Arizona fish hatchery controls New Zealand mud snails while preserving fish stocks

by Blair Showalter | Aug 28, 2020 | Case Studies, New Zealand Mud Snails

Arizona fish hatchery controls New Zealand mud snails while preserving fish stocks EarthTec QZ can effectively control New Zealand mud snails while preserving trout stocks, according to a recent study by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD). Fish hatcheries...

Central Arizona Project uses EarthTec QZ to prevent quagga mussels from settling in key pumping plant

by Blair Showalter | Oct 20, 2020 | Case Studies, Quagga Mussels

Central Arizona Project uses EarthTec QZ to prevent quagga mussels from settling in key pumping plant The Central Arizona Project (CAP) manages 336 miles of aqueduct and more than 40,000 acres of land. Microscopic quagga mussel larvae called veligers were observed in...

Midwest water treatment plant controls zebra mussels at intake and 4.5-mile pipeline

by Blair Showalter | Jan 28, 2020 | Case Studies, Zebra Mussels

Midwest water treatment plant controls zebra mussels at intake and 4.5-mile pipeline [pdf-embedder url=”/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EarthTec-QZ-for-mussel-control-at-a-Midwest-municipal-WTP-2016.pdf”...

Copper more effective than chlorine on dreissenid mussels

by Blair Showalter | Jan 30, 2020 | Case Studies, Quagga Mussels, Zebra Mussels

Copper more effective than chlorine on dreissenid mussels A study conducted at a Toronto drinking water treatment plant found that ionic copper is more effective than chlorine for controlling adult and larval dreissenid mussels. Drinking water treatment facilities...

USGS studies zebra mussel control with ionic copper

by Blair Showalter | Jan 28, 2020 | Video, Zebra Mussels

USGS studies zebra mussel control with ionic copper The USGS is studying zebra mussel control in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. The project is a collaboration with the University of Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center. If successful, the treatment could...