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
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
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
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
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
The percentage of water birds at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam declined by 28.61% in one year. KNP & TR Director said that the decrease in the number of water birds was due to the accumulation of water hyacinth in Rowmari wetland under the Laokhowa wildlife sanctuary. The national park is
LakeLine A publication of the North American Lake Management Society Fall 2000 Innovative Technologies for Lake Management Africas’ Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the world. It is less than 260 feet at its deepest point. For nearly ten years a growing water hyacinth infestation has wreaked havoc on the neighboring countries.
Aquarius Systems was featured on a National Geographic Cable Channel program broadcast in the United States on April 2nd and 5th, 2003. Since 1998 Aquarius has been working on Lake Victoria in Kenya using our patented Swamp Devil Aquatic Vegetation Cutters to eradicate devastating masses of water hyacinth. A film crew from National Geographic visited
According to Don Richardson, Bakersfield Water superintendent, the big advantage of using an aquatic weed harvester is that they don’t have to use a lot of chemicals. “Using chemicals to kill weeds in lakes can be dangerous because the chemicals could seep into the groundwater. Also, one chemical treatment for a lake can cost about
Environmentalists and activists from the city on Pune, India have urged the Central Pollution Control Board and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to ban the use of glyphosate for use on water hyacinth in water bodies due to its dangerous impact on human health and aquatic life. Glyphosate has been linked to probable carcinogenicity, endocrine disruption,
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