ABSTRACF We report cell numbers within major subsets oflymphocytes in the spleen, mesenteric nodes, and recirculating pool ofweanling mice subjected to protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). PEM and thymus (T)-dependent immunodepression were induced in male C57BL/6J mice by a low-protein (LP) diet fed ad libitum. Recirculating lymphocyte numbers were estimated by enumerating labeled and unlabeled c...

A combined process was developed to inhibit the corrosion both in the pipeline of reclaimed water supplies (PRWS) and in downstream recirculating cooling water systems (RCWS) using the reclaimed water as makeup. Hydroxyl carboxylate-based corrosion inhibitors (e.g., gluconate, citrate, tartrate) and zinc sulfate heptahydrate, which provided Zn(2+) as a synergistic corrosion inhibition additive,...

The isolated perfused heart system, as originated by Oscar Langendorff more than a century ago, has become a predominant technique in pharmacological and physiological research. The technique allows the examination of cardiac contractile strength (inotropic effects), heart rate (chronotropic effects) and vascular effects without the complications of an intact animal model. From its simple begin...

One of the main challenges in aquaponics is disease control. One possible solution for this is biological control with organisms exerting inhibitory effects on fish and plant pathogens. The aim of this study was to examine the potential of isolating microorganisms that exert an inhibitory effect on both plant and fish pathogens from an established aquaponic system. We obtained 924 isolates on s...

A toolbox of methods must be available for the remediation lakes and water bodies suffering from eutrophication. One method suggested is hypolimnetic withdrawal based on a closed-circuit system. Prior to start pilot-scale test at Lake Hönsan, Sweden, laboratory trial with containers filled bottom sediment this lake was performed. peristaltic pump distributed equal volume four columns, two glass...

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) discharge management limits the development of sector, because RAS do not automatically result in low nutrient emissions. Research has helped develop such as wetlands and woodchip bioreactors that have been adopted by Danish commercial model trout farms. To further concept, we modelled built a novel “zero-discharge” recirculating system with an annual cap...

Solids removal across two settling devices, i.e., a swirl separator and a radial-flow settler, and across a microscreen drum filter was evaluated in a fully recirculating system containing a single 150 m ‘Cornell-type’ dual-drain tank during the production of food-size Arctic char and rainbow trout. The flow through the culture tank was 4500–4800 L/min. Approximately 92–93% of the system flow e...

Food security, specifically in water scarce regions, is an increasing local and global challenge. Finding new ways to increase agricultural production in a sustainable manner is required. The current study suggests a conceptual model to integrate established recirculating aquaculture practices into a near-zero discharge aquaponic system that efficiently utilizes water, excreted nutrients and or...