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ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Volume 57, Issue 6, Pages 516-518Publisher
HELDREF PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209602082
Keywords
arsenic; drinking water; water hyacinth
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Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) removes arsenic from arsenic-contaminated drinking water. This effect depends on several factors, such as the amount of water hyacinth, amount of arsenic present in the water, duration of exposure, and presence of sunlight and air. On the basis of the present study, the authors suggest that water hyacinth is useful for making arsenic-contaminated drinking water totally arsenic free. Water hyacinth provides a natural means of removing arsenic from drinking water at the household level without monetary cost.
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