Water Hyacinth

Environmental Challenges, Management and Utilization
Herausgeber: Yan, Shaohua; Guo, Jun Yao

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The water hyacinth is a disruptive factor in aquatic ecosystem management and ecosystem services, and causes problems in fisheries, transportation waterways, irrigation, hydropower generation, and water resources. To address these concerns, it is necessary to integrate past studies with current research and innovations to identify where the knowledge gap is and to creatively assess and solve the problems in a global context. This book provides comprehensive coverage of new research and technological innovations for the application of controlling, managing, harvesting, postharvest processing and utilizing the water hyacinth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 345
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9781498743891
• ISBN-10: 1498743897
• Artikelnr.: 48096965

Autorenporträt

Jun Yao Guo, Shaohua Yan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Biology of water hyacinth. Direct and strong influence of
water hyacinth on aquatic communities in natural waters. Impacts of water
hyacinth on ecosystem services. Mechanisms and implications of nitrogen
removal. Mechanism and implications of phosphorus removal. Impact of water
hyacinth on removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants. Ecological
engineering using water hyacinth in phytoremediation. Impact of water
hyacinth on aquatic environment in phytoremediation of eutrophic lakes.
Utilization of biomass for energy and fertilizer. Utilization of water
hyacinth biomass for animal feed. Economic assessment and further research.