Department of Environmental Science, Institute of Biomedical Studies, Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA; School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX, USA.
Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2019 Mar;217:1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.11.014. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Aquaculture presents essential opportunities to meet global food security needs, but adverse effects of aquaculture practices on ecological integrity and influences of existing waste management infrastructure on product safety must be understood in rapidly expanding urban and peri-urban regions. Concentration of, access to and use of chemical products is increasing in many urban areas faster than interventions are being implemented. Aquaculture farming is employing "non-traditional" (e.g., treated or untreated sewage) waters in some regions, but the spatial extent of these intentional or de facto water reuse practices with associated water quality and food safety systems are poorly understood around the world. Integrative water reuse, aquaculture product safety, ecological and public health research and advanced surveillance systems are needed. Such efforts appear particularly important because noncommunicable diseases are increasing and pollution is now recognized as one of the major global health threats, particularly in lower and middle income countries. Here we provide some modest perspectives and identify several research needs to support more sustainable aquaculture practices while protecting public health and the environment.
水产养殖提供了满足全球粮食安全需求的重要机会，但在快速扩张的城市和城郊地区，必须了解水产养殖实践对生态完整性的不利影响，以及现有废物管理基础设施对产品安全的影响。在许多城市地区，化学产品的集中、获取和使用速度正在加快，而干预措施的实施速度却较慢。水产养殖在一些地区正在使用“非传统”（例如，处理过或未经处理的污水）水，但这些有意或事实上的水再利用实践及其相关的水质和食品安全系统的空间范围在全球范围内都了解甚少。需要综合水再利用、水产养殖产品安全、生态和公共卫生研究以及先进的监测系统。由于非传染性疾病不断增加，污染现在被认为是全球主要健康威胁之一，特别是在中低收入国家，因此这些努力似乎尤为重要。在这里，我们提供了一些适度的观点，并确定了一些研究需求，以支持更可持续的水产养殖实践，同时保护公共健康和环境。
