Anaerobic Degradation of Environmentally Hazardous Aquatic Plant Pistia stratiotes and Soluble Cu(II) Detoxification by Methanogenic Granular Microbial Preparation

The aquatic plant Pistia stratiotes L. is environmentally hazardous and requires effective methods for its utilization. The harmfulness of these plants is determined by their excessive growth in water bodies and degradation of local aquatic ecosystems. Mechanical removal of these plants is widespread but requires fairly resource-intensive technology. However, these aquatic plants are polymer-containing substrates and have a great potential for conversion into bioenergy. The aim of the work was to determine the main patterns of Pistia stratiotes L. degradation via granular microbial preparation (GMP) to obtain biomethane gas while simultaneously detoxifying toxic copper compounds. The composition of the gas phase was determined via gas chromatography. The pH and redox potential parameters were determined potentiometrically, and Cu(II) concentration photocolorimetrically. Applying the preparation, high efficiency of biomethane fermentation of aquatic plants and Cu(II) detoxification were achieved. Biomethane yield reached 68.0 ± 11.1 L/kg VS of Pistia stratiotes L. biomass. The plants’ weight was decreased by 9 times. The Cu(II) was completely removed after 3 and 10 days of fermentation from initial concentrations of 100 ppm and 200 ppm, respectively. The result confirms the possibility of using the GMP to obtain biomethane from environmentally hazardous substrates and detoxify copper-contaminated fluids.

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Occurrence of tertiary branched tetraamines in two aquatic plants

Canadian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1139/b99-130 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 78 (2) ◽

pp. 266-269

Author(s):

Koei Hamana ◽

Masaru Niitsu ◽

Keijiro Samejima

Keyword(s):

Gas Chromatography ◽

High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽

Liquid Chromatography ◽

Aquatic Plants ◽

High Performance ◽

Aquatic Plant ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Whole Plants ◽

Potamogeton Distinctus

Four aquatic plants were tested for the occurrence of unusual polyamines by high performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography. The whole plants ubiquitously contained norspermidine, homospermidine, norspermine, and thermospermine in addition to usual polyamines such as diaminopropane, putrescine, spermidine, and spermine. Pistia stratiotes L. and Potamogeton distinctus A. Bennett contained aminopropylhomospermidine. Caldopentamine was detected in the former plant. Homospermine was found in Ranuculus aquatilis L. Two tertiary branched tetraamines, N4-aminopropylnorspermidine and N4-aminopropylspermidine, were detected in Potamogeton distinctus and Sagittaria trifolia L.Key words: aquatic plant, polyamine, tertiary branched tetraamine.

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Application of Floating Aquatic Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Polluted Water: A Review

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12051927 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 1927 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Shafaqat Ali ◽

Zohaib Abbas ◽

Muhammad Rizwan ◽

Ihsan Zaheer ◽

İlkay Yavaş ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metal ◽

Aquatic Plants ◽

Aquatic Plant ◽

Lemna Minor ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Polluted Water ◽

Treatment Technologies ◽

Duck Weed ◽

Selection Of

Heavy-metal (HM) pollution is considered a leading source of environmental contamination. Heavy-metal pollution in ground water poses a serious threat to human health and the aquatic ecosystem. Conventional treatment technologies to remove the pollutants from wastewater are usually costly, time-consuming, environmentally destructive, and mostly inefficient. Phytoremediation is a cost-effective green emerging technology with long-lasting applicability. The selection of plant species is the most significant aspect for successful phytoremediation. Aquatic plants hold steep efficiency for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and Duck weed (Lemna minor) along with some other aquatic plants are prominent metal accumulator plants for the remediation of heavy-metal polluted water. The phytoremediation potential of the aquatic plant can be further enhanced by the application of innovative approaches in phytoremediation. A summarizing review regarding the use of aquatic plants in phytoremediation is gathered in order to present the broad applicability of phytoremediation.

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BUDIDAYA TERPADU LELE DUMBO DENGAN TANAMAN ECENG GONDOK (Eichornia crassipes), KANGKUNG AIR (Ipomea aquatica) DAN KAPU-KAPU (Pistia stratiotes)

Jurnal Perikanan Universitas Gadjah Mada ◽

10.22146/jfs.8910 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 30

Author(s):

Bambang Triyatmo ◽

Namastra Probosunu

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Survival Rate ◽

Aquatic Plants ◽

Water Hyacinth ◽

Aquatic Plant ◽

Clarias Gariepinus ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Plant Water ◽

Eichornia Crassipes

Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) was cultured with an aquatic plant, water hyacinth/eceng gondok (Eichornia crassipes), kangkung air (Ipomea aquatica) or kapu-kapu (Pistia stratiotes) in concrete ponds, for 3 months. Catfish cultured without aquatic plant was used as a control. The experiment was carried out to evaluate the survival rate as well as the growth of fish and aquatic plants.The survival rates of catfish cultured with I. aquatica, E. crassipes, and P. stratiotes were 76, 87, and 98%, respectively. In addition the survival rate of catfish cultured without any aquatic plant was 93%. The weight gain of catfish was 14,1-16,2 kg per pond. Whereas, the total weight gains of aquatic plant were 37,0, 27,7 and 7,7 kg per pond for E. crassipes, P. stratiotes, and I. aquatica,. Respectively. Dissolved oxygen, and the concentrations of NH3, NH4+ and PO43- in water with aquatic plants were higher than that of in water without aquatic plant. However, the concentration of CO2 was higher in water with aquatic plant.

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Biodiversity of Bucephalandra Motleyana Schott (Schott, 1858) based on commercial name in Jabodetabek: Ornamental Aquatic Biota Market.

JURNAL BIOLOGI UNAND ◽

10.25077/jbioua.8.1.1-8.2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Media Fitri Isma Nugraha ◽

Ina Erlinawati ◽

Deni Sahroni ◽

Wening Enggarini ◽

Rossa Yunita ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Aquatic Plants ◽

Aquatic Plant ◽

The Other ◽

Research Centre ◽

Aquatic Biota ◽

Commercial Market

Bucephalandra sp. is a genus of aquatic plants endemic to Borneo Island, representing the Araceae family. Bucephalandra sp. is famous for its ornamental aquatic plants which are usually used in aquascaping. These aquatic plants come at fantastic prices, e.g. ±300 euros in European ornamental aquatic markets and Rp 50,000 – 700,000 in Indonesian aquatic plant markets. We collected 195 types of Bucephalandra from an ornamental aquatic plant market in Jakarta. In the market, they are sold under its commercial name. Therefore, the aim of this study is to collect and identify the species of all Bucephalandra types in the aquatic plant commercial market. These species that we identified are based on botanical taxonomist identification in the Herbarium Bogoriense Department Botany – Research Centre for Biology – Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) Cibinong. The result of this study is from our collection (195 types) of which 102 types are Bucephalandra Motleyana Schott species and 90 types are the other species of Bucephalandra.

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Application of Three Step-Biological Pond with the Use of Aquatic Plant for Post Treatment of Petroleum Wastewater in Vietnam

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1991.0603 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 23 (7-9) ◽

pp. 1503-1507 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

L. M. Triet ◽

N. T. Viet ◽

T. V. Thinh ◽

H. D. Cuong ◽

J. C. L. van Buuren

Keyword(s):

Dissolved Oxygen ◽

Activated Sludge ◽

Residence Time ◽

Aquatic Plants ◽

Water Hyacinth ◽

Aquatic Plant ◽

Post Treatment ◽

Cod Removal ◽

Sludge Treatment ◽

Purification Efficiency

The effluent from activated sludge treatment of petroleum wastewater was treated with the aid of a ponding system using aquatic plants (Water Hyacinth, Chlorella, Reed). A good result was obtained in this study. Pilot pond system shows that the purification efficiency depends on the residence time of about 14 days. The petroleum removal waa 97-98 %, the COD removal was from 88-93 %. The dissolved oxygen amount (with Chlorella) increased from 0.7 mg/l to 9.8 mg/l and the pH increased from 6.9 to 8-8.6. The application of 3 step biological pond with the use of Water Hyacinth, Chlorella, Reeds for post treatment of petroleum wastewater is appropriate in Vietnam.

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Terrestrial Morphotypes of Aquatic Plants Display Improved Seed Germination to Deal with Dry or Low-Rainfall Periods

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants10040741 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 741

Author(s):

Rocío Fernández-Zamudio ◽

Pablo García-Murillo ◽

Carmen Díaz-Paniagua

Keyword(s):

Seed Germination ◽

Plant Species ◽

Aquatic Plants ◽

Aquatic Plant ◽

Population Persistence ◽

Temporary Ponds ◽

Percent Germination ◽

Plant Assemblages ◽

Viable Seeds

In temporary ponds, seed germination largely determines how well aquatic plant assemblages recover after dry periods. Some aquatic plants have terrestrial morphotypes that can produce seeds even in dry years. Here, we performed an experiment to compare germination patterns for seeds produced by aquatic and terrestrial morphotypes of Ranunculus peltatus subsp. saniculifolius over the course of five inundation events. During the first inundation event, percent germination was higher for terrestrial morphotype seeds (36.1%) than for aquatic morphotype seeds (6.1%). Seed germination peaked for both groups during the second inundation event (terrestrial morphotype: 47%; aquatic morphotype: 34%). Even after all five events, some viable seeds had not yet germinated (terrestrial morphotype: 0.6%; aquatic morphotype: 5%). We also compared germination patterns for the two morphotypes in Callitriche brutia: the percent germination was higher for terrestrial morphotype seeds (79.5%) than for aquatic morphotype seeds (41.9%). Both aquatic plant species use two complementary strategies to ensure population persistence despite the unpredictable conditions of temporary ponds. First, plants can produce seeds with different dormancy periods that germinate during different inundation periods. Second, plants can produce terrestrial morphotypes, which generate more seeds during dry periods, allowing for re-establishment when conditions are once again favorable.

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ETHNO-MEDICO-BOTANICAL STUDIES ON AQUATIC PLANTS IN RURAL AREAS OF CUDDALORE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA

Kongunadu Research Journal ◽

10.26524/krj123 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 32-36

Author(s):

Saravanakumar K

Keyword(s):

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Aquatic Plants ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Aquatic Plant ◽

Alphabetical Order ◽

Important Species ◽

Therapeutic Uses ◽

Baseline Information ◽

Local Residents ◽

Scientific Name

The present work was undertaken to explore the ethno-medico-botanical values of aquatic plants from rural areas of Cuddalore District in Tamilnadu, India. Traditional knowledge of 22aquatic plants was identified as medicinally important species from local residents, vaidya, other medicine men and from othersources. Collected information’s are arranged in an alphabetical order followed by the sequence of scientific name, family, vernacular name, prescription and usage. Documentation of traditional knowledge of ethnomedico-botanical values of aquatic plant species will provide baseline information for investigating new biodynamic compounds of potential therapeutic uses in future.

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Inventarisasi Dan Identifikasi Tumbuhan Air di Danau Hanjalutung Kota Palangka Raya

Daun Jurnal Ilmiah Pertanian dan Kehutanan ◽

10.33084/daun.v6i2.1261 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 149-159

Author(s):

Ummi Suraya

Keyword(s):

Aquatic Plants ◽

Water Hyacinth ◽

Eichhornia Crassipes ◽

Pistia Stratiotes ◽

Salvinia Molesta ◽

Leersia Hexandra ◽

Water Plants

The aim of this research is to identify and to inventory water plants in Hanjalutung Lake,Petuk Ketimpun Village, Jekan Raya District, Palangka Raya City. This research was conducted from December 2017 to January 2018. Sampling was carried out in 3 (three) stations, namely inlet ,middle and outlet. The tool used for aquatic plants 2 x 2 m transect.The results of research aquatic plants found in the waters of Lake Hanjalutung 7 (seven) types namely Kiambang (Salvinia molesta), gerigit/bite (Leersia hexandra), Cat Tail Grass (Utricularia aurea), Para Grass (Cyperus platystylis), Water Hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ), Kiapu (Pistia stratiotes) dan Ketanan (Polygonum sp).

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