[PSUBS-MAILIST] Invasive Species decontamination

[Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles]

Applause! I commend you for seeing this as value added, rather than an
imposition as some might.

Alec

On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 12:22 PM Brian Hughes via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> After what the department of natural resources required to bring a sub
> into Montana, decided to muse on decontamination process for Harold. Need
> something simple, portable and easy.  How about a camping hot water heater?
> So I found a new, old stock one on eBay and it's incoming.  With potential
> trips to lakes in New York (many contaminated with invasive mussels) I want
> to be sure to do it right.  I'll rig up something and share when done. I
> already have the 12v pump I got for another project.
>
> Poking around online the recommended method is water at least 100 degrees
> F with 120 optimal. 140 if you want to just spray it down.
>
> Our local quarry that was perfect for sub tests, they let us have it all
> to ourselves during the week, was shut down last year because zebra mussels
> were found in it. Now even divers are banned. The local government spent a
> lot of money to kill them off (the mussels, not the divers) and stop the
> spread. I doubt it was us, but easy to see how a Great Lakes diver who
> didn't clean their gear introduced them.
>
> Being proactive here.
>
> This is what I bought.
>
>
> https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F223588442352
>
> Brian
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