Water hyacinth reaches river
Print Edition
THE water hyacinth that have flooded Suzhou Creek was spotted on Huangpu River yesterday with experts suggesting that the cooler summer weather may be the reason for the aquatic plants early outbreak in the city this year.
Marine workers have been trying to clear the invasive species from the creek as well as the river by putting up nets. Between September 6 and October 7, more than 44,000 tons of water hyacinth have been removed from the two waterways — nearly 20 times the amount during the same period last year. The amount of hyacinth removed from the Suzhou Creek is a record high for recent times.
According to Chen Liyi, an official with greenery and public sanitation bureau, the annual floral outbreak of the floating plants is usually from October to December. But this year they arrived a month earlier than usual, prompting the bureau to launch a clean-up operation from September 6 itself.
The bureau said this year’s heavy rainfall and astronomical tide meant that the city’s upstream water level remained high. As the water level receded, the water hyacinth flourishing upstream started to move downstream and into the Suzhou Creek. On Tuesday, a mass of hyacinth had blocked a part of the waterway.
A botanist said since the free-floating plant tends to grow faster in temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius, this year’s climate led to the early arrival of the plants.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
