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Research Project: The Role of Mucosal Surfaces and Microflora in Immunity and Disease Prevention

Location: Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Cntr

Title: Towards sustainable water disinfection with peracetic acid in aquaculture: A review

Author
item LIU, DIBO - Leibniz Institute Of Freshwater Ecology And Inland Fisheries
item Straus, David - Dave
item PEDERSEN, LARS-FLEMMING - Technical University Of Denmark
item GOOD, CHRISTOPHER - Freshwater Institute
item LAZADO, CARLO - Nofima
item MEINELT, THOMAS - Leibniz Institute Of Freshwater Ecology And Inland Fisheries

Submitted to: Reviews in Aquaculture
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/25/2024
Publication Date: 4/3/2024
Citation: Liu, D., Straus, D.L., Pedersen, L., Good, C., Lazado, C.C., Meinelt, T. 2024. Towards sustainable water disinfection with peracetic acid in aquaculture: A review. Reviews in Aquaculture. http://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12915.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12915

Interpretive Summary: Peracetic acid is a disinfectant that is used around the world in many industries to prevent harmful pathogens from being spread to humans while not contributing harmful residues to the environment. One of the newest industries to adopt the use of peracetic acid is aquaculture. It's effectiveness on pathogens while not harming fish suggests it has great potential. This review discusses the various research that has been done on the use of peracetic acid in aquaculture.

Technical Abstract: Peracetic acid (PAA) is a disinfectant with a plethora of uses. It was first described in 1902 where its germicidal activity was “at least several hundred times more active than hydrogen peroxide”. Commercially available PAA-products are mixtures containing acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), PAA and water. PAA is used around the world for hard-surface disinfection in hospitals, as a medical device sterilant, sanitation in food/beverage plants, wineries/breweries, greenhouse equipment, animal housing and other agricultural facilities, meat processing, preventing bio-film formation in pulp/paper industries, as a disinfectant for wastewater treatment and as a whitener in commercial laundries. Accordingly, there has also been interest in using this product in fisheries and aquaculture over the last few decades; initially as a disinfectant, but also as a therapeutant. The research covers effectiveness studies on bacteria and parasites, toxicity to fish, degradation of PAA and effective use in recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS). This is the first in-depth review of the use of PAA in aquaculture and is intended to bring attention to this compound and also to inspire future possibilities for this disinfectant/therapeutant.