POTABLE WATER
The invasive mussel has reached the potable water distribution networks through treatment and collection systems in many cities in Europe and North America. The greatest risk is found in those localities that are supplied by river water collection or through reservoirs. We can also extrapolate this problem to Brazil.
At present, there is no concrete data on this potential incidence.
The measures taken so far have not been sufficient to end this serious problem. The ECOWATER INNOVA method used by ECOWATER TECHNOLOGIES in several treatment plants gave positive and long lasting results.
Municipalities with surface water captation
According to 2008 IBGE statistics, there are 3,141 municipalities supplied with water supply services through the general distribution network from surface waters. Of the total, 2303 are not affected by any kind of industrial pollution, mining activity, garbage, etc.
Solutions
The main condition in any L. fortunei control method in drinking water treatment infrastructure is the SAFETY of the treatment as a whole, for the health of the people.
Another condition is the PROTECTION OF INFRASTRUCTURES that are treated against corrosive processes.
Finally, the AVERAGE LIFE DURATION of the treatments used.
Reaching these goals using standard products is next to impossible.
ECOWATER INNOVA incorporates state-of-the-art technology that meets these requirements
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE INHIBITORS
The result of 4 years of field trials and treatments in different open and closed systems, the ECOWATER INNOVA method is the safest control treatment against invasive bivalves in the market.
The method is based on 5 coordinated actions:
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Detection and Evaluation
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Surface protection
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Removal of larvae
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Mortality in adult settlements and colonies in reservoirs, pipelines and pipelines
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Monitoring and Maintenance
The products and equipment used are specially designed to protect the submerged infrastructures from encrustations of any type of aquatic organism. They are not biocides. They are not chemicals or toxic.
With a half-life of 5 years, ECOWATER INNOVA is the only product on the market capable of offering a solution against larvae, fixing L.fortunei juveniles and any kind of algae on submerged surfaces without affecting the body of water and other species waterfowl
Municipalities with potential risk of invasion of the drinking water distribution network
These 2303 municipalities supplied by surface waters (reservoirs, rivers, lakes, etc.) are exposed to a greater risk of invasion by L. fortunei.
Initially 1,545 municipalities are located in regions where L. fortunei colonized hydrological systems have greater exposure.
This invasive phenomenon has affected many cities in America and Europe. It is a fact that is causing considerable losses, given the complexity of acting on buried channels. Once the network is invaded, effective and innocuous treatments are expensive.
Prevention is the right solution. If a system has not yet been invaded, prior steps must be taken to avoid colonization. These measures are possible in critical areas of the system.
In the table on the right, we can see the details of the number of cities with the highest risk of invasion. The level of risk varies depending on the characteristics of the collection, treatment, distribution, storage, etc.
