
Factors Affecting Zebra Mussel Kill by the Bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens
Author(s) -
Daniel P. Molloy
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/876491
Subject(s) - pseudomonas fluorescens , mussel , zebra mussel , biology , bacteria , environmental science , ecology , genetics
The specific purpose of this research project was to identify factors that affect zebra mussel kill by the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens. Test results obtained during this three-year project identified the following key variables as affecting mussel kill: treatment concentration, treatment duration, mussel siphoning activity, dissolved oxygen concentration, water temperature, and naturally suspended particle load. Using this latter information, the project culminated in a series of pipe tests which achieved high mussel kill inside power plants under once-through conditions using service water in artificial pipes