The Center for Biological Macrofouling Research was founded in 1988. Its name reflects its mission as a national center for research and technology transfer on animal fouling of raw water systems.
The Center enhances ongoing, UTA based research programs in the biology, physiology, ecology and macrofouling control of two exotic freshwater pest bivalves
the Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, introduced to North America from southeast Asia in the early 1900s
and the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, introduced from Europe to the Great Lakes in 1986
now spreading rapidly through United States and southern Canadian inland waterways.
The Center coordinates research efforts:
develops new research initiatives
evaluates the efficacy of control measures
field tests emerging control technologies
provides consultation on macrofouling control to public and private entities
and acts as a national clearing house for information on the biology and macrofouling control of both zebra mussels and Asian clams
The Center acts in an advisory role on macrofouling control to:
the United States power industry
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Center has received funding from both these groups and seeks research funding and contract research from public and private industrial sources for its continued research on raw water system biological macrofouling control.
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Research Center Profile
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