Integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems are designed mainly for efficient use of resources. Substrates added to aquaculture ponds provide space for periphyton to settle and recover nutrients, making these nutrients ...

The pressure on the natural resources has being shown more intense in the last decades, increasing degradation of air, soil and water around the world. Among the substances related to the environmental impacts that containing ...

Phosphorus is a fundamental element for the maintenance of animal and plant life and presents itself as an irreplaceable component in the manufacture of fertilizers for food production. Although essential, phosphorus ...

The food production in the world is alarmingly dependent of phosphate fertilizer. Phosphorus (P) is a finite resource and continued inputs are required to maintain the productivity of agroecosystems under sustainable ...

The economic development of a country depends on good quality of water available, so the conservation and restoration of water bodies are strategic conditions for this to happen. However, water resources have become ...

Phosphorus (P) use in global food and bioenergy production needs to become more efficient and sustainable to reduce environmental impacts and conserve a finite and critical resource (Carpenter & Bennett, Environmental ...