Water Hyacinth Could Help Clean Up Lake Ainsworth

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Aquatic Invasive Species Water Hyacinth
A Ballina councilor says the endemic north coast weed water hyacinth could be used strategically to remove excess phosphorous from Lake Ainsworth in Australia. Cr Jeff Johnson said a recently completed Ballina Council report into the water quality in Lake Ainsworth revealed that phosphorus levels have increased by approximately 100 per cent over the last

Aquatic Plant Harvester to Remove Water Hyacinth

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Water hyacinth harvester
Water hyacinth has been on the Delta for decades, but really exploded in 2011 and 2012 as officials were not able to obtain a permit to spray chemicals in a timely fashion. Efforts to control hyacinth in the Deltas focuses primarily on the use of chemical herbicide applications. Officials aggressively spray chemicals; a prepared document

Economic Benefits of Water Hyacinth Recycling Initiative

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Aquatic Weed Harvester Cutting Water Hyacinth
The Lagos State Waterways Authority in conjunction with a Lagos based social enterprise Mitimeth commenced the third edition of the water hyacinth recycling initiative where 100 rural women were trained on the economic benefits of recycling hyacinth weed. Rather than lament over the menace of water hyacinth and its attendant effects on Lagos waterways, LASWA

Port Of Stockton Proposes Project To Harvest Hyacinth For Biogas

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Aquatic Invasive Species Water Hyacinth
Water hyacinth has been the scourge of the Delta in recent years, but by this summer it could be providing the power to city lights. A pilot project is in the works to harvest it for biogas. Port of Stockton Environmental Manager Jeff Wingfield says the port is proposing a pilot project to harvest the

Manual Removal of Invasive Water Hyacinth Worries Environmentalists

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Group of Men Hand Pulling Water Hyacinth
Nyamitanga Division Chairperson Moses Karanzi Kajubi says the move to manually remove the water weed should be supported instead of being criticized. He says that they intend to do the cleaning of the river at least once a month, by pulling the water weed out of the water and cut it into pieces so that

Biological Control of Water Hyacinth

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United States to Import Hippos to Control Hyacinth
In 1909, the United States was suffering a shortage of meat. At the same time, Louisiana’s waterways were being choked by invasive water hyacinth. The solution seemed to be simple, the American Hippo Bill.  Hippos could be imported to the United States to eat the water hyacinth and people can eat the hippos. The bill

Finding the Right Balance of Aquatic Vegetation

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Harvesting Channels Through Aquatic Vegetation
Aquatic plants, whether invasive or native, can be described as either a mess or a resource.  Natural plant growth covers 20 – 40% of the water and includes a diversity of plants.   However, invasive plants such as Eurasian watermilfoil, hydrilla and water hyacinth quickly take over a lake covering 60% and sometimes 100% of the