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Article: ZEBRA MUSSELS SPREADING IN TEXAS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 18, 2009
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release:
Invasive zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) have been confirmed to have spread from Lake Texoma into the head waters of Lake Lavon, and experts fear they could eventually spread throughout the Red River and Trinity River watersheds.
Zebra mussels multiply rapidly and can block water treatment plant intakes and pipes as well as attach themselves to boats, ropes or anything else left in the water. They can cause declines in fish populations, native mussels, and birds. They can also restrict water flow in pipes, foul swimming beaches, damage boat engine cooling systems and cause navigation buoys to ...