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expensive ones. Evaporators usually cannot concentrate beyond 60 % water and 40 %<br />

solids (Goldhor and Koppernaes, 1993). Evaporation is used in several clam plants to<br />

treat cookwater, resulting in clam broth or flavour concentrate (Goldhor and<br />

Koppernaes, 1993 ). Evaporation is normally considered to be far too costly for waste<br />

treatment, and is only used where a saleable product will be a result. (<br />

5.3.7 Summary of Treatment Processes in Use for Fish Processing Plant Effluents<br />

Of the end of pipe treatment technologies<br />

use at fish processing plants. Table 5.9<br />

treatment technologies currently in use at<br />

reviewed in this section, only a handful are in<br />

presents a summary of the known full scale<br />

fish processing plants.<br />

Table 5.9 Full Scale End-of-Pipe Treatment Technologies for Use at Fish<br />

Processing Plants<br />

Treatment Type Installations<br />

500 pm screening Large number of installations<br />

150 pm screening Very few installations<br />

Under 150 pm screening None in North America, some in Norway<br />

DAF without chemicals Installations in Europe<br />

DAF wtth chemicals Installations in Europe, one in North America<br />

Activated sludge (separate) One installation in Europe, several in Japan<br />

Activated sludge (combined) Several installations in Europe<br />

Lagoons (combined) One installation in BC<br />

5.4 Byproduct Recovery<br />

5.4.1 General<br />

Seafood processing operations generate a great deal of solid waste, much of it in the<br />

form of edible protein. Recovery of edible byproducts for human or animal feed is<br />

affected by the small scale and seasonality of many food processing facilities.<br />

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