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Natural ResourcesEnvironmental EngineeringFisheriesAquacultureEcological EngineeringWaste ManagementAquaculture SystemsAquaculture Waste ManagementEnvironmental Impacts Of AquacultureIntegrated AquacultureSustainable AquacultureWaste TreatmentAquaculture Effluent ManagementAquaculture Waste ValorizationCoastal EcosystemsDissolved Inorganic NutrientsNutrient Recycling In AquacultureSustainable AquafeedsSustainable Nutrient RecyclingWaste Nutrient Recycling
Economic development and urbanization worldwide have led to many pollution problems as a result of growing input to the environment of organic wastes and inorganic nutrients. Even the developed countries have not been able to solve this problem satisfactorily. The situation is especially problematical in developing countries where raw wastes are disrupting the coastal ecosystems that are the main source of food protein. This article describes how these problems are addressed in China, using aquaculture and ecological engineering not only to solve waste problems, but also to optimize food and energy production by completely recycling wastes in integrated farming systems.
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