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Article: Bagasse-Assisted Bioremediation of Ammonia from Shrimp Farm Wastewater
- Article from:
- Water Environment Research
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright Water Environment Federation Sep 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT:
Development of new economically feasible ecofriendly products from agricultural wastes or byproducts for shrimp farm wastewater treatment is the objective of our continued research. Ammonia is a nitrogenous toxicant, which is commonly found in wastewater from shrimp farms. In the present study, we explored the possibility of the use of simply and inexpensively prepared bagasse products so that this abundant crop byproduct could be used to remove ammonia from shrimp farm wastewater. Bagasse, a natural highly fibrous lignocellulosic byproduct of sugarcane, was converted into five different products. Experimental results have shown that ammonia is efficiently removed from wastewater ...