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can further be taken up by crop plants and get bio accumulated and biomagnified
gradually. Therefore, toxicity analysis is important before soil application of water
hyacinth compost.
References
Abdel-Sabour ME, El-Seoud A (1996) Effects of organic-waste compost addition on sesame growth,
yield and chemical composition. Agr Ecosyst Environ 60:157–164
Achinas S, Achinas V, Euverink GJW (2017) A technical overview of Biogas production from
biowaste. Engineering 3(3):299–307
Adeyemi O, Osubor C (2016) Assessment of nutritional quality of water hyacinth leaf protein
concentrate. Egypt J Aquat Res 42(3):269–272
Ahn AJ, Kim SK, Yun HS (2012) Optimization of pretreatment and saccharification for the production of bioethanol from water hyacinth by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng
35:35–41
Ajayi TO, Ogunbayo AO (2012) Achieving environmental sustainability in wastewater treatment by
phytoremediation with water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). J Sustain Dev 5(7):80–90. https://
doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v5n7p80
Alberto AMP, Sigua GC (2013) Phytoremediation: a green technology to remove environmental
pollutants. Am J Climate Change 2:71–86
Alvarado S, Guédez M, Lué-Merú MP, Nelson G, Alvaro A, Jesús AC, Gyula Z (2008) Arsenic
removal from waters by bioremediation with the aquatic plants Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia
crassipes) and Lesser Duckweed (Lemna minor). Biores Technol 99(17):8436–8440
Amriani F, Salim FA, Iskandinata I, Khumsupan D, Barta Z (2016) Physical and biophysical pretreatment of water hyacinth biomassfor cellulase enzyme Production. Chem Biochem Eng Q
30(2):237–244
Balasubramanian D, Arunachalam K, Arunachalam A, Das AK (2013) Water hyacinth [Eichhornia
crassipes (Mart.) Solms.] engineered soil nutrient availability in a low-land rain-fed rice farming
system of north-east India. Ecol Eng 58:3–12
Barua VB, Rathore V, Kalamdhad AS (2019) Anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth and banana
peels with and without thermal pretreatment. Renew Energy 134:103–112
Bendak S, Attili AB (2016) Consumer attitude and behavior towards domestic waste recycling in
developing countries: a case study, April 2016
Chauhan A, Joshi PC (2010) Composting of some dangerous and toxic weeds using Eiseniafoetida.
J Am Sci 6(3). http://www.americanscience.org
Chukwuka KS, Omotaya OE (2009) Soil fertility restoration potentials of Tithonia green manure
and water hyacinth compost on a nutrient depleted soil in south western Nigeria using Zea mays
L. as test crop. Res J Biol 1(1):20–30
Gajalakshmi S, Abbasi SA (2002) Effect of the application of water hyacinth compost/vermicompost
on the growth and flowering of Crossandra undulaefolia, and on several vegetables. Biores
Technol 85:197–199
Gajalakshmi S, Ramasamy EV, Abbasi SA (2002) High-rate composting–vermicomposting of water
hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes, Mart. Solms). Biores Technol 83:235–239
Goel G, Kalamdhad AS (2018) A practical proposal for utilization of water hyacinth: recycling in
fired bricks. J Clean Prod 190:261–271
Goel G, Kalamdhad AS (2017) Degraded municipal solid waste as partial substitute for manufacturing fired bricks. Constr Build Mater 155:259–266
Goswami C, Majumder A, Misra AK, Bandhopadyay K (2014) Arsenic uptake by Lemna minor in
hydroponic system. Int J Phytorem 16(12):1221–1227
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can further be taken up by crop plants and get bio accumulated and biomagnified
gradually. Therefore, toxicity analysis is important before soil application of water
hyacinth compost.
References
Abdel-Sabour ME, El-Seoud A (1996) Effects of organic-waste compost addition on sesame growth,
yield and chemical composition. Agr Ecosyst Environ 60:157–164
Achinas S, Achinas V, Euverink GJW (2017) A technical overview of Biogas production from
biowaste. Engineering 3(3):299–307
Adeyemi O, Osubor C (2016) Assessment of nutritional quality of water hyacinth leaf protein
concentrate. Egypt J Aquat Res 42(3):269–272
Ahn AJ, Kim SK, Yun HS (2012) Optimization of pretreatment and saccharification for the production of bioethanol from water hyacinth by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng
35:35–41
Ajayi TO, Ogunbayo AO (2012) Achieving environmental sustainability in wastewater treatment by
phytoremediation with water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). J Sustain Dev 5(7):80–90. https://
doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v5n7p80
Alberto AMP, Sigua GC (2013) Phytoremediation: a green technology to remove environmental
pollutants. Am J Climate Change 2:71–86
Alvarado S, Guédez M, Lué-Merú MP, Nelson G, Alvaro A, Jesús AC, Gyula Z (2008) Arsenic
removal from waters by bioremediation with the aquatic plants Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia
crassipes) and Lesser Duckweed (Lemna minor). Biores Technol 99(17):8436–8440
Amriani F, Salim FA, Iskandinata I, Khumsupan D, Barta Z (2016) Physical and biophysical pretreatment of water hyacinth biomassfor cellulase enzyme Production. Chem Biochem Eng Q
30(2):237–244
Balasubramanian D, Arunachalam K, Arunachalam A, Das AK (2013) Water hyacinth [Eichhornia
crassipes (Mart.) Solms.] engineered soil nutrient availability in a low-land rain-fed rice farming
system of north-east India. Ecol Eng 58:3–12
Barua VB, Rathore V, Kalamdhad AS (2019) Anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth and banana
peels with and without thermal pretreatment. Renew Energy 134:103–112
Bendak S, Attili AB (2016) Consumer attitude and behavior towards domestic waste recycling in
developing countries: a case study, April 2016
Chauhan A, Joshi PC (2010) Composting of some dangerous and toxic weeds using Eiseniafoetida.
J Am Sci 6(3). http://www.americanscience.org
Chukwuka KS, Omotaya OE (2009) Soil fertility restoration potentials of Tithonia green manure
and water hyacinth compost on a nutrient depleted soil in south western Nigeria using Zea mays
L. as test crop. Res J Biol 1(1):20–30
Gajalakshmi S, Abbasi SA (2002) Effect of the application of water hyacinth compost/vermicompost
on the growth and flowering of Crossandra undulaefolia, and on several vegetables. Biores
Technol 85:197–199
Gajalakshmi S, Ramasamy EV, Abbasi SA (2002) High-rate composting–vermicomposting of water
hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes, Mart. Solms). Biores Technol 83:235–239
Goel G, Kalamdhad AS (2018) A practical proposal for utilization of water hyacinth: recycling in
fired bricks. J Clean Prod 190:261–271
Goel G, Kalamdhad AS (2017) Degraded municipal solid waste as partial substitute for manufacturing fired bricks. Constr Build Mater 155:259–266
Goswami C, Majumder A, Misra AK, Bandhopadyay K (2014) Arsenic uptake by Lemna minor in
hydroponic system. Int J Phytorem 16(12):1221–1227