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  • Research Article   
  • J Ecosyst Ecogr 2018, Vol 8(1): 253
  • DOI: 10.4172/2157-7625.1000253

Development of Artificial Reefs Using Environmentally Safe Ceramic Material

Md. Abul Kalam1*, Tetsu Mieno1 and Beatriz Estela Casareto1,2
1Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
2Research Institute of Green Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
*Corresponding Author : Md. Abul Kalam, Research Scholar, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan, Tel: +81-9085573782, Email: bdmakalam@gmail.com

Received Date: Mar 19, 2018 / Accepted Date: Mar 26, 2018 / Published Date: Mar 31, 2018

Abstract

To develop artificial reefs, that are environmentally friendly and inexpensive, prototype artificial reefs made of ceramic material have been studied. The properties of the reefs (chemical constituents, surface texture, water absorbability, mechanical strength, erosion rate, and sustainability) were examined. The reefs were compared with natural coral rubbles. The effects of the reefs on nutrient availability, toxic chemical diffusion, and the propagation of plankton (bacteria, diatom) and other benthic organisms were examined, for which the reefs were set in aquaria for a long time. It was shown that the reefs were nontoxic, pH-neutral, mechanically strong, and sustainable in a hostile shallow sea environment. This study suggests that artificial reefs made from the ceramic material are not hazardous to small fish.

Keywords: Artificial reef; Shallow sea; Ceramic material; Environmentally safe; Propagation of fish

Citation: Kalam MA, Mieno T, Casareto BE (2018) Development of Artificial Reefs Using Environmentally Safe Ceramic Material. J Ecosys Ecograph 8: 253. Doi: 10.4172/2157-7625.1000253

Copyright: © 2018 Kalam MA, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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