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Biofiltration of airborne VOCs with green wall systems : microbial and chemical dynamics
2018
Botanical air filtration is a promising technology for reducing indoor air contaminants, but the underlying mechanisms need better understanding. Here, we made a set of chamber fumigation experiments of up to 16 weeks of duration, to study the filtration efficiencies for seven volatile organic compounds (VOCs; decane, toluene, 2-ethylhexanol, α-pinene, octane, benzene, and xylene) and to monitor microbial dynamics in simulated green wall systems. Biofiltration functioned on sub-ppm VOC levels without concentration-dependence. Airflow through the growth medium was needed for efficient removal of chemically diverse VOCs, and the use of optimized commercial growth medium further improved the e…
The effect of plants on microbes, water quality, and fish performance in an aquaponic system
2023
Aquaponics is a way to utilize the nutrient-rich effluents from recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) by combining hydroponics, i.e. soilless plant farming, with RAS. The plants in aquaponics can be grown as a single or mixed plant species together with fish. In this dissertation, I investigated if plant growth is affected in aquaponics compared to hydroponics and if the plants affected the growth and microbial communities in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) or water quality in aquaponics compared to RAS. The first experiment was conducted by pairing lettuce (Lactuca sativa) with mint (Mentha spicata), rucola (Diplotaxis tenuifolia), or wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and growing them …
Is Aquaponics Beneficial in Terms of Fish and Plant Growth and Water Quality in Comparison to Separate Recirculating Aquaculture and Hydroponic Syste…
2022
Aquaponics is a technique where a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) and hydroponics are integrated to grow plants and fish in a closed system. We investigated if the growth of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and baby spinach (Spinacia oleracea) would be affected in a coupled aquaponic system compared to the growth of the fish in RAS or plants in a hydroponic system, all systems as three replicates. We also investigated the possible effects of plants on the onset of nitrification in biofilters and on the concentration of off-flavor-causing agents geosmin (GSM) and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) in rainbow trout flesh and spinach. For the fish grown in aquaponics, the weight gain and speci…
Kasvien kasvun ja laadun vertailu hydroponic- ja aquaponic-systeemeissä
2017
Yhdistetystä kalanviljelystä ja kasvien vesiviljelystä eli aquaponic-viljelystä lupaillaan helpotusta ruoantuotannon globaaleihin ongelmiin sillä se vähentää vesiviljelyyn tarvittavien ravinteiden määrää hyödyntäen kalojen jätösten ravinteet kasvisadon tuottamiseen. Aquaponic-viljelyllä on siis potentiaalia lisätä ruoantuotannon tehokkuutta, mutta sen laajamittaista käyttöönottoa hidastavat viljelyn monimutkaisuus sekä korkeat aloituskustannukset. Kaupallinen tehotuotanto on toistaiseksi ollut vaatimatonta, näin ollen aquaponicsin taloudellisesta tuottavuudesta on vähäisesti tutkimustuloksia. Tutkimuksemme tarkoitus oli tuottaa lisää tietoa kasvien kasvusta ja laadusta aquaponic-systeemissä…
Biofiltration of airborne VOCs with green wall systems : microbial and chemical dynamics
2018
Botanical air filtration is a promising technology for reducing indoor air contaminants, but the underlying mechanisms need better understanding. Here, we made a set of chamber fumigation experiments of up to 16 weeks of duration, to study the filtration efficiencies for seven volatile organic compounds (VOCs; decane, toluene, 2‐ethylhexanol, α‐pinene, octane, benzene, and xylene) and to monitor microbial dynamics in simulated green wall systems. Biofiltration functioned on sub‐ppm VOC levels without concentration‐dependence. Airflow through the growth medium was needed for efficient removal of chemically diverse VOCs, and the use of optimized commercial growth medium further improved the e…