Pubblicazione scientifica

Combating Food Insecurity with Large Scale Aquaponics: A Case Study in Silicon Valley

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
economia circolare e sostenibilità
trasformazione e commercializzazione

RIASSUNTO

Food insecurity affects 20 percent of residents in wealthy Santa Clara County, California. To combat this inequity, an aquaponics system was designed in partnership with a local soup kitchen and urban farm to increase produce yield and meal nutrition. The system consists of ninety feet of growing space, a 600 gallon fish pond, and sensors to measure water quality. The fish waste will fertilize the plants while the plants remove chemicals and oxygenate the water for the fish, and nitrifying bacteria convert the ammonia into nitrate to nourish the plants. This quality, low-maintenance, closed-loop system should significantly reduce water usage compared to traditional farming and should improve the efficiency and sustainability of the current farm.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 01/10/2019

AUTORI

RILEY ALBRIGHT-BORDEN
PETRA NELKEN
SOPHIA SPARAGANA
SYDNEY THOMPSON
JAMES WANG
LAURA DOYLE
HOHYUN LEE
MICHELE T PARKER
SARAH KATE WILSON

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSANTA CLARACA
PUBLIC HEALTH SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYSANTA CLARACA
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERINGSANTA CLARACA
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYCIVIL ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERINGSANTA CLARACA

RIVISTA

2019 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) (Page(s): 1-5)

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