IMPACT OF WATER TEMPERATURE ON ZEBRA MUSSEL MORTALITY

Molloy, Daniel P.

National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Mussels;    Pseudomonas;    Temperature Dependence;    Water;    20 Fossil-Fueled Power Plants;   

DOI  :  10.2172/804176
RP-ID  :  FC26-00NT40751--05
RP-ID  :  FC26-00NT40751
RP-ID  :  804176

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

These tests conducted this past quarter have indicated that the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CL0145A is effective at killing zebra mussels at water temperatures ranging from 7 to 23 C. Percent kill will likely be somewhat lower at very low temperatures, e.g., 7 C, but even at such low temperatures high mussel kill can still be achieved (>70% kill). This is significant because the development of a zebra mussel control method that is efficacious in such a wide range of temperatures broadens its usefulness as a potential commercial product.