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Feasibility of using Bivalve Molluscs to Reduce the Suspended Solid Content in Shrimp Farm Effluents

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Feasibility of using Bivalve Molluscs to Reduce the Suspended Solid Cont...
Abstract

The shrimp industry is now constrained by problems linked with environment due Lo direct discharge of farm effluent to the water source In treatment systems, some bivalves can be utilized to reduce the suspended solid content in farm effluents and the present study was carried out whether species of bivalves namely Meretrtx casta and Perna perna, can be used for this purpose in Sri Lanka, Different densities of bivalves (20 m", 40 m', 60 m-3 and 80 m" ), from each species we...

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Keywords
Perna perna , Bivalve , Meretrix casta , Resource Survey , Mollusc
Category
Resources Survey
environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape
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M 4
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English
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Liyanage, G.L.S.N., Wanninayake, W.M.T.B. W. and Edirisinghe, U. 1998. Feasibility of using Bivalve Molluscs to Reduce the Suspended Solid Content in Shrimp ...

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