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Fish bone waste has long been used in research laboratories and it is unfortunate that still manycommunities fail to understand its importance that makes it necessary for the program to transferknowledge to the community inorder to improve its usefulness. The technology of processingfish bone that has been transferred to the community was to utilize the fish bone waste into thevarious needs of the community. The program is seen as having the capability to improve thecommunity environment and contribute to community development policy, projects and researchin social engineering. Fish bone is a form of waste generated from the fish crackers processingindustries that contain the highest content of calcium. In terms of food and nutrition, fish bonesare rich in calcium, phosphorus and carbonate needed by human. Involvement of the communityto use leftover fish bone to produce hydroxyapatite is a way to improve society and reducepollution. In addition, hydroxyapatite can also be used as a bone replacement implants, heartvalves, hip extension and other implants in the human body. |
