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== Quagga Facts- Trivia Table ==
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| width="450px" | '''DISCRIPTION'''
| width="50px" | '''TYPE'''
| width="80px" | '''DATE'''
| width="150px" | '''REFERENCE'''
| width="150px" | '''NOTES'''<br>
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| Quagga first discovered in Lake Mead on Jan 6-07.
| Hoover
| 01-11-2007
| LVRJ_Mussel Infestation
| Found on anchor cables
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| Quagga and Zebra Mussel larvae called veligers.
| General
| NA
| TBD
| TBD
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| Zebra Mussels have caused billions of dollars in damage in the Great Lake Region.
| Zebra
| 01-11-2007
| LVRJ_Mussel Infestation
| Cost to power industry more then $3billion between 93-99. $5billion impact to industries, businesses, & Communities.
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| Zebra Mussels can survive in warm waters as (86'F)
| Zebra
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| Cannot tolerate freezing- above (54'F) to reproduce.
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| Dreissena mussels can accelerate corrosion.
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| acidic compound produces corrosion and pitting of iron and steel surfaces.
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| Quagga can be found at various depths.
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| As long as oxygen is present.
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| Quagga and Zebra prefer to avoid light
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| ...below the depth that light penetrates water.
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| Dreissena mussels can spread.
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| Larvae flow downstream, adults attach to boats, anchors, etc...
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| Quagga may be able to survive water as warm as (86'F).
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| Cannot tolerate freezing- above (48'F) to reproduce.
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| "Quagga Mussel" name
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| Named from "quagga", an extinct African relative of the zebra.
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| Mussel species can survive 3-5 days out of water.
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| Depending on water conditions.
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| Dreissena mussel costs to the US
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| from $500 million to $5 billion per year.
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| Dreissena mussels can have positive aspects
| General
| 05-02-2008
| USBR_Quagga Action Plan
| can accumulate contaminants and improved water clarity.
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| Zebra Mussels originally came from Europe (Ukraine).
| General
| TBD
| TBD
| Came from large oceangoing vessels headed for the Great Lakes Region. Noted in 1989.
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| Quaggas can recognize that chemicals are bad for them.
| Chlorine
| 06-23-2008
| LVSun_Quagga last meal
| They close up and often avoid ingesting enough ot it to kill them.
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| Chemicals include detrimental effects on environment.
| Chlorine
| 06-23-2008
| LVSun_Quagga last meal
| Chlorine can form cancer-causing carcinogens when combined with organic matter in the water supply.
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| Bacterium produces a toxin that kills Quagga and Zebra
| Bacterium
| 06-23-2008
| LVSun_Quagga last meal
| Chlorine can form cancer-causing carcinogens when combined with organic matter in the water supply.
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| Bacterium tests in New York power plants in 2006 successful
| Bacterium
| 06-23-2008
| LVSun_Quagga last meal
| Killed up to 90% of Zebra and 70% of Quagga.
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| Bacterium may have a better kill rate in Southwest
| Bacterium
| 06-23-2008
| LVSun_Quagga last meal
| Kill rate is higher in warm, hard water.
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| Bacterium Tests from USBR at Hoover and Davis- Fall 2008
| Bacterium
| 06-23-2008
| LVSun_Quagga last meal
| ...powerplants and water facilities as soon as late 2009 or early 2010.
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| Bacteria produce natural compounds that kill mussels when ingested.
| Bacterium
| 06-03-2008
| USBR_Mussel Task Force
| It destroys the mussels' digestive system.
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