Zebra mussels. The assault continues
Over the past seven years, zebra mussel infestation has spread relentlessly, fouling up utility cooling intakes and other industrial operations that draw fresh water. The striped invader has flourished in all of the Great Lakes and most of the major river systems east of and including the Mississippi. It has also migrated much deeper into the South than experts anticipated and is making its way westward. Now biologists have turned up a separate, look-alike species they fear may be just as destructive. EPRI is continuing its work to improve control techniques and has published a comprehensive monitoring and control guide that outlines the best practices currently available for dealing with the mussel problem. This article reviews the results of this work.
- OSTI ID:
- 7237208
- Journal Information:
- EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States), Vol. 18:6; ISSN 0362-3416
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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