期刊名称：Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：1994-7887
电子版ISSN：2077-2181
出版年度：2016
卷号：9
期号：1
页码：26-48
DOI：10.3923/jest.2016.26.48
出版社：Asian Network for Scientific Information
摘要：Eichhornia crassipes has become the worlds worst invasive aquatic weed due to its rapid proliferation rate, ecological adaptability and detrimental effects caused on environment, human health and economic development. A large number of weed management strategies such as physical removal, chemical methods and biological control agents are being used to control it. But various environmental and financial challenges are associated with these methods. On the other hand, water hyacinth has demonstrated abilities to be used as a raw material in various useful applications. In this review, different applications of water hyacinth have been discussed. The weed biomass can be used for bioremediation and bioadsorption of metals and pollutants; biogas and biofuel production, composting and vermicomposting, as feed for animals and fish; as carbon source for microbial growth; for various medicinal and other uses. Thus for the management of this noxious weed by large scale utilization can be an attractive and efficient method, which can replace the relatively ineffective conventional methods of weed management.
