@inproceedings{b4ff6a9d25ca48439f0b61a8580e3795,
title = "Bioremediation of Eutrophic Water by the Controlled Cultivation of Water Hyacinths",
abstract = "A bioremediation project was carried out in an open ultra-eutrophic lake, Lake Caohai in 2011 to determine whether large-scale cultivation of water hyacinths could improve water quality. The coverage of water hyacinths reached an area of 4.30 km2 (211.0 kt) which is approximately 50% of lake area by November. After the controlled growth of water hyacinths, the concentrations of TN, NH4+-N, and TP decreased significantly in May and remained relatively stable from June to November. The abundance of DO and the decrease of NH4+-N concentrations can be benefit for fishes and aquatic ecosystems, and the decrease of TP concentrations may contribute to the reduction of phytoplantkton biomass. Assimilation by water hyacinths accounted for 64% of the removed N and 108% of the removed P, with the extra P coming from the sediments. The results demonstrated that large-scale water hyacinths can successfully reduce nitrogen and phosphorus loads in a eutrophic lake.",
keywords = "Bioremediation, Eutrophication, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Water hyacinths",
author = "Yingying Zhang and Zhiyong Zhang and Zhi Wang and Haiqin Liu and Xuezheng Wen and Hongjie Qin and Shaohua Yan and Bruce Rittmann",
note = "Funding Information: The research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC41201533) and the Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Independent Innovation Funds (CX(12)5054).; 16th World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016: Watershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management ; Conference date: 22-05-2016 Through 26-05-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1061/9780784479858.027",
language = "English (US)",
series = "World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016: Watershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management - Papers from Sessions of the Proceedings of the 2016 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress",
publisher = "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)",
pages = "251--261",
editor = "Pathak, {Chandra S.} and Debra Reinhart",
booktitle = "World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016",
}