| Impact ID | 7977 |
| Impact Type | Water Quality Benefit |
| Study Type | Anecdotal |
| Study Location | N/A |
| Impact Description | Germination of Echinochloa crus-galli (barnyard grass) was unaffected when exposed to the waste from a coke plant, a pulp mill, and a wastewater treatment facility. Barnyard grass seedling growth increased after being exposed to some of the pollutants from a wastewater treatment plant. The ability to withstand unknown pollutants, and even thrive under some conditions, indicated the potential to use E. crus-galli in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. |
| Reference | 24883 |
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