{"id":4003,"date":"2021-11-03T15:19:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/?p=4003"},"modified":"2021-11-03T15:19:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:19:23","slug":"florida-water-quality-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/florida-water-quality-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Water Faced With Countless Threats to Water Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;NEWS POST&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;CONTENT&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;ARTICLE CONTENT&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In March 2021, 205 tons of nitrogen were spilled into Tampa Bay. This comes as one more crisis in a building list of water quality issues in the state of Florida. The bay already had issues with different seagrass beds that scientists looked to solve, but now things have changed. Seagrass beds near the spill were amongst the healthy wildlife and are now in more danger than the rest. Local officials are hoping to rally their community to take action and save Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p>A professor of marine science told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcactionnews.com\/news\/full-circle\/red-tide-and-algae-blooms-florida-waters-in-crisis?utm_source=Govt%20Affairs&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Bills%20List\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> that \u201cif you live in Florida\u2014you\u2019re part of the problem\u201d. The water contamination in Florida comes from residential properties, businesses and more. With rampant contamination, it is important for citizens to work to protect their drinking water. 1000 Friends of Florida is a non-profit that has been focusing on improving the water quality of their local waterways. They cite 2020 as a painful year where they were unable to accomplish as much as they would have liked, but now it\u2019s 2021. The organization is meeting again and plans to look into sources of contamination and create a better future for the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;CTA &#8211; PIONEER&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#d2e2f4&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|12px|12px|12px|12px&#8221; global_module=&#8221;3747&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;HDR&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>NOW REMOVES ARSENIC!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;CALL-TO-ACTION&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>PIONEER<\/strong> is the First of its Kind Whole-House Lead, Cyst &amp; PFOA\/PFOS Removal System and now PIONEER Removes Arsenic! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enpress.com\/site\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a> to learn more about this revolutionary system.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state of Florida faces a variety of contamination sources, and local groups struggle to find a way to combat each one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":4008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US Geological survey conducted research regarding different effects of droughts. In their recent study, they found that many prolonged droughts can cause a higher risk of exposure to arsenic in well water. Maine, New England, the Midwest, and the Southwest are all areas whose arsenic levels are regularly higher than the federal level allows. Although municipal water supplies are carefully monitored, private well water is not. This can be a danger to Americans because over 43 million people rely on private well water. A previous study revealed that somewhere between 1.5 and 2.9 million people are drinking water with unsafe levels of arsenic, and this number may increase to over 4 million in case of a drought.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increased levels of arsenic may be caused by a decrease in groundwater levels, which causes changes in water chemistry. There are also some human responses to droughts, such as using ground water rather than surface water, which may also affect exposure. The number of droughts is expected to increase as a result of climate change, exposing even more Americans to unsafe drinking water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arsenic is highly dangerous because it causes a wide variety of health issues, and is odorless, colorless and tasteless - making it undetectable without a test. To help combat this issue, many states which are at high risk for droughts have programs to provide private well owners with arsenic tests. Although not all testing is free, these programs help make it affordable since it is recommended to test water every 3-5 years. 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