China Has New Way to Relieve Water Hyacinth Plague (2)

Xinhua News Agency;  February 8, 2002 ;     253 words ......past few years,trying to control water hyacinth in Dianchi Lake. Last autumn, a large stretch of water hyacinth was seen floating on the lower reaches...nearly 10 days to clear 455 tons of water hyacinth floating on the Suzhou River. Some...

Municipal Landfill Leachate Treatment for Metal Removal Using Water...

Water Environment Research;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......carried out to investigate the ability of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) to remove five...It was found that living biomass of water hyacinth was a good accumulator for copper...and nickel were poorly accumulated in water hyacinth. Also, nonliving biomass of water ...

Water hyacinth now a boon to farmers, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  June 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Thailand) 06-29-2000 PHAYAO - A decade ago water hyacinth was a major pollution problem in Phayao...agricultural office in Muang district, said water hyacinth caused the province serious pollution...two ways to achieve added value from water hyacinth - by producing fertilizer and raw ...

Water hyacinth: A growing menace in northern India

The Hindustan Times;  June 19, 2008 ;     564 words ......Times NEW DELHI, India, June 19 -- WATER HYACINTH (Eichhornia crassipes)-popularly known...George, who specialises in research on water hyacinth, will also co-ordinate the study with...the water quality of water bodies. "Water hyacinth, is a troublesome aquatic weed that...

China Has New Way to Relieve Water Hyacinth Plague (1)

Xinhua News Agency;  February 8, 2002 ;     237 words ...A new drink with water hyacinth, a nutritious aquatic plant, as...When people are striving to get water hyacinth to make profits, a series of ecological...plant will be solves easily." Water hyacinth, rich in protein, amino acid...

First Batch of Weevils Released into Lake

Xinhua English Newswire;  January 22, 1997 ;     248 words ......first batch of weevils to eradicate water hyacinth, the Kenya News Agency (KNA) reported...weevils have been incubated in the water hyacinth plant at Kibos Research Center and...is also the chief researcher in the Water Hyacinth Eradication Program at KARI, pointed...

LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY PLANS SPOT TREATMENT OF WATER HYACINTH ON...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 12, 2007 ;     194 words ......state-approved aquatic herbicide to treat water hyacinth, an attractive but invasive plant that...TWPD) on the plans to treat the plant. Water hyacinth, a floating plant with an attractive...conducted herbicide applications for water hyacinth in a single cove near mid-lake across...

Nigeria, Niger reach accord to control water hyacinth

Xinhua News Agency;  January 28, 2003 ;     348 words ...Nigeria, Niger reach accord to control water hyacinth LAGOS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria...to carry out an effective control of water hyacinth and other invasive species. They also...undertaken a tour of rivers infested by water hyacinth and other invasive species. "We have...

Water hyacinth rolls back on Lake Victoria

Xinhua News Agency;  February 4, 2007 ;     275 words ...Water hyacinth rolls back on Lake Victoria DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Water hyacinth in Lake Victoria has increased from covering...lakeshore has also facilitated the roll- back of water hyacinth in which the oily water denies weevil the...

China Has New Way to Relieve Water Hyacinth Plague (3)

Xinhua News Agency;  February 8, 2002 ;     157 words ......solutions to the re-utilization of water hyacinth. According to their research results...nutrition elements extracted from it. If water hyacinth can be first used to purify water and...bureau, they are considering using water hyacinth to deal with polluted water in a bid...

Rwanda, Burundi to join East Africa in water hyacinth fight

Xinhua News Agency;  December 15, 2006 ;     363 words ...Rwanda, Burundi to join East Africa in water hyacinth fight KAMPALA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua...expected to join the fight against the water hyacinth on Lake Victoria, Africa' s largest...revision of a strategy to eliminate water hyacinth from Lake Victoria. "The weed has continued...

UGANDAN PRISONERS MAKE FURNITURE, CRAFTS WITH WATER HYACINTH

Xinhua English Newswire;  September 12, 1998 ;     205 words ......made furniture, arts and crafts out of water hyacinth which has been a big hazard to transportation...generation. The 40,000-U.S.-Dollar water hyacinth utilization project, which is located...produced from the leaves and roots of the water hyacinth. Some 70 percent of Uganda's ...

E. Africa Calls for Joint Campaign Against Weed

Xinhua English Newswire;  June 22, 1998 ;     567 words ......joint strategies to control the rampant water hyacinth in Lake Victoria. "Coordination of...remains the best option in the control of water hyacinth menace," Magaga Alot, a spokesman for...a common strategy to deal with the water hyacinth menace. Last year the World Bank agreed...

Kenya's Homa Bay Blocked by Water Hyacinth

Xinhua English Newswire;  October 9, 1997 ;     178 words ......been blocked following the spread of water hyacinth to the area, the Daily Nation reported...fear of the goods getting stuck in the water hyacinth. The authorities noted that "we have...to send cargo to Kisumu because the water hyacinth has blocked a large part of Homa Bay...

Alternative to teakwood

The Malay Mail;  May 25, 1999 ;     277 words ......increasingly popular with furniture buyers - water hyacinth. Once considered a pest-plant, it is...afford it, but furniture made from water hyacinth has fast become popular with customers...offers a wide selection of teakwood and water hyacinth furniture ranging from cabinets, beds...