Industry weapons grow in bifouling battle

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Power Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:5405951

Rittenhouse, R C

Macrofouling holds the industry's full attention - again. Thank the zebra mussel for that. Never have the United States' fresh water bodies been more threatened, nor have power plants faced greater challenges from waterborne creatures. Earlier, Asian clams prompted a flurry of preventive activity. Before that, saltwater barnacles and marine blue mussels led the pack of waterborne nuisances. Each still threatens power plant reliability. This paper reports that now joined by the zebra mussel to form a macroinvertebrate gang of four, the group is sending plant operating and maintenance costs sky high.

• OSTI ID: 5405951
• Journal Information: Power Engineering; (United States), Vol. 95:10; ISSN 0032-5961
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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