Environmentally Safe Control of Zebra Mussel Fouling

Daniel Molloy

关键词: FOULING;    MUSSELS;    THERMAL POWER PLANTS;    PSEUDOMONAS;    PEST CONTROL;   

DOI  :  10.2172/935261
RP-ID  :  None
PID  :  OSTI ID: 935261
Others  :  TRN: US200815%%600

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The two primary objectives of this USDOE-NETL contract were successfully achieved during the project: (1) to accelerate research on the development of the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL145A (Pf-CL145A) as a biocontrol agent for zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis)--two invasive freshwater bivalve species that are infesting water pipes in power plants; and (2) to identify a private-sector company that would move forward to commercialize Pf-CL145A as a substitute for the current polluting use of biocide chemicals for control of these dreissenid mussels in power plant pipes.