Microplastics are pervasive in the environment and often so small they can’t be seen with the naked eye. Removing them has been a big challenge, but recent research finds that water hyacinths can be ...

Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a floating aquatic plant native to the Amazon Basin in South America. It produces striking, lavender-blue flowers and glossy, green leaves that float on ...

From Assam’s overflowing wetlands to a growing eco-startup, Rupankar and Aniket have crafted a new future, turning water ...

Aquatic bioremediation by water hyacinth has also been tried, but when the plant dies it decays to become its own sludgy pollutant. The key research focus at DHbRC is to explore the symbiotic ...

Environmental activists and experts in Coimbatore raise concerns over water hyacinth growth due to pollution, urging sewage ...

04/18/2025 April 18, 2025 Invasive water hyacinths are so damaging to water bodies that they’re banned in some countries. But the aquatic plant can be put to good use too!

The plant is steadily taking over freshwater bodies in the northern region of South Africa, suffocating aquatic life ... also long been battling with a water hyacinth invasion, another ...

The plant is steadily taking over freshwater bodies in the northern region of South Africa, suffocating aquatic life, including on the ... which has also long been battling with a water hyacinth ...