Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Florida's Dirty Beaches
Dixie, Taylor, Escambia Counties
Swimmers were advised to avoid the water near Cedar Island in Taylor County and Shired Island in Dixie County for almost all of 2006. Water quality in those areas exceeded acceptable bacteria levels in 89 percent and 85 percent of tests, respectively. In South Florida, Crandon Park's water had high bacteria levels in 18 percent of its tests......
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Florida's northern beaches have been the victim of pollution by the Buckeye Paper mill for too long!! UF will soon be hosting a meeting that could give Buckeye state funding to further their pollution.. come out and help put a stop to Buckeye's attack on Florida's beaches and end this corporate bull sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

BUCKEYE MUST BE STOPPED!!!!!!! The beaches are only one aspect of buckeye's pollution... the rivers and sea grass bed of "Big Bends" have been damaged as well!!!

The meeting at Uf is on 8-21 "Purchasing & Disbursement Services Conference Room
Room 101, Elmore Hall, Radio Road, 11am-1pm"

IF YOU ARE ANYWHERE NEAR UF COME OVER AND HELP US PUT A STOP TO THIS CORPORATE ATTACK ON FLORIDA'S BEACHES, RIVERS AND STREAMS!!!!!!!!!!!