Of cause, yes!

Robertson, A. I., & Phillips, M. J. (1995). Mangroves as filters of shrimp pond effluent: predictions and biogeochemical research needs. Hydrobiologia, 295(1-3), 311-321.

Troell, M., Rönnbäck, P., Halling, C., Kautsky, N., & Buschmann, A. (1999). Ecological engineering in aquaculture: use of seaweeds for removing nutrients from intensive mariculture. Journal of applied Phycology, 11(1), 89-97.

Bouillon, S., Borges, A. V., Castañeda‐Moya, E., Diele, K., Dittmar, T., Duke, N. C., ... & Rivera‐Monroy, V. H. (2008). Mangrove production and carbon sinks: a revision of global budget estimates. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22(2).

Chu, H. Y., Chen, N. C., Yeung, M. C., Tam, N. F. Y., & Wong, Y. S. (1998). Tide-tank system simulating mangrove wetland for removal of nutrients and heavy metals from wastewater. Water science and technology, 38(1), 361-368.

Gautier, D., Amador, J., & Newmark, F. (2001). The use of mangrove wetland as a biofilter to treat shrimp pond effluents: preliminary results of an experiment on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Aquaculture Research, 32(10), 787-799.

Of cause, yes!

Robertson, A. I., & Phillips, M. J. (1995). Mangroves as filters of shrimp pond effluent: predictions and biogeochemical research needs. Hydrobiologia, 295(1-3), 311-321.

Troell, M., Rönnbäck, P., Halling, C., Kautsky, N., & Buschmann, A. (1999). Ecological engineering in aquaculture: use of seaweeds for removing nutrients from intensive mariculture. Journal of applied Phycology, 11(1), 89-97.

Bouillon, S., Borges, A. V., Castañeda‐Moya, E., Diele, K., Dittmar, T., Duke, N. C., ... & Rivera‐Monroy, V. H. (2008). Mangrove production and carbon sinks: a revision of global budget estimates. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22(2).

Chu, H. Y., Chen, N. C., Yeung, M. C., Tam, N. F. Y., & Wong, Y. S. (1998). Tide-tank system simulating mangrove wetland for removal of nutrients and heavy metals from wastewater. Water science and technology, 38(1), 361-368.

Gautier, D., Amador, J., & Newmark, F. (2001). The use of mangrove wetland as a biofilter to treat shrimp pond effluents: preliminary results of an experiment on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Aquaculture Research, 32(10), 787-799.

Mangroves can be very efficient filters if they are cleared for introducing shrimp ponds, especially if they are reduced to some threshold level.

Sorry, I meant to say "not" cleared. Clearing for ponds is the problem.

Please, one more information (at attachment).

Studies have demonstrated the efficiency of mangrove wetland system may act as biofilter to eliminate suspended solids from the effluent.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2109.2001.00614.x/abstract

Agreed with Mr Imaah. Shrimp farming can be effective increasing the filtering characteristics. Halophytes plants also be helpful regarding this. Because of their biological composition, those helps to grow in salt-affected habitats.It turns those to useful for recycling the nutrient-containing effluents from aquaculture.

Check attachment.

Regards

Ehtesham

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0098847212001566

http://www.co2.ulg.ac.be/pub/bouillon_et_al_2008.pdf

One of the largest forests, the Amazonia, is being aggressed as happens  also with peoples wich inahabit it. The perspective of a good evolution is not straightforward. We should appeal to systems of ethics coded in the law.

With my pleasure, please have a look in the Attachment.

Although the ponds are characterized by suboxic conditions, the developed root system allow oxygenation of sediments.Some inhabitants of mudflat ie the mudskipper amphibious fish cope with hypoxic ambient, but the oxygen supplies enable these fish to develops eggs in the air or provide oxygen into burrows.I am , in fact on a study, as a specialist of fish respiration.regarding the respiratory capabilities of these fish, but mainly focused now to the characterization of O2 chemoreceptors in the gill and skin respiratory epithelia.

best,

Giacomo

The use of mangrove wetland as a biofilter to treat shrimp pond effluents: has been studied on  the Caribbean coast of Colombia and is found effective

 Dear Shankhadeep Chakraborty,

Biofilters- A construction in which the purified waste water. Their filtration through a layer of large particulate material coated with a biofilm of aerobic microbes. Wastewater contaminants and sorbed biofilm influenced organisms, of which it is composed, are exposed to the oxidation process. The oxidation reaction in the presence of air occurs naturally or artificially supplied into the building.

To clean a small amount of wastewater biofilters used with natural air flow. Coarse material, which is located on the surface of the biofilm is called loaded. As a filter material for biofilter use gravel, pebbles, expanded clay, plastic elements, etc.

Design solutions for the system to ensure the water quality of the reservoir provides an integrated approach to deal with flowering water.

water quality system includes:

1. Equipment bottom aeration. At low cost, bottom aeration performs the important task of vertical peremeschivaniya water reservoir, which reduces the temperature of the upper layers of water and increase the concentration of oxygen in the bottom water layers.

2. Gravel biofilter. Water reservoir, pumped to the biofilter is gradually cleared of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds, thus providing significantly less favorable environment for the development of algae in the pond. At the same cleaning principles based on biological life processes of bacteria, gravel biofilters significantly cheaper factory equipment European manufacturers.

3. UV treatment. With the passage of the water reservoir through a UV lamp, under the influence of radiation is the destruction of the cellular structure of the algae. Battered algae deposited in the biofilter and sand filters.

4. Sand filtration to reduce the amount of solids and water clarification.

The project has provided opportunity for the selection of water from the reservoir for irrigation with intermediate filtration of water supplied to the sand filters. There was also a system for automatically topping up water in the reservoir up to the project level.

Design solutions provide a natural design of the fountain bowl in the form of vertical jets, hitting pebbles of dumping. For convenience, fountain control, the remote control unit is located in the gazebo next to the fountain

Weatherproof audio speakers are placed in the area around the fountain.

Regards, Shafagat

I think it is also would be interesting to take a look at some air-breathing amphibious fish such as the mudskippers and rivulines that cope always with hypoxic and hypercapnic ambients of the mudflats, and monitor the changes in the ambient by O2,CO2/H+ chemoreceptors in the gills and the skin.

Dear Giacomo. It is really good idea.

Vladimir

hi

thanks for your opinion

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