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Bio-Conversion of wastewater nutrients using Eichornia crassipes
Kumar.D1*, Veerabahu.C2 and Arumugam.A3
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Abstract
Fish Orange molly selected for the present investigation. Three types of feed were
prepared viz; Conventional control feed (D1), Raw Eichornia incorporated feed (D2),
Decomposed Eichornia incorporated feed (D3) using different ingredients. 40% protein
was maintained in all the three types of feeds. The experiments were conducted for 21
days in 13-lt plastic troughs. The D3 showed the best assimilation efficiency (98.9%),
Gross growth efficiency (11.67%) and Net growth efficiency (11.80%). But D1 recorded
the best consumption (2.4%), Assimilation (2.31), Metabolism (2.14). The D3 showed the
best final dry wt (0.36 mg/g). best mean wt. (0.11g) and production of (0.21g)
respectively.
Keywords: Molly, Sewage, Nutrition and Eichornia.
Introduction
Sewage consists of approximately 99.5 to 99.9% water and 0.1 to 0.5 percent inorganic
and organic matters in suspended and soluble forms. The main organic components are
nitrogenous compounds, protein and urea, carbohydrates including sugars, starch and
cellulose; Nogales et al., (1994) studied the nutrient removal potential of water hyacinth.
Eichornia are free floating plant with their leaves above the water surface, roots are
within water. The water hyacinths are found to be very efficient in scavenging inorganic
and organic compounds from water. The use of water hyacinth to treat domestic sewage
is also being used in the state of Texas USA, (Deiges, 1979). The nutritional quality of
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Raw Eichornia
Incorporated feed
Initial wt (g/mg)
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.32
0.29
0.36
0.09
0.07
0.11
0.17
0.14
0.21
Consumption (C)
2.4
1.5
1.8
Faceal output
0.09
0.05
0.02
Assimilation(A=c-f)
2.31
1.45
1.78
Metabolism (R=A-P)
2.14
1.31
1.57
96.3
96.7
98.9
7.08
9.33
11.67
7.36
9.66
11.80
0.09
0.10
0.09
2.82
2.14
1.71
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