Water hyacinths transform the image of the Tietê River in the interior of SP

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In some cases, plant roots can be over a meter long, making navigation quite difficult. Water hyacinths transform the image of the Tietê River in the interior of SP TV TEM/Reprodução Water hyacinths are taking over the bed of the Tietê River in the region of Araçatuba (SP). They provide an important environmental service by filtering water, but when in excess they can cause problems. A water hyacinth alone does not represent much danger, but, as the plant floats, it is carried by the current and, when several water hyacinths meet, they form islands, as in the middle of the river between Araçatuba and Santo Antônio do Aracanguá (SP). See the report shown on the program on 02/19/2023: Water hyacinths transform the image of the Tietê River in the interior of SP In some cases, the roots of the plants can be more than one meter long. Then, under the water, they intertwine, forming a kind of wall, which makes navigation quite difficult. There are several reasons that explain the abnormal amount of water hyacinth: one of them is that, during the rainy season, the runoff drags part of the fertilizers thrown onto the ground into the water. This leaves Tietê with an excess of nutrients. And, as the water hyacinth is a plant and likes fertilizer, the species grows wildly. VIDEOS: see the reports from Nosso Campo Access + TV TEM | Programming | Videos | Social media

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