Water quality criteria of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and un-ionized ammonia (NH3-N) and their ecological risk in the Liao River, China

Chemosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 125328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaonan Wang ◽  
Ji Li ◽  
Jin Chen ◽  
Liang Cui ◽  
Wenwen Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Water Quality Criteria ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia

scholarly journals Neglect of Temperature and pH Impact Leads to Underestimation of Seasonal Ecological Risk of Ammonia in Chinese Surface Freshwaters

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen-Guang Yan ◽  
Jun-Tao Fan ◽  
Xin Zheng ◽  
Shu-Ping Wang ◽  
Xiao-Shan Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Water Quality Criteria ◽  
Water Parameters ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Ph Impact ◽  
Ecological Risk Assessments

Ammonia nitrogen (AN) is evaluated with fixed water quality standards (WQSs) in aquatic environment management in China. Since the toxicity of AN can be influenced by water parameters, the current evaluation is not rigorous and may result in problematic conclusions. The present study collected the ecotoxicity and exposure data of AN in Chinese surface freshwaters in 2017. The species sensitivity distribution of AN was established, and the ecological risk posed by AN in Chinese surface waters was assessed with Chinese AN water quality criteria. The results showed that mollusk species are the most sensitive taxa to AN. Ecological risk assessments on AN suggested that, in summer and autumn, when the water temperature and pH are high, the risk of AN may occur at some sites with good water quality (Class II or III). This poses a threat to aquatic organisms at these sites, especially highly sensitive freshwater shellfish. It suggested that neglect of water parameters impact may lead to underestimation of ecological risk of AN in Chinese basins.

scholarly journals Study of Biofilter Planted with Basil for Removal of Ammonia in Aquaponic Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat Nandkumar Mulay ◽  
Konda Rajasekhar Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Coarse Aggregates ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Coconut Husk ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Total Ammonia ◽  
Water Recirculation ◽  
Aquaculture Water

Abstract This experimental investigation of a laboratory scale aquaponic system included testing of a biofilter with basil plant as the biofilter part on aquaculture water quality. Irridescent shark was selected as aquaculture species. The biofilter consist of natural biomaterials such as coconut husk, coco peat, and coarse aggregates. The experiment was carried out for three short water recirculation durations of 2, 3, and 4 h/day. The influent and effluent ammonia NH3, total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), nitrites NO2 and nitrates NO3 levels were measured and analysed. The results showed that the biofilter effectively removed NH3 (65 - 71 %), TAN (34 - 58 %), and NO2 (60 - 67 %) from the aquaculture water. The dissolved oxygen (DO) levels were maintained between 3 - 7.0 mg/l during all the recirculation durations. The significance of water recirculation period was assessed by calculating the differences between the means of water quality parameters with a statistical test named one-way analysis of variance (ANNOVA) with significant level P taken as 5 %, i.e., P ≤ 0.5. The effluent mean NH3 levels 0.030 mg/l, 0.033 mg/l, and 0.022 mg/l exhibited significant difference at 4 h/d periods while effluent TAN levels 0.81, 0.77, and 0.77 showed no difference with varying periods.

scholarly journals Integration between bioflocs and periphyton in Nile tilapia culture tanks

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 601
Author(s):  
Davi De Holanda Cavalcante ◽  
Francisco Roberto Dos Santos Lima ◽  
Vanessa Tomaz Rebouças ◽  
Marcelo Vinícius do Carmo e Sá
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Specific Growth ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Final Body Weight ◽  
Fish Yield ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia ◽  
Reactive Phosphorus

The present study aimed to assess the possible beneficial effects of the integration between bioflocs and periphyton to the Nile tilapia’s water quality and growth performance. There were four treatments with five replicates each: (1) Control: green waters, (2) Periphyton: substrate-based system, (3) BFT: bioflocs technology for aquaculture, and (4) Biophyton: integration between bioflocs and periphyton. Fish (1.63 ± 0.07 g) were reared for 10 weeks in twenty 250 L outdoor tanks. Two polyethylene boards were vertically set out in the Periphyton and Biophyton tanks as underwater substrates. The C: N ratios of water in the BFT and Biophyton tanks were adjusted to 15:1 with dry molasses applications. The concentrations of total ammonia nitrogen were higher in the Control and Periphyton tanks than in the BFT and Biophyton ones. On the other hand, the concentrations of reactive phosphorus were higher in the BFT and Biophyton tanks than in the Control and Periphyton ones. The fish final body weight, specific growth rate and fish yield have not differed between the tanks. The integration between bioflocs and periphyton has not brought clear benefits to tilapia culture on water quality and growth performance.  

scholarly journals Effects of stocking transport duration on age-0 Walleye Sander vitreus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E Grausgruber ◽  
Michael J. Weber
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Plasma Cortisol ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia

Fish hatcheries are generally not adjacent to stocking locations. Thus, hatchery fish undergo transportation processes for variable durations that can result in changes in water quality, fish physiology (e.g., whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol), and reduced survival. Walleye Sander virteus are commonly stocked throughout North America with variable stocking success, possibly due to altered physiological responses associated with changes in water quality parameters during transportation. We hypothesized increased transport duration would be associated with increases in water temperature, carbon dioxide, and total ammonia nitrogen and decreases in pH and total alkalinity. We also hypothesized that increases in carbon dioxide, water temperature, unionized ammonia, and total ammonia nitrogen would be positively related with Walleye whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol concentrations. Walleye were transported either 0, 0.5, 3, or 5 hours and whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol concentrations and mortality were evaluated for 48 hours post-transport. Total ammonia nitrogen concentrations, carbon dioxide, pH, and water temperature increased with transportation duration while total alkalinity decreased. Plasma cortisol and whole blood glucose concentrations of Walleye transported longer durations took longer to decline relative to those not transported. Water quality parameters were not associated with changes in Walleye whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol concentrations, but they were negatively related with time since transport (P < 0.05). Despite increases in stress, mortality was low (2.5%). Overall, we found evidence to support our hypotheses regarding reduced water quality associated with increasing transport duration. Finally, whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol concentration of Walleye transported were similar to those not transported, suggesting handling procedures before transportation could play a significant role in physiological responses measured after transportation. Further, evaluation of stocking procedures aimed at decreasing handling during the loading process could enhance stocking protocols..Elevated concentrations of whole blood glucose and plasma cortisol following transport could make recently stocked Walleye more susceptible to the effects of other environmental factors such as starvation, predation, and disease, all of which could result in increased mortality rates after stocking.

scholarly journals Stress response in transport of juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum using the anesthetic benzocaine

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 638-642
Author(s):  
Janaína S. Pedron ◽  
Denise S. Miron ◽  
Ricardo V. Rodrigues ◽  
Marcelo H. Okamoto ◽  
Marcelo B. Tesser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Water Quality Parameters ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia

This experiment evaluated the efficacy of benzocaine to reduce stress response during transport of juvenile cobia. Fish (30 g) were packed in bags and transported for 8 h (stocking density = 10 g L-1). Three concentrations of benzocaine were evaluated: 0, 2, and 6 mg L-1. Blood samples were taken for glucose and hematocrit before transportation, and then at 0, 2, 24, and 48 h after. Water quality parameters were verified. No mortality was observed. Total ammonia nitrogen was higher (2.46 mg L-1) and pH was lower (6.92) at 2 mg benzocaine L-1. There was an increase in blood glucose for all treatments on arrival, and it was higher for those exposed to benzocaine at 6 mg L-1, although at 48 h they were all similar. The hematocrit did not differ among treatments. The results suggest: 1) the density 10 g L-1 is considered safe for juvenile cobia transport; 2) benzocaine did not mitigate stress response on cobia during transport, therefore its use is not recommended for this purpose.

scholarly journals Recirculation anaesthesia for laboratory fish

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Ictalurus Punctatus ◽  
Channel Catfish ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Water Quality Parameters ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Ammonia

An economic reliable long-term recirculation anaesthesia system for laboratory fish is described. Anaesthesia of channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque) was induced within 60 s and was maintained for up to 40 min using tricaine methanesulphonate; recovery occurred within 30-60 s. Various surgical procedures were performed on the fish. No deaths were recorded. All water-quality parameters tested over 19 days use of the system remained stable except for total ammonia nitrogen and, by calculation, un-ionized ammonia which increased to a maximum of 0·23 mg/1.

scholarly journals Water quality criteria and ecological risk assessment for ammonia in the Shaying River Basin, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 215 ◽  
pp. 112141
Author(s):  
Ting-Ting Ding ◽  
Shi-Lin Du ◽  
Zi-Yan Huang ◽  
Ze-Jun Wang ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Ecological Risk Assessment ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Water Quality Criteria

Interspecies Correlation Estimation–Applications in Water Quality Criteria and Ecological Risk Assessment

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (20) ◽  
pp. 11382-11383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenglian Feng ◽  
Fengchang Wu ◽  
Yunsong Mu ◽  
Wei Meng ◽  
Scott D. Dyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Ecological Risk Assessment ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Water Quality Criteria ◽  
Correlation Estimation

scholarly journals EFFECT OF DYNAMICAL WATER QUALITY ON SHRIMP CULTURE IN THE INTEGRATED MULTITROPIC AQUACULTURE (IMTA)

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brata Pantjara ◽  
Muhammad Nur Syafaat ◽  
Anang Hari Kristanto
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Survival Rate ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Organic Matter ◽  
Red Tilapia ◽  
Total Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Tiger Shrimp ◽  
Shrimp Production ◽  
Total Ammonia

One of the technologies to improve the productivity of shrimp farms are environmentally friendly shrimp farming multitrophic integrated system known as Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA). The aims of the study were to observe the water quality dynamic on the integrated multitrophic aquaculture and the effect on the production. This study was used four plots which each of pond had 4,000 m2 in sizing, located in experiment pond, at Research and Development Institute for Coastal Aquaculture, Maros. The main commodities used were tiger and vannamei shrimp. In the A pond was cultivated the tiger shrimp with density 12 ind./m2, in B pond was tiger shrimp with density 8 ind./m2, C pond was vannamei shrimp with density 50 ind./m2, and D pond was vannamei shrimp with density 25 ind./m2. Other commodities were red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Each pond had stocking density 2,400 ind./plot which was divided into 5 hapas having a size of (6 m x 4 m x 1.2 m)/each, mangrove oysters (Crassostrea iredalei and Saccostrea cucullata) with density 7,500 ind./4,000 m2 and seaweed (Gracilaria verrucosa) of 500 kg/4,000 m2. The observation of dynamic water quality in the pond was conducted every day i.e. temperature, dissolved oxygen, salinity, and measured pH, while the total organic matter total (TOM), total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), nitrite, nitrate, phosphate were taken every two weeks. The measurements methods of water quality in laboratory was refered to APHA (2008); and Boyd (1990). During the study, absorption of N and P in seaweed were measured, the obtained plankton was identified and the ratio of carbon and nitrogen during the observation was also calculated. To determine the effect of dominant water quality on production was used the principal component analysis (PCA). The result showed that water quality during the study was suitable for shrimp and red tilapia culture. The dominant water qualities which effected the shrimp production in IMTA system were total ammonia nitrogen (TAN), oxygen, total organic matter (TOM), phosphate, and salinity. The survival rate of the tiger shrimp in intensive pond and semi intensive pond was 50.68% and 59.28% respectively, while the survival rate of the vannamei shrimp in intensive and semi intensive was 71.26% and 68.06% respectively. The highest shrimp production in the cultivation of IMTA reached was 1,488 kg/pond (3,720 kg/ha) in C pond. The lowest feed conversion ratio (FCR) was obtained in the D pond (0.89). The highest production of red tilapia in IMTA reached in C pond (426.65 kg/pond).

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