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Biofilter Aquaponic System for Nutrients Removal from Fresh Market Wastewater

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Prospects of Fresh Market Wastes Management in Developing Countries

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Aquaponics is a significant wastewater treatment system which refers to the combination of conventional aquaculture (raising aquatic organism) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. This system has a high ability in removing nutrients compared to conventional methods because it is a natural and environmentally friendly system (aquaponics). The current chapter aimed to review the possible application of aquaponics system to treat fresh market wastewater with the intention to highlight the mechanism of phytoremediation occurs in aquaponic system. The literature revealed that aquaponic system was able to remove nutrients in terms of nitrogen and phosphorus.

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The authors would like to express their appreciation to the Micropollutant Research Centre (MPRC), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) for the research facilities. The authors also would like to thank the Research Management Centre (RMC) Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) for the financial support under Grant GPPS (U957).

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    M. S. Miswan, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed & Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi

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Miswan, M.S., Radin Mohamed, R.M.S., Al-Gheethi, A.A.S. (2020). Biofilter Aquaponic System for Nutrients Removal from Fresh Market Wastewater. In: Al-Gheethi, A., Radin Mohamed, R., Noman, E., Mohd Kassim, A. (eds) Prospects of Fresh Market Wastes Management in Developing Countries. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 92. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42641-5_8

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