All Discussions Tagged 'banana' - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T08:36:43Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=banana&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHeavy Metal Removaltag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2011-03-15:4778851:Topic:648152011-03-15T21:46:09.327ZMike Creuzerhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/creuzerm
<p>While not an issue in many contexts, it is can be an issue with our closed loop AP systems.</p>
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<p>I just came across this article <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110311-water-pollution-lead-heavy-metal-banana-peel-innovation/">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110311-water-pollution-lead-heavy-metal-banana-peel-innovation/</a> which made me think that this could be an interesting way to help us remove heavy metal build ups in our AP systems.…</p>
<p>While not an issue in many contexts, it is can be an issue with our closed loop AP systems.</p>
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<p>I just came across this article <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110311-water-pollution-lead-heavy-metal-banana-peel-innovation/">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110311-water-pollution-lead-heavy-metal-banana-peel-innovation/</a> which made me think that this could be an interesting way to help us remove heavy metal build ups in our AP systems. The article doesn't cite any references (this annoys me to no end when publications do this) so can anybody dig up the real research?</p>
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<p>If the process is as simple as drying our left-over banana peels and using them as a filter media placed somewhere in our water flow, this would be great!</p>
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<p>My questions include:</p>
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<li>Would the peels remove other materials that are beneficiary to AP?</li>
<li>Is it hazardous to our bacteria, fish, or plants? </li>
<li>What's the filtering time frame we are talking about? 1 hour, 1 day? After a time, the peels would start to decompose, releasing the captured heavy metals.</li>
<li>What heavy metals does it remove? Copper? Lead? </li>
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<p>What do you think?</p>