Parshall of a water-treatment plant .
Cover of a heat exchanger of a hydroelectric power station.
The
problems caused by this species are similar to those described for the
zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha in the Northern Hemisphere. When
larvae of the golden mussel enter water
systems designed for potabilization, refrigeration, fire protection
systems, etc. and settle and grow there, they cause:
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Reduction of the section of piping.
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Blocking of pipes.
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Reduction of the flux speed due to friction loses (turbulent fluxes).
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Accumulation of empty shells and pollution of the waterways in case of massive mortality because of inadequate control treatments.
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Filter occlusion.
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Increased surface corrosion due to settlements.
Grid of a water taking
of a refrigeration system.
Pipe
occluded by the macrofouling
of L. fortunei
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