Application of vascular aquatic plants for pollution removal, energy, and food production in a biological system
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:7148037
Vascular aquatic plants such as water hyacinths (Eichhornia crassipes) (Mart.) Solms and alligator weeds (Alternanthera philoxeroides) (Mart.) Griesb., when utilized in a controlled biological system (including a regular program of harvesting to achieve maximum growth and pollution removal efficiency), may represent a remarkably efficient and inexpensive filtration and disposal system for toxic materials and sewage released into waters near urban and industrial areas. The harvested and processed plant materials are sources of energy, fertilizer, animal feed, and human food. Such a system has industrial, municipal, and agricultural applications. (Author) (GRA)
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Bay St. Louis, Miss. (USA). National Space Technology Labs.
- OSTI ID:
- 7148037
- Report Number(s):
- N-75-22938; NASA-TM-X-72726
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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FOOD
GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
POLLUTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SEWAGE
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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WATER POLLUTION
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMAL FEEDS
BIOMASS
CONTROL
ENERGY SOURCES
FERTILIZERS
FOOD
GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
POLLUTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SEWAGE
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER POLLUTION