Integrated wetlands for food production

Ray Zhuangrui Chen; Ming-Hung Wong

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2016.01.007

Integrated wetlands for food production

Environ Res. 2016 Jul:148:429-442. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.01.007. Epub 2016 Apr 29.

Authors

Ray Zhuangrui Chen¹, Ming-Hung Wong²

Affiliations

¹ Consortium on Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), and Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong, PR China.
² Consortium on Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), and Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong, PR China; Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University- Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China; School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China. Electronic address: minghwong@ied.edu.hk.

Abstract

The widespread use of compound pelleted feeds and chemical fertilizers in modern food production contribute to a vast amount of residual nutrients into the production system and adjacent ecosystem are major factors causing eutrophication. Furthermore, the extensive development and application of chemical compounds (such as chemical pesticides, disinfectants and hormones used in enhancing productivity) in food production process are hazardous to the ecosystems, as well as human health. These unsustainable food production patterns cannot sustain human living in the long run. Wetlands are perceived as self-decontamination ecosystems with high productivities. This review gives an overview about wetlands which are being integrated with food production processes, focusing on aquaculture.

Keywords: Agriculture; Aquaculture; Food production; Food safety; Sustainable development; Wetlands.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Animals
Food Safety
Food*
Wetlands*