Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels

Autores
Xu, Mengzhen; Darrigran, Gustavo Alberto; Wang, Zhaoyin; Zhao, Na; Lin, Cheng Chieh; Pan, Baozhu
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
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The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is a filter-collector macroinvertebrate species originating from southern China. It easily invades water transfer tunnels and attaches onto tunnel walls and structures with extremely high density, resulting in biofouling, pipe clogging, structure corrosion, a decrease in water transfer efficiency, and water pollution. It has become a prevalent problem and has caused concern all over the world. However, an effective and environment friendly method of controlling golden mussel invasion has not yet been approved. This study is aimed to propose measures for preventing golden mussel invasion and biofouling in the water transfer tunnels of the East River Water Source Project (ERWSP), which transfers water from the East River to Shenzhen, southern China for 10 million people. Long-term samplings and observations of the East River water were performed to study the golden mussel's invading pattern. Flume experiments were done to study the golden mussel's attachment on 14 different materials and performance in turbulent flows. An integrated ecological prevention pool was designed and constructed based on the flume experimental results for preventing the golden mussel invasion in the scale model tunnels of the ERWSP. The major technology of the ecological pool was preventing the golden mussel from entering the tunnels by attracting veligers to attach on geotextile cloth, attracting mussels to attach on bamboo, and killing veligers with high-frequency turbulence. An eight-month application experiment showed that the ecological pool successfully controlled the golden mussel invasion and biofouling in the scale model tunnels. The mussel density on the attachment materials decreased sharply as the distance of the materials from the pool entrance increased; the turbulence was effective in killing veligers that escaped from the attachment materials. No mussel was found on the model tunnels. Thus, the integrated ecological prevention pool is recommended as a successful measure for controlling the golden mussel invasion and biofouling in water transfer tunnels.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
Materia
Zoología
Water transfer tunnels
Golden mussel invasion
Biofouling
Attachment attracting
Ecological prevention
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spelling Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnelsXu, MengzhenDarrigran, Gustavo AlbertoWang, ZhaoyinZhao, NaLin, Cheng ChiehPan, BaozhuZoologíaWater transfer tunnelsGolden mussel invasionBiofoulingAttachment attractingEcological preventionThe golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is a filter-collector macroinvertebrate species originating from southern China. It easily invades water transfer tunnels and attaches onto tunnel walls and structures with extremely high density, resulting in biofouling, pipe clogging, structure corrosion, a decrease in water transfer efficiency, and water pollution. It has become a prevalent problem and has caused concern all over the world. However, an effective and environment friendly method of controlling golden mussel invasion has not yet been approved. This study is aimed to propose measures for preventing golden mussel invasion and biofouling in the water transfer tunnels of the East River Water Source Project (ERWSP), which transfers water from the East River to Shenzhen, southern China for 10 million people. Long-term samplings and observations of the East River water were performed to study the golden mussel's invading pattern. Flume experiments were done to study the golden mussel's attachment on 14 different materials and performance in turbulent flows. An integrated ecological prevention pool was designed and constructed based on the flume experimental results for preventing the golden mussel invasion in the scale model tunnels of the ERWSP. The major technology of the ecological pool was preventing the golden mussel from entering the tunnels by attracting veligers to attach on geotextile cloth, attracting mussels to attach on bamboo, and killing veligers with high-frequency turbulence. An eight-month application experiment showed that the ecological pool successfully controlled the golden mussel invasion and biofouling in the scale model tunnels. The mussel density on the attachment materials decreased sharply as the distance of the materials from the pool entrance increased; the turbulence was effective in killing veligers that escaped from the attachment materials. No mussel was found on the model tunnels. Thus, the integrated ecological prevention pool is recommended as a successful measure for controlling the golden mussel invasion and biofouling in water transfer tunnels.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo2015info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf248-258http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/127611enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1570-6443info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jher.2014.06.006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:30:52Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/127611Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:30:53.022SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels
title Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels
spellingShingle Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels
Xu, Mengzhen
Zoología
Water transfer tunnels
Golden mussel invasion
Biofouling
Attachment attracting
Ecological prevention
title_short Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels
title_full Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels
title_fullStr Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels
title_sort Experimental study on control of Limnoperna fortunei biofouling in water transfer tunnels
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Xu, Mengzhen
Darrigran, Gustavo Alberto
Wang, Zhaoyin
Zhao, Na
Lin, Cheng Chieh
Pan, Baozhu
author Xu, Mengzhen
author_facet Xu, Mengzhen
Darrigran, Gustavo Alberto
Wang, Zhaoyin
Zhao, Na
Lin, Cheng Chieh
Pan, Baozhu
author_role author
author2 Darrigran, Gustavo Alberto
Wang, Zhaoyin
Zhao, Na
Lin, Cheng Chieh
Pan, Baozhu
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Zoología
Water transfer tunnels
Golden mussel invasion
Biofouling
Attachment attracting
Ecological prevention
topic Zoología
Water transfer tunnels
Golden mussel invasion
Biofouling
Attachment attracting
Ecological prevention
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is a filter-collector macroinvertebrate species originating from southern China. It easily invades water transfer tunnels and attaches onto tunnel walls and structures with extremely high density, resulting in biofouling, pipe clogging, structure corrosion, a decrease in water transfer efficiency, and water pollution. It has become a prevalent problem and has caused concern all over the world. However, an effective and environment friendly method of controlling golden mussel invasion has not yet been approved. This study is aimed to propose measures for preventing golden mussel invasion and biofouling in the water transfer tunnels of the East River Water Source Project (ERWSP), which transfers water from the East River to Shenzhen, southern China for 10 million people. Long-term samplings and observations of the East River water were performed to study the golden mussel's invading pattern. Flume experiments were done to study the golden mussel's attachment on 14 different materials and performance in turbulent flows. An integrated ecological prevention pool was designed and constructed based on the flume experimental results for preventing the golden mussel invasion in the scale model tunnels of the ERWSP. The major technology of the ecological pool was preventing the golden mussel from entering the tunnels by attracting veligers to attach on geotextile cloth, attracting mussels to attach on bamboo, and killing veligers with high-frequency turbulence. An eight-month application experiment showed that the ecological pool successfully controlled the golden mussel invasion and biofouling in the scale model tunnels. The mussel density on the attachment materials decreased sharply as the distance of the materials from the pool entrance increased; the turbulence was effective in killing veligers that escaped from the attachment materials. No mussel was found on the model tunnels. Thus, the integrated ecological prevention pool is recommended as a successful measure for controlling the golden mussel invasion and biofouling in water transfer tunnels.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
description The golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) is a filter-collector macroinvertebrate species originating from southern China. It easily invades water transfer tunnels and attaches onto tunnel walls and structures with extremely high density, resulting in biofouling, pipe clogging, structure corrosion, a decrease in water transfer efficiency, and water pollution. It has become a prevalent problem and has caused concern all over the world. However, an effective and environment friendly method of controlling golden mussel invasion has not yet been approved. This study is aimed to propose measures for preventing golden mussel invasion and biofouling in the water transfer tunnels of the East River Water Source Project (ERWSP), which transfers water from the East River to Shenzhen, southern China for 10 million people. Long-term samplings and observations of the East River water were performed to study the golden mussel's invading pattern. Flume experiments were done to study the golden mussel's attachment on 14 different materials and performance in turbulent flows. An integrated ecological prevention pool was designed and constructed based on the flume experimental results for preventing the golden mussel invasion in the scale model tunnels of the ERWSP. The major technology of the ecological pool was preventing the golden mussel from entering the tunnels by attracting veligers to attach on geotextile cloth, attracting mussels to attach on bamboo, and killing veligers with high-frequency turbulence. An eight-month application experiment showed that the ecological pool successfully controlled the golden mussel invasion and biofouling in the scale model tunnels. The mussel density on the attachment materials decreased sharply as the distance of the materials from the pool entrance increased; the turbulence was effective in killing veligers that escaped from the attachment materials. No mussel was found on the model tunnels. Thus, the integrated ecological prevention pool is recommended as a successful measure for controlling the golden mussel invasion and biofouling in water transfer tunnels.
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