| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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7237
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Pistia stratiotes
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Research
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) was frequently cited as a traditional medicinal plant used to treat cancer in the Lagos and Kwara states of Nigeria.
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Nigeria
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41760
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7242
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Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) has comparitively higher productivity as a biofuel due to its thermal qualities, bioethanol production, and high productivity.
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41766
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7246
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Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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Under anaerobic conditions, water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can be used to create high quality biogas.
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41772
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7247
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Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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After photofermentation and ammonium stripping, water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) biomass could used as a biofuel to produce clean hydrogen.
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41773
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7261
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Pistia stratiotes
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Research
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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The juice collected from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can serve as effective medium for cell growth.
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41795
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|
7264
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Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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Ethanolic extracts from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) had antibacterial effects.
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41800
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7269
|
Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
|
Experimental
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Laboratory
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In non-chelating trails, water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) was able to remove heavy metals from biomedical waste.
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41811
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7271
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Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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In-vivo experiments with mice showed that methanol acetate extracted from water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) had analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and central nervous system depression.
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41813
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|
7278
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Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
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Experimental
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Laboratory
|
Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) can absorb uranium and might have the potiential for biosorption treatment of nuclear waste.
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41827
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7279
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Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
|
Experimental
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Laboratory
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Cadmium concentration ranging from 0.01 to 0.08 µM had no effects on water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes). Also, there was a correlation between cadmium concentration and cadmium in plant tissues, making water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) a potiential bioindicator in polluted waterways.
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41828
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|
7281
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Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
|
Experimental
|
Laboratory
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Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) has potiential use in phytoremediation of acid mine drainage.
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Jambi Province, Indonesia
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41834
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|
7287
|
Pistia stratiotes
|
Research
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Observational
|
Field
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Uptake of potientially toxic elements, such as Cd, Cu, and Pb, by water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) make it useful for biomonitoring heavy metal contamination.
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Al-Sero Drain, Egypt
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41779
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