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Mussels as a tool for mitigation of nutrients in the marine environment

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 01 May 2014 Denmark Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Marine Pollution Bulletin, volume 82, pages 137-143 (issn: 0025-326X,

Authors: Petersen, Jens Kjerulf; Hasler, Berit; Timmermann, Karen; Nielsen, Pernille; Torring, Ditte Bruunshoj; Larsen, Martin Mørk; Holmer, Marianne;

doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.006

pmid: 24673831

Mussels as a tool for mitigation of nutrients in the marine environment

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Long-line mussel farming has been proposed as a mitigation tool for removal of excess nutrients in eutrophic coastal waters. A full-scale mussel farm optimized for cost efficient nutrient removal was established in the eutrophic Skive Fjord, Denmark where biological and economic parameters related to nutrient removal was monitored throughout a full production cycle (1 yr). The results showed that it was possible to obtain a high area specific biomass of 60 t WW ha(-1) eqvivalent to a nitrogen and phosphorus removal of 0.6-0.9 and 0.03-0.04 t ha(-1)yr, respectively. The analysis of the costs related to establishment, maintenance and harvest revealed that mussel production optimized for mitigation can be carried out at a lower cost compared to mussel production for (human) consumption. The costs for nutrient removal was 14.8 € kg(-1)N making mitigation mussel production a cost-efficient measure compared to the most expensive land-based measures.

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Denmark

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Mytilus edulis, Nitrogen, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Denmark, Aquaculture, Heavy metal bioaccumulation, Nutrient removal, Metals, Heavy, Water Pollution, Chemical, Animals, Biomass, Mussel production, Environmental Restoration and Remediation, Phosphorus, Eutrophication, Cost-effectiveness

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