[HN Gopher] Use of Mussels to Improve Water Quality in Reflectin... ___________________________________________________________________ Use of Mussels to Improve Water Quality in Reflecting Pool [pdf] Author : mrfusion Score : 41 points Date : 2020-04-18 19:15 UTC (3 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.his.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.his.com) | kissickas wrote: | > On a wet weight basis the Asiatic clam clearance rate here | averaged 19X higher than the native mussel. | | No wonder these things are taking over our waterways (along with | zebra mussels, also briefly mentioned). | | > Although the proposal to use native mussels as a clearing agent | for the Constitution Gardens Reflecting Pool is admirable and | ecologically friendly, it would be a formidable amount of | molluscs to collect and distribute in the Reflecting Pool as well | as probably affect the sources in local rivers. The suggestion | was good but the implementation is not advised. | | I wish I could have gotten to this conclusion somewhere before | the last paragraph. | tastyfreeze wrote: | The whole pool doesnt need to be populated at once. Just | establish a few colonies around the pool and wait for the | mussels to get busy. | Retric wrote: | The data suggests they could survive, but where unlikely to | develop a stable population. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-04-18 23:00 UTC)