Water Hyacinth - Environmental Challenges, Management and Utilization

List of contents

Introduction. Biology of water hyacinth. Direct and strong influence of water hyacinth on aquatic communities in natural waters. Impacts of water hyacinth on ecosystem services. Mechanisms and implications of nitrogen removal. Mechanism and implications of phosphorus removal. Impact of water hyacinth on removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants. Ecological engineering using water hyacinth in phytoremediation. Impact of water hyacinth on aquatic environment in phytoremediation of eutrophic lakes. Utilization of biomass for energy and fertilizer. Utilization of water hyacinth biomass for animal feed. Economic assessment and further research.

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Jun Yao Guo, Shaohua Yan

Summary

The water hyacinth is a disruptive factor in aquatic ecosystem management and ecosystem services, and causes problems in fisheries, transportation waterways, irrigation, hydropower generation, and water resources. To address these concerns, it is necessary to integrate past studies with current research and innovations to identify where the know

Product details

• Authors: Jun Yao Yan Guo, Shaohua Guo Yan
• Assisted by: Jun Yao Guo (Editor), Guo Jun Yao (Editor), Shao Hua Yan (Editor), Shaohua Yan (Editor), Yan Shaohua (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367782320
• ISBN: 978-0-367-78232-0
• No. of pages: 345
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, Applied ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Marine Biology