Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study

With rapid expansion of shrimp farming in Sarawak, the management and disposal of pond-bottom solid sludge has become problematic. This study was conducted to obtain more information about the quantity, characteristics, and management methods in the State. The quantities of sludge generated from one...

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Main Author: Ting, Vincent Mui Soon.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2002
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description With rapid expansion of shrimp farming in Sarawak, the management and disposal of pond-bottom solid sludge has become problematic. This study was conducted to obtain more information about the quantity, characteristics, and management methods in the State. The quantities of sludge generated from one crop of shrimp were estimated in 10 shrimp ponds located in the Kuching and Samarahan areas. Physical and chemical analyses were performed on sludge samples collected from these ponds. The amount of sludge estimated ib the ponds and the characteristics of the sludge samples were compared with similar past studies and with typical soil properties. Sludge production amounted to 181-881 mt/ha/crop (486+ 289 mt/ha/crop) in the ponds studied. The sludge samples had mineral content of 77.3-88.5% (84.7+3.7%) and were largely made up of caly-size particles. The organic matter content ranged from 11.5-22.7% (15.3+3.7%).
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spelling unimas-165452023-05-11T07:57:50Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16545/ Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study Ting, Vincent Mui Soon. TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering With rapid expansion of shrimp farming in Sarawak, the management and disposal of pond-bottom solid sludge has become problematic. This study was conducted to obtain more information about the quantity, characteristics, and management methods in the State. The quantities of sludge generated from one crop of shrimp were estimated in 10 shrimp ponds located in the Kuching and Samarahan areas. Physical and chemical analyses were performed on sludge samples collected from these ponds. The amount of sludge estimated ib the ponds and the characteristics of the sludge samples were compared with similar past studies and with typical soil properties. Sludge production amounted to 181-881 mt/ha/crop (486+ 289 mt/ha/crop) in the ponds studied. The sludge samples had mineral content of 77.3-88.5% (84.7+3.7%) and were largely made up of caly-size particles. The organic matter content ranged from 11.5-22.7% (15.3+3.7%). Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2002 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16545/2/VINCENT.pdf Ting, Vincent Mui Soon. (2002) Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS).
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Ting, Vincent Mui Soon.
Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study
title Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study
title_full Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study
title_fullStr Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study
title_full_unstemmed Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study
title_short Quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in Sarawak : a preliminary study
title_sort quantity, characteristics and management of pond-bottom sludge from shrimp farms in sarawak : a preliminary study
topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16545/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16545/2/VINCENT.pdf