The food-water quality nexus in periurban aquacultures downstream of Bangkok, Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Peri-urban aquacultures produce nutritious food in proximity to markets, but poor surface water quality in rapidly expanding megacities threatens their success in emerging economies. Our study compared, for a wide range of parameters, water quality downstream of Bangkok with aquaculture regulations and standards. For parameters not meeting those requirements, we sought to establish whether aquaculture practice or external factors were responsible. We applied conventional and advanced methods, including micropollutant analysis, genetic markers, and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing, to investigate three family-owned aquacultures spanning extensive, semi-intensive and intensive practices. Canals draining the city of Bangkok did not meet quality standards for water to be used in aquaculture, and w

SUBMITTER: Mrozik W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6878219 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature