Optimizing efficiency of zebra mussel monitoring at TVA power plants
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris, TN (United States)
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began monitoring for zebra mussels in spring 1992 and first detected veligers entering plant intake at Shawnee, Allen and Cumberland Fossil Plans in summer 1993. Existing information indicated that densities of zebra mussel veligers at plant intakes did not always correspond to densities in critical pipe units; however, a more accurate predictive technique was unavailable. The two sites chosen for this project were Shawnee Fossil Plant on the Ohio River and Allen Fossil Plant on the Mississippi River. The project involved a coordinated series of experiments to determine how densities of zebra mussel veligers varied throughout the day, how veliger densities estimated outside the plants related to estimates at different internal locations, and how growth rate of adult zebra mussels compared using measurements taken inside and outside the plants and from the two different rivers. The data indicated no significant difference in veliger densities from samples collected at the intakes and samples collected inside the plants. There was also no significant difference in densities between samples collected inside the plants. There was also no significant difference in densities between samples taken at different times of the day. The data did indicate a significant difference in density estimates between samples collected on different days and between densities in the rivers compared to densities being drawn into the plant. The results will be used to assist plant staff in evaluating future data and in planning a more effective and cost efficient monitoring program.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 146961
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-105116; CONF-9502124-; TRN: 95:007969-0020
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 5. international Zebra mussel and other aquatic nuisance organisms conference, Toronto (Canada), 14-21 Feb 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the fifth international zebra mussel and other aquatic nuisance organisms conference 1995; Ackerman, J.D. [Univ. of Northern British Columbia, Prince George (Canada)]; PB: 494 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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