FL Official Statements Just Can't Stress Naturally Occuring Nature Of Algae Bloom, Red Tide Enough
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Many state politicians and officials are quick to point out that the algae creating both toxic situations are naturally occurring organisms. However, they fail to mention that the algae’s current population explosions and the aftermath are not solely natural phenomena. Pollution from high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus are feeding two different harmful blooms: Red tide is caused by a marine plankton impacting the Gulf Coast, and the freshwater cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) is affecting inland waterways.
The two blooms are caused by distinct organisms but both are responding to excess nutrients running off the land into Florida’s fresh and saltwaters and feeding the toxic algae population booms.
Florida’s water quality issues have been under Gov. Scott’s responsibility for the last eight years. Instead of doing anything to prevent the two current toxic algae crises, however, Scott has been “throwing gasoline on this marine life dumpster fire,” Pim said. “The Scott administration spent eight years deregulating and slashing budgets — supposedly benefitting us tax payers. But cleaning this mess up will cost us many times more than if our leaders would have had the political courage to limit the nutrient pollution in the first place.”
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https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/08/16/nutrient-pollution-florida-toxic-algae-crisis-sanibel-island