Meet the editor

Qian Lu received his Ph.D from the University of Minnesota (USA) and then worked at Nanchang University (China). His research interests include green technology for aquaculture and the remediation of eutrophic wastewater. Until now, in the aspects of environmental protection and aquaculture, he has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers as first author or corresponding author. Now he is working on several industrial projects related

to sustainable and eco-friendly aquaculture systems.

Dr. M. Serajuddin is presently a Professor in the Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, U.P., India. He is a Fellow of the Zoological Society of India and Academy of Environmental Biology. He has received several awards of national and international reputes. He has been involved in research and teaching for over 25 years in fish biology, prevention of cancer through fish lipids, and fish biodiversity. Dr. Serajuddin acted as Principal

Investigator for major research projects funded by the Government of India. He has supervised 15 Ph.D. students in zoology. He has to his credit more than 80 original research papers in peer-reviewed journals of national and international repute. He has also edited 6 books bearing ISBN numbers.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface III**

Technologies and Environment **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 23**

**Chapter 3 39**

**Chapter 4 49**

**Chapter 5 63**

**Chapter 6 79**

Sustainable Aquaculture **91**

**Chapter 7 93**

Novel Biofloc Technology (BFT) for Ammonia Assimilation

Hybridization in Carps and Early Detection of Carp Hybrids

Polymers and Microplastics: Implications on Our Environment

Development of Ex Vivo Model to Study the Effect of Rock Snot,

*Didymosphenia geminata* (Lyngb.), on Cells and Gametes

*by Jorge Parodi, Viviana Chavez and Matias Peredo-Parada*

Site Suitability Analysis of Infrastructure Facilities for Giant

*by Benjamin Ezekiel Bwadi and Firuza Begham Mustafa*

Bioavailability and Effects of Polystyrene Nanoparticles

*by Joëlle Auclair, Brian Quinn and François Gagné*

Application of Novel Technology in Aquaculture *by Chung-Lun Lu, Shiu-Nan Chen and Shao-Wen Hung*

and Reuse in Aquaculture In Situ

*by Hai-Hong Huang*

Using PCR-Based Kit *by Jayasankar Pallipuram*

and Sustainability *by Vinod P. Sharma*

in *Hydra circumcincta*

of Freshwater Fish

Freshwater Prawn Farming

**Section 2**
