Goal 14. Life Below Water
14.4.1 Water discharge guidelines and standards
2023-2024
1. Waste Recirculation through optimizing the resources management (Water/Solids)
The agricultural waste and water generated from landscape activities on the main campus, as well as from the main kitchen used by students at the Arab Academy, are considered significant sources of waste. The Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) on the main campus is responsible for recycling these wastes. The recycling system has two pathways. In the first pathway, these wastes are collected and introduced into earthworm composting beds. The resulting vermicompost is then used as an organic fertilizer in landscaping activities. Additionally, the reproduction of worms leads to a threefold increase in their population. Some of these worms are used in fish culture activities at the ARC. In the second pathway, the wastes are processed to produce biogas and soluble fertilizers. The biogas generated is used in various ARC activities as an alternative energy source.
Aquaculture research center Waste Recirculating.pdf (aast.edu)
2. AASTMT Research Catalogs for 2023 and 2024
AASTMT’s faculty, students, and researchers continue to excel in research across all scientific disciplines that promote sustainability and the UN SDGs, alongside pure science that deepens understanding of the marine environment and its requirements.
https://aast.edu/ar/sdg/contenttemp.php?page_id=47300121&lnselect=2
2022-2023
Waste Recirculating (Water/Solids)
The agricultural wastes and water produced from the landscape activities on the main campus as well as the main kitchen of the students in the Arab Academy are considered a great source of waste. The Aquaculture Research Center (ARC) on the main campus is responsible for recycling these wastes. The recycling system consists of 2 paths. In the first one, these wastes are collected and introduced to the earthworm composting pens. The produced vermicompost is then used back as an organic fertilizer used in landscape activities. On the other hand, the sexual production of the worms leads to an increase in their number (3 folds). Part of the produced worms is then used in the fish culture activities in the ARC. In the second path, the wastes are used to produce bio-gas and soluble fertilizers. The produced biogas is used in the different ARC actives as an alternative source of energy.
Aquaculture research center Waste Recirculating.pdf (aast.edu)
2022 AASTMT Research Catalogue
This research catalogue shows our research performance and collaboration with Scopus.
