[HN Gopher] Use of Mussels to Improve Water Quality in Reflectin...
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       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)
        
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       | kissickas wrote:
       | > On a wet weight basis the Asiatic clam clearance rate here
       | averaged 19X higher than the native mussel.
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       | No wonder these things are taking over our waterways (along with
       | zebra mussels, also briefly mentioned).
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       | > 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.
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       | 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.
        
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