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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C12E50.ED38AB60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yes it is theoretically and likely possible to transport zebra mussel larvae in the bladder of a BCD. Whenever we move our boats from an infested waterway to another non infested site we wash (including dive equipment) everything down with a mild bleach and water solution then if we can let it bake in the sun for a day or two. Now I know this is not good for dive equipment with UV and such, but wash it down and remind everyone else to do the same (including the inside or your BCD bladder. According to the malacologists this greatly reduces if not kills any chance of larvae passing from one area to the next. Any damp spot not bleached including hidden spots on your trailer, bilges, bcd bladder could theoreticaly contain zebra mussel larvae for many many days and infect any uninfested site. Richard Hayward -----Original Message----- From: O2ccrdiver@ao*.co* [mailto:O2ccrdiver@ao*.co*] Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2001 4:40 PM To: hddiver@sy*.ca* Subject: Re: Zebra Mussel question Hello, I read your post on Techdiver regarding zebra mussels. I am curious about a situation that has occurred in a rock quarry in Pennsylvania. Dutch Springs is a rock quarry that has become over the last ten years a popular site for openwater checkout dives and training. The visibility degraded as the site became more popular. Within the last year zebra mussels have appeared in the water, and with there presence a marked improvement in visibility. It is claimed that the zebra mussels found their way into Dutch Springs via a B/C bladder. I know that zebra mussels found their way into the Great Lakes via ballast waters discharged by ships. The B/C jacket theory sounds a bit far fetched. In your opinion is this possible? Ray ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C12E50.ED38AB60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2462.0" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D162415620-26082001>Yes it=20 is theoretically and likely possible to transport zebra mussel larvae in = the=20 bladder of a BCD. Whenever we move our boats from an infested waterway = to=20 another non infested site we wash (including dive = equipment) everything=20 down with a mild bleach and water solution then if we can let it = bake in=20 the sun for a day or two. Now I know this is not good for dive = equipment=20 with UV and such, but wash it down and remind everyone else to do the = same=20 (including the inside or your BCD bladder. According to the = malacologists=20 this greatly reduces if not kills any chance of larvae passing from one = area to=20 the next. Any damp spot not bleached including hidden spots on your = trailer,=20 bilges, bcd bladder could theoreticaly contain zebra mussel larvae for = many many=20 days and infect any uninfested site.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D162415620-26082001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D162415620-26082001>Richard Hayward</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> O2ccrdiver@ao*.co* = [mailto:O2ccrdiver@ao*.co*]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 26, 2001 = 4:40=20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> hddiver@sy*.ca*<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Zebra = Mussel=20 question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT = size=3D2>Hello,=20 <BR><BR>I read your post on Techdiver regarding zebra mussels. I = am=20 curious about a <BR>situation that has occurred in a rock quarry in=20 Pennsylvania. <BR><BR>Dutch Springs is a rock quarry that has become = over the=20 last ten years a <BR>popular site for openwater checkout dives and = training.=20 The visibility <BR>degraded as the site became more popular. = Within the=20 last year zebra mussels <BR>have appeared in the water, and with there = presence a marked improvement in <BR>visibility. <BR><BR>It is claimed = that=20 the zebra mussels found their way into Dutch Springs via a <BR>B/C = bladder.=20 I know that zebra mussels found their way into the Great Lakes = <BR>via=20 ballast waters discharged by ships. <BR><BR>The B/C jacket theory = sounds a bit=20 far fetched. In your opinion is this <BR>possible? = <BR><BR>Ray</FONT>=20 </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C12E50.ED38AB60-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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