Essay On Everglades

If you grow up in Florida you've probably visited the Everglades when you look at the water, it's brownish and smells would you dare to swim in it? Big sugar companies and agricultural companies are dumping high amounts phosphors into the Everglades which is Demolishing the everglades Ecosystem and animals that live there depend on water for its survival. Over the last century the Everglades have shrunk to less than half their original size as agricultural and residential development in the region have expanded. With rapid urban development and agricultural runoff from farms these come with hefty repercussions to the ecosystem and the water we drink. We need to change the way companies are dumping their toxic waste, educate the public on the …show more content…
When it rains it carries phosphors from the farmland into the canals which are being drained into the rivers as wells into the Everglades which is part of Native American reserves. Phosphates are a fertilizing material containing compounds of phosphorus.” It’s hard to live off the land like my grandparents used to,” said Houston Cypress. “The South Florida Water Management District currently allows discharges of water into the Everglades that contains 9 times more phosphorus than allowed under the Clean Water Act. This creates what is called nutrient pollution that causes harmful algae blooms.” environmentflorida.org. The chemical that are being released in to the water isn’t just effect the plant life but also the animals that live in the water and or drink the polluted waters. “The Everglades has among the highest mercury levels in fish in Florida. The average male Florida panther has higher estrogen levels than females, due to the estrogenic properties of mercury in the fish they eat. The mercury comes from coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities like cement plants.”