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Effect of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) infestation on selected surface water quality parameters

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dc.contributor.author Asmath, A. M. M.
dc.contributor.author Rasmiya Begum, Sulaima Lebbe
dc.contributor.author Fathima Zisath Shama, Latheef
dc.date.accessioned 2022-09-01T07:53:46Z
dc.date.available 2022-09-01T07:53:46Z
dc.date.issued 2022-05-11
dc.identifier.citation Agricultural Science Digest - A Research Journal of Agriculture, Animal and Veterinary Sciences; May 11, 2022. pp. 1-5 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360524165
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/6242
dc.description.abstract Background: Infestation of aquatic weeds indicates surface water pollution, thus questioning its potential use. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of water hyacinth infestation in surface water in terms of surface cover and morphological characteristics. Methods: Surface water samples at a depth of less than 30 cm were collected from water hyacinth covered and uncovered sites and analyzed for water quality parameters such as pH, TSS, DO, turbidity, and EC. Water hyacinth plants were also collected using a 1 m2 quadrate to investigate the relationship between water quality and weed morphological characters. Result: The water quality was comparatively low at water hyacinth-covered sites than at uncovered sites for pH (7.09-7.89), TSS (0.5-1.86), DO (4.15-6.08), turbidity (5.57-25.9) and EC (91-748). Amongst, TSS (p<0.05) only showed a significant difference. Hence, morphological characters, leaf length, and width were significantly and positively (0.956) correlated to each other. Further turbidity and EC respectively showed positive and negative correlation to leaf length (r=0.219, r=-0.290) and leaf width (r=0.194, r=-0.257). Though water hyacinth infestation lowered the water quality, the values were within the tolerance limits for standard surface water. Therefore, the present study concluded that water hyacinth infestation did not degrade the surface water quality intensively and the surface water could be utilized for aquaculture, agriculture, or recreational purposes with or without minimal treatment. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.subject Surface Cover en_US
dc.subject Surface Water en_US
dc.subject Water Hyacinth en_US
dc.subject Water Quality en_US
dc.title Effect of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) infestation on selected surface water quality parameters en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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