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Press Release May 25, 2012

Nasty Green Slime Covers North-Central Florida’s Santa Fe River Due to Pollution

Health authorities urge people to keep out of the water—just in time for Memorial Day weekend

case March 9, 2009

TMDL Challenge: Lake Okeechobee Tributaries

Apart from its ecological significance as the second largest lake in the United States, Lake Okeechobee is also the largest surface water drinking source in Florida and the headwaters to the Everglades. Today, as a consequence of constantly accumulating phosphorus and nitrogen pollution, Lake Okeechobee periodically develops extensive toxic algae blooms. This case follows a…