactuca for nutrients biofiltration in a recirculating shrimp effluent treatment system

• Main Authors: Baloo, Lavania, Azman, Shamila, Md. Said, Mohd. Ismid, Muhammad Yuzir, Muhamad Ali
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63256/1/MuhamadAliMuhammad2017_UlvaLactucaforNutrientsBiofiltrationinaRecirculatingShrimpEffluentTreatmentSystem.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63256/

An outdoor tank scale shrimp cultivation system was developed with integration of green macroalgae species, Ulva lactuca. Intensive shrimp farming produces large amount of waste nutrients, due to excess uneaten feed and excretion. Prior harvesting, shrimp effluent discharged without proper treatment...