Ecological Considerations of Reclaimed Lakes in Central Florida's Phosphate Region. Volume 1

摘要

Environmental Science and Engineering, Inc. conducted a comprehensive survey of 12 reclaimed and four natural lakes in the central Florida phosphate mineralized region. The lakes produced by mining were compared with the natural lakes in terms of physical, chemical, biological, and radiological characteristics. The first volume of this two-volume report includes an Executive Summary, an introduction to the goals and design of the project, an overview of the results, statistical analyses of the parameters measured, and a discussion of criteria to be used in designing reclaimed lakes.