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First Originated in the Balkans, Poland, and former Soviet Union, the Zebra Mussel has, over time, transferred itself through most of Europe towards the United States of America. In 1988, the first Zebra Mussel was found near Lake Erie, and has now traveled to most of the great lakes and down the Mississippi, spreading as far as the Western border of New Jersey and Eastern borders of New York.
Zebra Mussels are rapidly dispersing throughout the United States because of the comfortable temperature (they can survive only between the temperatures of 7 and 32 degrees Celsius), the large amount of food (algae, etc.), and easy flowing current, which allows immature Zebra Mussels to cling to smooth surfaces further downstream quickly and easily.
Zebra Mussels are a hazard to fresh water life and water plants for a number of reasons. Because Zebra Mussels may reproduce so quickly and in such large quantities (the female generally breeds 30,000 Zebra Mussels at one time), the immature larva adheres to walls of pipes, and each other. Therefore, Zebra Mussels both block and reduce the amount of water that may pass through certain pipes, whether they are for nuclear power plants or water fi
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Certain chemicals that may be used for both internal and external locations are listed below:
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As a potential hazard to the United States water system, the Zebra Mussel issue has been addressed by the government numerous times, and plans for ridding the country of such a nuisance have been established, and some, even initiated. The total amounts are approximately equal.
Further studies into the identity and construction of DNA will lead us to certain elements that may directly attack the Zebra Mussel reproductive system.
The study of chemicals that are used in water filtering plants has come to show that many safe elements and compounds may be used to eradicate the Zebra Mussel populace. This procedure was possible in Europe for the sole reason that Zebra Mussels had appeared at a time when power plants were just being created, and so pipes leading to lakes and rivers were rare. The eradication of these mussels is hardly possible for the reason that many chemicals would affect the water and its surrounding environment and species. MacroTech: Certain products released by MacroTech employ copper ions into water at a low yet toxic level.
Adding large amounts of salt solution would decrease the amount of oxygen and, eventually, both the adult and larvae stages of the Zebra Mussel would die off.
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