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	Water Hyacinth - The Challenge
		Water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) is a free floating water plant that is native to South America.
		It thrives in tropical regions and in waters that are high in nutrients.
		The main way water hyacinth reproduces is for a mother plant to send out a stalk which grows a daughter plant, which matures and sends out another daughter plant, and so on.
	www.water-hyacinth.com /challenge.html (336 words)

	Invasive Nonindigenous Plants in Florida
		Water hyacinth is a free-floating plant, which grows up to three feet in height.
		Water hyacinth grows an erect thick stalk (to 20 inches long) at the top of which is a single spike of several (8 to 15) showy flowers.
		Water hyacinth reproduces vegetatively by short runner stems (stolons) that radiate from the base of the plant to form daughter plants, and also reproduces by seed.
	aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu /hyacin2.html (342 words)

	Eichornia crassipes - Water Hyacinth - A Probem Aquatic Plant in the Western USA
		Water lettuce is much less cold-tolerant than water hyacinth and is not thought able to survive in cold climates.
		Water hyacinth is listed as one of the most productive plants on earth and is considered one of the world's worst aquatic plants.
		Water hyacinths are a severe environmental and economic problem in all of the gulf coast states and in many other areas of the world with a sub-tropical or tropical climate.
	www.wapms.org /plants/hyacinth.html (1006 words)

	Water Hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes)
		Water hyacinth has not been found in the wild in Washington, but it is sold as an ornamental plant in plant nurseries.
		Water hyacinth does survive freezing conditions in other states where it is established and it may be possible for this plant to survive western Washington's relatively warm winters.
		Water lettuce is much less cold-tolerant than water hyacinth and is not thought able to survive in cold climates.
	www.ecy.wa.gov /programs/wq/plants/weeds/hyacinth.html (498 words)

	Harmful Aquatic Hitchhikers: Plants: Water Hyacinth
		Water hyacinth is often confused with a native floating plant, Frog’s Bit.
		Water hyacinth also reduces biological diversity, impacts native submersed plants, alters immersed plant communities by pushing away and crushing them, and also alter animal communities by blocking access to the water and/or eliminating plants the animals depend on for shelter and nesting.
		Water hyacinth is present in the states of the southeast U.S., and California, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands.
	www.protectyourwaters.net /hitchhikers/plants_water_hyacinth.php (776 words)

	Invasive Nonindigenous Plants in Florida (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Water hyacinth is a free-floating plant, which grows up to three feet in height.
		Water hyacinth grows an erect thick stalk (to 20 inches long) at the top of which is a single spike of several (8 to 15) showy flowers.
		Water hyacinth reproduces vegetatively by short runner stems (stolons) that radiate from the base of the plant to form daughter plants, and also reproduces by seed.
	plants.ifas.ufl.edu /hyacin2.html (342 words)

	Water hyacinth furniture
		Water hyacinth is a weed which grows on top of the water in lakes across Asia.
		With abundance of raw material and skillful labour we have introduced a new range of water hyacinth furniture.
		The water hyacinth is treated and woven to the frame of the furniture to create a beautiful collection of furniture.
	www.rattan-island.com /water-hyacinth-furniture.htm (131 words)

	Water Hycinth-Exotic Aquatics on The Move
		The primary attribute of water hyacinth is its ability to grow under a wide range of nutrient and environmental conditions.
		Boiled water hyacinth is used in Southeast Asia as a feed for pigs.
		A common formula is 40 kg of water hyacinth, 15 kg of rice bran, 2.5 kg of fish meal and 5 kg of coconut meal.
	www.iisgcp.org /EXOTICSP/water_hyacinth.htm (1208 words)

	Water Hyacinth
		Water hyacinth is native to South America but has naturalized much of the Southern U.S. Water hyacinth is a free-floating perennial plant that can grow to a height of 3 feet.
		Water hyacinth is a very aggressive invader and can form thick mats.
		Water hyacinth has no known direct food value to wildlife and is considered a pest species.
	aquaplant.tamu.edu /database/floating_plants/water_hyacinth.htm (252 words)

	Geese for Water Hyacinth Control
		When the water hyacinths had covered the water surface, 20 White Chinese goslings (5 weeks of age) were placed in one enclosure and given free access to the pond and to a complete mash diet.
		Water hyacinths were trucked in from a nearby marsh and allowed to establish in all of the pens for approximately 10 weeks before the experiment began.
		Water hyacinth growth covered at least 85% of the water area throughout the four periods and, although damage tended to be more severe in association with 12 and 9% protein regimes, these differences were not considered significant.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /PS023 (1894 words)

	Water Hyachinth
		Water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) is a member of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae).
		Water hyacinth is listed as one of the most productive plants on earth and is considered the world's worst aquatic plant.
		Water hyacinth is controlled through a number of methods including harvesting, aquatic herbicides, and biological control agents.
	www.mastergardenproducts.com /water_hyachinth.htm (367 words)

	Stennis Space Center - Innovative Partnership Program
		Water hyacinths are serving that purpose in several locales and a number of other communities are considering adoption of the technique.
		In one test, conducted with SSC cooperation, researchers fed chopped, solar-dried water hyacinths to a herd of dairy cows for four weeks; it was found that the cows produced as much milk-and of comparable qualify-as did cows fed their customary hay ration.
		Additional research is needed before water hyacinths become practical, economical sources of methane or animal feed, but the plants have already demonstrated their efficacy in sewage treatment and wider application for that purpose seems likely.
	technology.ssc.nasa.gov /suc_stennis_water.html (981 words)

	The Hindu : Animal feed from water hyacinth
		Water Hyacinth is a microphyte and is rich in cellulose content, which can be used as a renewable source of energy.
		Potentially the water hyacinth may be used as a source of energy and for the purification of sewage.
		Based on research it has been calculated that one hectare of water hyacinths can produce enough biomass each day to generate between 90 and 180 m of methane gas and at the same time 0.5 tonne of residue is useful as a fertiliser.
	www.hindu.com /seta/2004/06/24/stories/2004062400581500.htm (369 words)

	Insects are better than herbicides - biological control of water hyacinth (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Water hyacinth is considered the most damaging water weed in the world, and was targeted for biological control in the early 1960's.
		Water hyacinth originated in South America, but it has been spread throughout the world because its flowers are attractive to gardeners.
		Water hyacinth was introduced into South Africa in Kwa-Zulu Natal around 1910 and it is now mainly distributed in the eastern parts of South Africa.
	sunsite.wits.ac.za /ape/hyacinth.htm (715 words)

	Water Tupelo - Plant of the Week
		The plant in question is water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), a floating perennial herb that has become a serious weed in the Gulf Coastal states since its introduction from Brazil at an 1884 exposition in New Orleans.
		Water hyacinth is a fast growing plant capable of holding its rosette of glossy-green, waxy leaves up to two feet above the water.
		Water hyacinth has been popular in sunny water gardens throughout the state for a number of years.
	www.arhomeandgarden.org /plantoftheweek/articles/water_hyacinth_7-21-06.htm (611 words)

	issg Database: Ecology of Eichhornia crassipes
		In slow-moving to still water bodies it is especially problematic as it forms dense monospecific mats that lower dissolved oxygen levels in the water, alter river hydrology and increase organic sediment.
		Environmental problems associated with the water hyacinth are exuberated in warm areas where the weed grows throughout the year and develops into dense large, free-floating, monospecific islands or mats which compete with other aquatic species for light, nutrients and oxygen (Gopal 1987, in Batcher Undated; FDEP Undated; Toft 2000).
		Native range: Water hyacinth is thought to have originated in the Amazon basin and the extensive lakes and marshes of the Pantanal region of western Brazil (Barrett 1989, in Batcher Undated).
	www.issg.org /database/species/ecology.asp?si=70&fr=1&sts= (2338 words)

	Water hyacinth threatens Zimbabwe's water supply
		The water hyacinth is concentrated on the eastern side of the lake, around the discharge points for the Harare city council's sewage disposal works, Shamiso Mtisi, a lawyer with the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) told IRIN.
		According to the "polluter pays principle" of the Water Act, ZINWA can issue permits at a cost to bodies wishing to discharge pollutants into water sources after industrial use, but the polluted water must be recycled and the pollutants reduced to harmless levels before the water is released into waterways.
		Mtisi, the ZELA lawyer, however, said existing waste water treatment facilities were increasingly overloaded and prone to collapse because of ever-increasing volumes of waste generated by a growing urban population.
	www.scienceinafrica.co.za /2005/april/hararewater.htm (810 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Water Hyacinth
		Water Hyacinth (kachuripana) a tropical, floating luxurious aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of Latin American origin; grows prolifically, and often hinders the passage of boats by blanketing the surface of the water.
		It is said that a tourist, attracted by the orchid-like flower of the water hyacinth, introduced it to Bengal from Brazil sometime in the latter part of the 19th century.
		Water hyacinth still exists in many parts of Bangladesh, particularly in the haors and beels, but these do not pose any serious problem to navigation or to cultivation any more.
	banglapedia.search.com.bd /HT/W_0028.htm (541 words)

	Human Flower Project
		Jesuits, Capuchin, and the White Fathers missionaries are said to have introduced water hyacinth in the offshore islands of Africa from the early 17th century onward.
		The second important institution in the transfer of water hyacinth to Africa was the network of botanical gardens and fish hatcheries that Europeans established in Africa from the middle of the 17th century.
		The third factor in the spread of water hyacinth in Africa was a network of museums, which emerged in the 19th century.
	www.humanflowerproject.com /index.php/weblog/water_hyacinth_double_edge (1144 words)

	Water hyacinth removes arsenic from arsenic-contaminated drinking water Archives of Environmental Health - Find Articles
		The use of rain water for drinking water is not feasible because it does not rain daily, and rain water may be contaminated during the collection process.
		Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a plant commonly found in the ponds of rural Bangladesh.
		Removal of arsenic by water hyacinth was dependent on the amount of water hyacinth used (0.005 [+ or -] 0.002 [mean [+ or -] standard error]), as well as the amount of arsenic (0.286 [+ or -] 0.034 [mean [+ or -] standard error]) in water (data not shown).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0907/is_6_57/ai_100485005 (925 words)

	Contra Costa Water District - Site Index
		Water hyacinth may look pretty, but it's a weed that grows faster than any known plant.
		This is a concern for CCWD because the only source of water for the 550,000 District customers is the Delta, and the hyacinth -- which grows faster than any known plant -- has the potential to degrade CCWD's water quality.
		The hyacinth, a South American plant imported into California in the early 1900s, not only chokes waterways but reduces oxygen levels in water and increases the deposit of silt and organic matter at several times the normal rate.
	www.ccwater.com /waterquality/Hyacinth.asp (234 words)

	WATER HYACINTH -- LINKS: Pros & Cons, Uses and Abuses
		Water hyacinth is one of the worst weeds in the world--aquatic or terrestrial (Holm et al.
		It took 100 years to place water hyacinth under "maintenance control" after it was introduced into the U.S. Thanks to research and the diligence of field workers using herbicides, machines, and introduced insects, this plant in the U.S. now rarely forms the huge floating infestations of the recent past.
		Water hyacinth roots naturally absorb pollutants, including such toxic chemicals as lead, mercury, and strontium 90 (as well as some organic compounds believed to be carcinogenic) in concentrations 10,000 times that in the surrounding water (BioScience 26(3): 224.
	www.ecosyn.us /ecocity/Links/My_Links_Pages/water_hyacinth01.html (2446 words)

	Welcome to the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Web Site
		Water hyacinth is found in southeastern United States as well as California, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands.
		Water hyacinth is today sold by aquarium and pond supply dealers as ornamental vegetation for private ponds.
		As popular as floating water hyacinth is in water gardens, if it were suitable to survive in Indiana’s climate, it would likely have invaded the state already.
	www.in.gov /dnr/fishwild/fish/ais/hyacinth.htm (713 words)

	Aquatic Weeds
		Water hyacinth is a floating plant that occurs in lakes, ponds, canals and other freshwater bodies.
		Water hyacinth forms thick mats on the surface of the water which is detrimental to all the life forms.
		Water hyacinth has stringy fl roots and are also capable of rooting in mud temporarily.
	bc4weeds.tamu.edu /weeds/aquatic/waterhyacinth.html (120 words)

	In The Country Garden & Gifts -- Plant Profile: Water Hyacinth (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hyacinths are usually very easy to grow, but some people have trouble getting them to grow and bloom.
		Water hyacinths love to be crowded and even though they are floating plants, they don’t like to drift around.
		Water hyacinths usually bloom the most during the hottest part of the year and only if they are crowded.
	inthecountrygardenandgifts.com /articles/plants/pond_plant_water_hyacinth.shtml (725 words)

	Kinetic Studies of Biogas Evolved from Water Hyacinth
		Water hyacinth has attracted the attention of scientists to use it as a potential biomass for he production of biogas because of its high growth yield and availability in large amount throughout the year and allover the world.
		The volume of gas evolved during a particular time interval was measured over water at atmospheric pressure by leveling the water column levels in columns B and C. The distance between the two levels was noted on the graph paper and converted into corresponding volumes by multiplying with the calibration factor.
		The lowering of the induction period in the case of Cow dung + Water hyacinth system is due to the fact that the bacteria responsible for the degradation of biomass is facilitated by the addition of Cow dung.
	www.green-trust.org /2000/biofuel/KineticStudies.htm (4361 words)

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