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Efforts continue to stop spread of invasive zebra mussels in Missouri River dams; may use copper generator and UV light like other dams

Laura Johnson at South Dakota Public Broadcasting reports inside the cooling system of the Fort Randall Dam, about 600 gallons of a copper-based solution starts to work on the zebra mussels. Russell Kiefer, projects manager at the dam, said they’re using material that kills zebra mussels on contact.“As the water temperature increases, the zebra mussels…

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