water per day while feeding primarily on algae. They were transported from

Europe as stowaways in the ballast water of transoceanic ships and pose

significant social, economic & ecological concerns for the Great Lakes and other

The zebra mussel disrupts natures food chain. They remove nearly all particle

matter, by removing significant amounts of plankton from the water. They

remove food for microscopic zooplankton, which in turn are food for fish larvae,

juvenile fishes, and other plankton-feeding forage fish. These forage fish support

sport and commercial fisheries. This competition for plankton, the base of the

marine food chain, could have a lasting effect on the fish populat

and waterfowl could result in further exposure. The implications of human health

way to eliminate zebra mussels while at the same time leaving native species

being tested right now. The use of biological agents, including toxic

Prechlorination has been the most common treatment used to date, because it

raises concerns about the toxicity of chlorinated compounds to other aquatic

alive. It will also increase vulnerability to the other environment stresses. Such as

Some common words found in the essay are:
Lake Erie, Protection Agency, Food Chain, Control Researchers, Biology Zebra, Adjustments Prechlorination, zebra mussels, zebra mussel, food chain, North American, lake erie, organic pollutants, fish waterfowl, forage fish,
Approximate Word count = 566
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)