Tag: Villalobos River

Use of water hyacinth, Eichornia crassipes as a bio-fence in Lake Amatitlan, Guatemala

Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) The three photos show the formation of floating bio-fence (biobardas) in Lake Amatitlan (Guatemala) using water hyacinth, Eichornia crassipes to retain floating solid wastes entering the Lake from the Villalobos River.    

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