| Impact ID | 7020 |
| Impact Type | Human Health |
| Study Type | Observational |
| Study Location | Field |
| Impact Description | Floating mats of Eichhornia crassipes support organisms that are detrimental to human health. The ability of its mass of fibrous, free-floating roots and semi-submerged leaves and stems to decrease water currents increases breeding habitat for the malaria causing anopheles mosquito as evidenced in Lake Victoria. |
| Reference | 42105 |
| Great Lakes Region | No |
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