The Floridan Aquifer

Florida is the most heavily invaded state of alien species in the US, with some of the most dangerous animals in the world found at its doorstep. The Everglades are home to potential ‘man-eaters’ such as the well known Burmese and African Rock Python’s, however researchers have confirmed a new ‘man-eating’ species has come to town – The Nile Crocodile. Residents of urban areas far from the Everglades are no longer safe from the invasion of non-native species that are over taking the state. With Giant African Land Snails, Wild Pigs, Cane Toads and even some of the ‘man-eating’ species spreading into the urban areas.

Florida has 12,133 square miles of water and 53,297 square miles of land as stated by Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation. While Florida is recognized for are agriculture and our state's bodies of water, issues in these fields are present and will only continue to grow in the near future. Florida currently has a problem with our water management; though Florida is the Sunshine State, we have a lot of rain, and this rain often overflows into man-made sewer drains. Rain then runs off into our drains and oceans and then starts to leak into our groundwater, carrying pesticides and other dangerous substances into our drinking water. When a high level of pesticides enters the aquifer, the quality of our water diminishes.

Furthermore, factory farms pollute drinking water sources. Manure and fertilizers are rich in nitrates and phosphates, which are very unhealthy for living things. They pollute groundwater sources by seeping in through lagoons of waste sewage that factory farms create. Lagoons of animal feces and spent fertilizers are a very cheap way of dealing with waste (NRDC). The chemicals travel through the soil to groundwater that the local communities depend on. Ingesting nitrate tainted water will lower the amount of oxygen a person can intake. This can lead to death for infants. Some of the pollutants can reach open waters if they are carried by rain or irrigation water, called runoff. Runoff pollutes ponds, lakes, oceans, and other open bodies of water. Polluted waters with high levels of nitrates kill fish, aquatic plants, and other aquatic organisms because they experience the same problems with oxygen intake. High levels of phosphorus in our waters cause algae blooms in open bodies of water. Algae blooms disrupt the ecosystem in the water and kill the organisms living in the water. They use up all the oxygen in

In Florida, have you ever wonder where your water comes from? Well, the everglades provides water to 7 million people who live here In Florida. Also have u asked yourself, do your ever think our water supply could ever stop? The everglades water supply is losing its water and it’s affecting the park and it’s causing problems too.

'OOOO, AHHH' is the sound the crowd at Florida's very own National park the Everglades, but why should Floridian's and other people value the Everglades so much ? The Everglades has brought many opportunities for work and play, without this wetland bad consequences will occur.

The Everglades hydrologic system has changed greatly from historic times to the present day. Part of this is due to natural changes, while other parts have been affected directly by humans. Most of Florida’s climate, specifically the Everglades, is humid and rainy. Because of Florida’s precipitation, flood control structures have been put into place around Lake Okeechobee. The later release of this water has also impacted the environment surrounding Lake Okeechobee.

Many people who live in Florida know about the Everglades and the problems that it is facing. People and authorities have been fighting for clean, plentiful water in the Everglades; humans and thousands of animal species depend on it. Water supply is agreeably the main problem for the Everglades, and it can affect it in many ways, such as killing off animal species, providing a lack of clean drinking water, and ruining the size and beauty of the park.

The longitude is: 79 48’ W to 87 38’ W. The latitude is: 24 30’ N to 31 N. The lowest point in Florida is sea level where Florida reaches the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

The water resoures from the everglades is very important to florida. without them we wouldnt have water to wash your hands,shower or to drink.that can lead to diseases or dying of thirst. with out water factorys cant make sertant products which means less jobs.the floridans would be forsed to leave florida. so we should take care of the evergldes if not the water could get too pallouted and not clean enough to be used.

Although the amount of pollutants from a single town or construction site may seem insignificant, the combined concentrations of contaminants threaten our lakes, streams and wetlands. When things such as: human and animal waste, decaying plants and animals, discarded litter, or food waste enter surface waters, either dissolved or suspended in stormwater runoff, they can deplete the supply of dissolved oxygen in the water. When dissolved oxygen is reduced below a certain critical level, it can impair or kill aquatic plants and animals (CNYRPDB, 2011).

Saltwater intrusion leading to contaminated drinking water wells has long been feared in South Florida. Saltwater intrusion occurs naturally to some degree in most coastal aquifers, owing to the hydraulic connection between groundwater and seawater. Because saltwater has a higher mineral content than freshwater, it is denser and has a higher water pressure. There are three primary mechanisms by which saltwater contaminates the freshwater reservoir in the unconfined, surficial aquifers of the region: one, subsurface movement of seawater (lateral large-scale intrusion), two, seepage of seawater from tidal canals and streams, and three, upward movement of connate saltwater (water remaining from the

Could you imagine what happened to translucent and glistened Florida’s springs? Florida was floating on the water, it has more than 900 freshwater springs (Guest, 2014). Unfortunately, many studies show there are several threats such as drawing out tremendous amount of water, and the absent of regulation laws, lead to Contamination of Florida’s springs, loose business.

This project is meant to analyze various sources of scientific data on the environmental issue of phosphorus mining in the state of Florida, as well as explore concerns, solutions, and progress surrounding the problems faced. Phosphorus, a necessary element for plant respiration as well as use in the human body, is mined from phosphorus formations in the form of phosphate rock. The largest known and easily accessible phosphate formation in North America lies in Florida, in the central region, where large mining operations have been established for over a century to extract the rock for its main usage as fertilizer for the agricultural industry. Many longstanding environmental concerns as well as phosphorus supply levels have been debated in the last half century, or since the widespread use of fertilizer after the “green revolution”. This paper will explore the issues directly related to the

Your family and you finally got to take that vacation you all had been wanting. Everyone piled up into the old trusty commute vehicle, luggage in tow, and headed to the one and only Disney World. It was an easy choice, kids notoriously loved Disney World, and adults loved the tropical weather of southern Florida. Plenty of preparations had been made, money put aside, and precautions taken. Taking a dip in the famous Florida waters was of high priority on the trip itinerary. However, no one had considered the possibility of a different kind of “dangerous predator” while swimming in the refreshing coastal waters.

REMIEDIATING AGRICULTURAL WATER CONTAMINATION Remediating Agricultural Water Contamination: Problem, Solution, and Barriers Paper Problem Concerns about water pollution are generally focused towards sources that are highly visible and chemically oriented. However, the greatest causes of water contamination and quantity abuse in the United States come from agricultural production (United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], 2012a), which is defined as a nonpoint source that pollutes with nutrients. In 2011, nine