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An assessment of the efficacy of chemical descalers for managing non-indigenous marine species within vessel internal seawater systems and niche areas
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Bracken, J and Gust, N and Ross, J and Coutts, A, An assessment of the efficacy of chemical descalers for managing non-indigenous marine species within vessel internal seawater systems and niche areas, Management of Biological Invasions, 7, (3) pp. 241-256. ISSN 1989-8649 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.3391/mbi.2016.7.3.04
Abstract
This study assessed the efficacy of commercially available descalers and factors that influence their efficacy as tools for marine biosecurity management. Laboratory experiments found calcium carbonate (CaCO3) degradation varied up to 29% (from 111 to 143 g/l) amongst seven products tested. Increasing the concentration of hydrochloric, phosphoric and acid-surfactant descalers from 25 to 75% did not increase the rate or total degradation of the mussel, Mytilus planulatus. Warming descaling solutions (from 11 to 26°C) significantly increased the rate of mussel mortality, decay and total degradation in all treatments. Circulating treatments increased mussel mortality and decay rate in hydrochloric and acid-surfactant descalers, but had no detectable effect on total degradation after 24h. Hydrochloric acid based descalers (Rydlyme®, 3H® and Dynamic Descaler®) were more effective than phosphoric acid (Barnacle Buster®) and acid-surfactant (Triple 7 Enviroscale Plus®) treatments. Organic material was largely resistant to degradation under all treatments. The implications for descalers as marine biosecurity tools are discussed.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | non-indigenous species, introduced species, pest, mussels, descaler, biofouling, calcium carbonate |
| Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
| Research Group: | Ecological applications |
| Research Field: | Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
| Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
| Objective Field: | Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in marine environments |
| UTAS Author: | Ross, J (Associate Professor Jeff Ross) |
| ID Code: | 114283 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
| Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
| Deposited On: | 2017-02-09 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
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