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AWWA WQTC71449

  • Evaluation of Field Trial Results on a Promising New Alternative to Treating Invasive Mussels
  • Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 11/01/2009
  • Publisher: AWWA

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This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of invasive mussels, specifically zebra and quagga mussels, impacts of invasive mussels to drinkingwater treatment, mussel control/treatment in thewestern U.S., and proactive vs. reactive control strategies. Competing treatment objectives are presented and include: infrastructure protection andmaintaining flow;treatment method canimpact down streamprocesses and finished waterquality; and,breakthrough or interruptionsin physical treatments forsettlement prevention canresult in downstreamattachment and adult growth. Topics presented include: chlorine as the most frequentlyused control strategy; balance in invasive mussel control and disinfection byproduct (DBP)formation; Zequanox™; natural product chemistry; field pilot and demonstration trials; pilot biobox flow through trials; biobox trial results; and, domestic line treatment. Includes figures.

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