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ARCHIVES 2010


March 2010



CLEANING UP THE WATER IN LOOKING-GLASS LAND
By Diane Roberts, Special to the Times
Published Sunday March 7, 2010

Fertilizer runs off into Florida's waterways and can cause algae blooms. For example, in this view from 2005, the east bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville and its expensive waterfront homes suffered through a large algae bloom.
Fertilizer runs off into Florida’s waterways and can cause algae blooms.
For example, in this view from 2005, the east bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville
and its expensive waterfront homes suffered through a large algae bloom.

The St. Johns, Florida’s greatest river, is sick. Large sections of it are smothered in slime the radioactive green of a B-movie space alien, slime packing more than 100 times the World Health Organization’s recommended limits for toxins. The Caloosahatchee River, the St. Lucie Estuary, Tampa Bay, Ichetucknee Springs, Wakulla Springs - all poisoned with runoff from sewage, fertilizer and manure, all stricken with toxic algae that can promote tumors, and cause liver damage, rashes and respiratory distress.

View original article - St. Petersburg Times

Last updated: May 3, 2011

Working to preserve the environment upon which the ecosystems of Citrus County depends for the benefit of its citizens