Friday, 1 February 2013

Underwater CO2 shows potential as barrier to Asian carp

Urbana IL (SPX) Feb 01, 2013



As the Asian carp population grows and the threat of the invasive species entering Lake Michigan through one of the Chicago canals is monitored, a University of Illinois researcher believes using two barrier methods is better than one.

Cory Suski experimented with adding carbon dioxide (CO2) into the water as a supplemental tool to work in tandem with the electric fence, which has been use