One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; thick shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the Red River basin. The specimen measures between 60 - 100 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the right valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; thick shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the Red River basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; thick shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the Red River basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be relatively-recently dead when collected.

One preserved mussel specimen including the left valve only. The specimen exhibits a quadrate shape; thick shell; double looped beak sculpturing; white internal coloring; brown external coloring; external sculpturing in the form of pustules. Collected in the Red River basin. The specimen measures between 100 - 120 mm in length and was assessed to be long dead when collected.

Wastewater effluent produced in the fiberglass manufacturing industry contains a significant amount of total suspended solids. Environmental regulations require pretreatment of effluent before it is discharged to the municipal wastewater treatment plant. Chemical precipitation by coagulation and flocculation is the method of pretreatment used at the Vetrotex CertainTeed Corporation (VCT). A treatability study was conducted to determine conditions at which the VCT Wastewater Pretreatment Plant could operate to consistently achieve a total suspended solids concentration ≤ 200-mg/L. Jar tests varied pH, polymer dosage, and ferric sulfate dosage. Total suspended solids and turbidity were measured to evaluate treatment performance. The data were used to determine an optimum set of conditions under project guidelines. Of twelve polymers screened, BPL 594 was selected as the most effective polymer. For cost efficiency in the wastewater pretreatment operation, recommendations suggested that treatment chemical injection be electronically controlled according to turbidity of the treated effluent.