Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 170, Issue -, Pages 15-25Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.06.007
Keywords
Sulfate reduction; Sedimentation; Atlantic salmon; Threshold; Sulfide; Sulfide-buffering; C-mineralization; N-mineralization
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- Norwegian Research Council (NCR) [190474]
- Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
- [09-063190/DSF]
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We investigated the environmental impact of a deep water fish farm (190 m). Despite deep water and low water currents, sediments underneath the farm were heavily enriched with organic matter, resulting in stimulated biogeochemical cycling. During the first 7 months of the production cycle benthic fluxes were stimulated >29 times for CO2 and O-2 and >2000 times for NH4+, when compared to the reference site. During the final 11 months, however, benthic fluxes decreased despite increasing sedimentation. Investigations of microbial mineralization revealed that the sediment metabolic capacity was exceeded, which resulted in inhibited microbial mineralization due to negative feed-backs from accumulation of various solutes in pore water. Conclusions are that (1) deep water sediments at 8 degrees C can metabolize fish farm waste corresponding to 407 and 29 mmol m(-2) d(-1) POC and TN, respectively, and (2) siting fish farms at deep water sites is not a universal solution for reducing benthic impacts. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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