The Multifaceted Function of Water Hyacinth in Maintaining Environmental Sustainability and the Underlying Mechanisms: A Mini Review

Jing Xu (), Xiaoxiao Li and Tianpeng Gao ()
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Jing Xu: Key Laboratory for Ecological Restoration and High Quality Development of Qinling Mountains in the Upper and Middle Reaches of Yellow River, School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Academy of Eco Xi’an, Xi’an University, Xi’an 710065, China
Xiaoxiao Li: Key Laboratory for Ecological Restoration and High Quality Development of Qinling Mountains in the Upper and Middle Reaches of Yellow River, School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Academy of Eco Xi’an, Xi’an University, Xi’an 710065, China
Tianpeng Gao: Key Laboratory for Ecological Restoration and High Quality Development of Qinling Mountains in the Upper and Middle Reaches of Yellow River, School of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Academy of Eco Xi’an, Xi’an University, Xi’an 710065, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 24, 1-16

Abstract: Water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ) (WH) is a widespread aquatic plant. As a top invasive macrophyte, WH causes enormous economic and ecological losses. To control it, various physical, chemical and biological methods have been developed. However, multiple drawbacks of these methods limited their application. While being a noxious macrophyte, WH has great potential in many areas, such as phytoremediation, manufacture of value-added products, and so on. Resource utilization of WH has enormous benefits and therefore, is a sustainable strategy for its control. In accordance with the increasing urgency of maintaining environmental sustainability, this review concisely introduced up to date WH utilization specifically in pollution remediation and curbing the global warming crisis and discussed the underlying mechanisms.

Keywords: water hyacinth; environmental sustainability; pollutants remediation; green energy; carbon sink (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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