Emerging Trends in Climate Change (ETCC)
Year : 2022, Volume : 1, Issue : 2
First page : (23) Last page : (27)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2583-4770.109

Bio-floc Technology (BFT): A Natural Tool of Bioremediation to Clean the Lentic Water Environment and Cost-Effective Novel Technology for the Fish Industry

S Rehan Ahmad*
Dept. of   Zoology Hiralal Mazumdar Memorial College for Women
Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal
*Corresponding Author E-mail: zoologist.rehan@gmail.com
Received: 19.4.2022 | Revised: 24.06.2022 | Accepted: 8.07.2022 

 ABSTRACT

The current work aims to examine the significance of Bio-floc technology in aquaculture as a powerful bioremediation tool for environmental issues, a way of reducing poverty, and a method of ensuring future food security. Aquaculture's expensive feed can be replaced with biofloc technology (BFT), which has the added benefit of improving the environment without adding any further costs. The Biofloc system is economical since it requires no water exchange, which lowers the cost of an exchange. BFT encourages and modifies the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C/N) and convents hazardous metabolites to microbial flocs, preventing the build-up of hazardous nitrogen metabolites (NH3, NO2, etc.). In addition to serving as a valuable protein input, the presence of numerous bacterial groups, particularly Bacillus sp. and Lactobacillus sp., suggests that biofloc may also become a rich source of probiotics. BFT can be utilized as a cost-effective solution to lower the weight of fish consumed commercially while also minimizing any potential environmental issues. The ingestion of macro aggregate can boost nitrogen retention from additional feed by 7 to 13%. Therefore, it may be said that BFT has paved the way for its usage as a substitute diet. Finally, we can state that it is a method that improves the environment without adding any more expense.

Keywords: Bio-floc technology, Bioremediation, Lentic Water, Water Pollution, Fish Production.

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Cite this article: Ahmad, S Rehan (2022). Bio-floc Technology (BFT): A Natural Tool of Bioremediation to Clean the Lentic Water Environment and Cost-Effective Novel Technology for the Fish Industry, Emrg. Trnd. Clim. Chng.1(2), 23-27. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2583-4770.109