Tiny Asian green mussels, originally native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, were found to be clogging filters at the plant. It is thought that they were accidentally introduced into Tampa Bay in ballast water from a bulk cargo ship.
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The transmission pipeline and intake structures were built large enough to... -
Eight SWRO membranes sit in each of the 1,176 pressure vessels, which... -
Diffusers are fitted to the product water treatment systems, allowing... -
Tiny Asian green mussels, originally native to the Indian and Pacific oceans,... -
Satellite photograph of Tampa Bay. The desalination plant is located adjacent... -
View of the desalination plant – the largest of its kind in the USA – with... -
Simplified schematic of the process: in practice the permeate requires...
