Agriculture Absorbents

New Study Links Septic Tanks to Florida Algal Blooms

State seeks millions to help residents disconnect from septic systems and connect to sewers In 2004, the first major toxic green algal blooms were noted on Florida’s tourism-reliant coastlines. Less than a decade later, the blooms earned the summer of 2013 the title “Toxic Summer.” By the summer of 2016, the toxic blooms covered more than 30 square miles of Florida’s ...