Autor:	Duplaix, Nicole
Předmět:	WATER supply HYDROLOGY WATER pollution DRINKING water ENVIRONMENTAL policy RECLAMATION of land DAIRY farming WATER
Zdroj:	National Geographic; Jul90, Vol. 178 Issue 1, p89, 26p, 26 Color Photographs, 4 Maps
Abstrakt:	Discusses how the watery wilderness of south Florida, once shunned as mosquito-infested swampland, has been drained, dredged, and diked for farms and cities. How these spectacular feats of engineering have wreaked havoc on the environment; Manipulation of the area by man; Porous limestone of the region; Dairy cows as prime polluters; Disruption of Florida's natural water system; Water-recycling methods in Orlando. INSET: A watershed besieged..
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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