Eliminating Zebra Mussels at a Power Plant
Eliminating Zebra Mussels from a Power Plant’s Service Water System with Oxamine ®
A power plant in the U.S. Midwest region started a new combined cycle gas unit with the capability to produce 495 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The plant was using industrial grade 12.5% bleach for microbiological control. This strategy proved no match for zebra mussels, once dubbed “public enemy number one” on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service aquatic nuisance species list
