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The feasibility of using fish farm effluents was evaluated as a source of inorganic nutrients for mass production of marine diatoms. Batch cultures were conducted from May to July 1995 in 16-L outdoor rectangular tanks, homogenized by gentle aeration (0.2 L air L−1 h−1). The effluents from the two fish farms studied were both characterized by high concentrations of inorganic materials (NH4-N, PO4-;P, Si(OH)4-Si) and were shown to support production of marine diatoms. Moreover, periodic measurements of inorganic matter levels in the cultures showed that clearance was efficacious (90% in 3–5 days). Water purification efficiency and culture productivity were further increased through appropriate nutrient balancing. When effluents were limited in silicate, addition of Na2SiO3 induced a significant increase in both diatom biomass and nutrient removal efficiency. In this case, up to 720 000 cell mL−1 were produced dominated bySkeletonema costatum. By contrast, in effluents loaded with silicate, adjustment of the N:P:Si ratio by NH4-N and PO4-P supplementation then gave increased biomass production. In this case, the maximum cell density found was 450 000 cell mL−1, dominated byChaetoceros spp.
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Lefebvre, S., Hussenot, J. & Brossard, N. Water treatment of land-based fish farm effluents by outdoor culture of marine diatoms. J Appl Phycol 8, 193–200 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02184971
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