What are Aquaponics & Sustainability? According to the EPA, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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What are Aquaponics & Sustainability? According to the EPA, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

What are Aquaponics & Sustainability? According to the EPA, Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions


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What are Aquaponics & Sustainability?

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According to the EPA,

“Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural

  • environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the

conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.”

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Sustainability So...

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Examples of Sustainability

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And...

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Aquaponics! “A system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic animals supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water.

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So...

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How is Aquaponics Sustainable?

“Aquaponics embodies sustainability by creating a closed loop system that recycles materials between aquaculture and hydroponics while minimizing losses in the system’s energy flow.”

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Examples of Aquaponics Systems

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Examples of Aquaponics Systems

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Examples of Aquaponics Systems

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How does aquaponics work?

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The Nitrogen Cycle

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So, Waste = Food!