| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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2736
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Infrastructure
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Experimental
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N/A
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An estimated cumulative economic impact to drinking water treatment and electric generation facilities in North America was $267 million between 1989 and 2004.
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18561
|
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2741
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Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Observational
|
N/A
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A survey of 776 raw water-dependent infrastructure industries (drinking water plants, power generation stations, lock and dam structures, etc.) in about 35 states of which 436 responded reported total expenditures on zebra mussel-related activities from 1989-1995 was at nearly $70 million.
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|
19399
|
|
2906
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
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Zebra mussel are biofoulers of fire protection systems.
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|
22455
|
|
4041
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Observational
|
N/A
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Hulls of boats and ships are encrusted and heavy with zebra mussels to where navigation is negatively impacted.
|
Lake St. Clair
|
14768
|
|
5301
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Observational
|
Field
|
When Dreissena polymorpha infests water bodies used for drinking or other municipal purposes, it must be filtered and treated to prevent the spread of veligers; this creates additional effort and cost for water use facilities.
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Minnesota, USA
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38223
|
|
5520
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Dreissena polymorpha can clog up intake pipes, as well as other equipment in Lady Bird Lake located in Austin, Texas.
|
Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas
|
39783
|
|
5633
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Observational
|
Field
|
In Lake St. Clair, Dreissena polymorpha can obstruct pipes, hoses, screens, and condensers of municipal water treatment and powerplant facilities.
|
|
38715
|
|
5719
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Observational
|
N/A
|
The Ministry of Environment water intake stations from along the Ontario shoreline of Lake Erie are recording slowdowns in their ability to pump water as the mussels attach themselves to the inside of the intake pipes.
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Ontario shoreline of Lake Erie
|
40103
|
|
5720
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Zebra mussels attack themselves with a threadlike attachment mechanism, blocking the insides of industrial and domestic pipelines as well as underground irrigation systems
|
Great Lakes, Michigan
|
40104
|
|
6419
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
Field
|
Dreissena polymorpha damage water treatment facilities.
|
Lake Lopez, San Luis Obispo, California
|
41922
|
|
7399
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Dreissena polymorpha biofoul water pipes and damage other infrastructure.
|
|
42296
|
|
7732
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Dreissena polymorpha can damage infrastructure such as pipes and machinery by clogging up available space.
|
|
42480
|
|
8285
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are notorious for their biofouling capabilities. They colonize water supply pipes of hydroelectric and nuclear power plants, public water supply plants, and industrial facilities. When inhabiting pipes, they tend to constrict water flow, thereby reducing the intake in heat exchangers, condensers, fire-fighting equipment, and air conditioning and cooling systems.
|
|
9047
|
|
8286
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) densities have been as high as 700,000/m2 at one power plant in Michigan, and they have reduced pipe diameters by as much as two-thirds at some water treatment facilities.
|
St. Clair River, Lake Huron
|
9047
|
|
9497
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Observational
|
Field
|
Dreissena polymorpha, in the United States, have the ability to cause significant economic impacts as a result of their biofouling capabilities.
|
United States
|
42982
|
|
9718
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Farm irrigation systems, particularly subirrigation pumping water from zebra mussel infested bays, may become clogged by zebra mussels.
|
|
43343
|
|
9719
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
|
Golf course irrigation systems may be susceptible to becoming clogged by zebra mussels.
|
|
43344
|
|
9860
|
Dreissena polymorpha
|
Infrastructure
|
Observational
|
Field
|
The presence of Dreissena polymorpha in Lake Texoma caused the suspension of the water pump station that provided drinking water to northern Texas. In 2024, the Red River Boundary Commission amended the Texas and Oklahoma state borders to include the water pump station wholly within the Texas border. This was to avoid the federal prohibition on transportation of zebra mussels across state borders.
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Lake Texoma
|
43574
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