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It is well known that the efficiency of conventional ponding systems for treatment of industrial waste-waters can be greatly improved by the use of aquatic plants such as Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia etc. (Wolverton & McDonald, 1975, 1979; Chapkhekar & Mhatre, 1981; John, 1983). Because of this remarkable ability to withstand and absorb toxic pollutants from polluted waters, Eichhornia (commonly known as water hyacinth) has been extensively investigated by a large number of workers all over the world including Sri Lanka (Wolverton & Mckown, 1976; Wolverton et al., 1976; Ong et al., 1987).
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Gamage, N.S., Yapa, P.A.J. (2000). Use of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Treatment Systems for Textile Factory Effluents. In: Yunus, M., Singh, N., de Kok, L.J. (eds) Environmental Stress: Indication, Mitigation and Eco-conservation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9532-2_34
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