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Last updated: June 10, 2003
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Is Mercury the Achilles Heel of the Restoration Effort?
Poster presented May 1999, at the South Florida Restoration Science Forum
Poster presented by: Mr. Larry Fink, SFWMD
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Part 1: What
is the South Florida Mercury Problem?
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Wildlife at
Risk:
Fish-eating wildlife and their predators build up high
levels of an extremely toxic form of mercury in their bodies, pass
it on to offspring.
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Although Florida
panthers prefer wild hog and deer, even an occasional meal of raccoon,
otter, or alligator can link them to the aquatic food web.
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Fisheries Closed:
Health advisories have been issued for no or limited consumption of
fish for the Everglades, Big Cypress Preserve, and E. Florida Bay.
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The new
treatment marshes will
attract fish-eating wildlife |
Legal Challenges
to Restoration
Program Filed:
The allegations -- Over time, mercury will accumulate in soils or
fish to dangerous levels within the new treatment marshes or make
the downstream problem in the Everglades much worse.
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Next: What is the cause of the south Florida
mercury problem?
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