Environmental, mechanical, and biochemical benefits of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).

Water hyacinth (WH) has high tolerance in extreme environmental conditions. Here, we examined the potentials of WH (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart) solms) to remove excess nutrients from sewage wastewater. We used four prototypes of water systems: prototypes A (WH + underlay water) and C (WH + sewage water), whereas prototypes B and D were experimental control for A and C, respectively.