Author: Phoslab

Manatee County’s Conservatory Park opens with 55 rustic acres The 55-acre Manatee County park opened Oct. 8 with little fanfare. Paved walking trails meander through heavy pine and palmetto undergrowth. Yellow wildflowers nod in the sun and locusts buzz in the stillness. It is tucked away in a heavily developed suburban area north of University Parkway and […]

Massive sewage spill prompts health alert Roughly 500,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into canals and stormwater culverts linked to the St. Johns River on Saturday after a county pipe cracked, prompting a health advisory in a mostly commercial and industrial area north of Seminole Towne Center Mall. The spill, one of the largest in […]

Florida Contracts L-A-B for Environmental Laboratory Assessment Services Laboratory Accreditation Bureau (L-A-B), a division of A-S-B, is proud to announce a contract with the Florida Department of Health to provide on-site assessment services to applicant and certified laboratories as part of the Florida Environmental Laboratory Certification Program Florida ELAP). L-A-B will work closely with the […]

Evidence shows that concentrations of PAHs found in seafood samples were up to 3,800 times greater than thresholds considered safe for human consumption by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The data used in the independent study is based on samples taken across several media—seafood, fauna and flora, sediment and water—collected in the GOM from […]

This is an interesting article that we found about how waste water pollution kills a lot of fish and how the company cleaned its self up and is now monitoring their waste water more strictly. “Settlements are still being finalized, according to attorneys, with four cases pending in Bulloch County Superior Court. There also are other cases […]

Sleepharmony Pink Youth Beds Recalled by Glideaway Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard This recall, due to a lead paint hazard, involves pink-colored twin-size, metal beds with three pink heart-shaped designs on both the footboard and headboard. The beds come with an assortment of stickers that can be applied to the heart shape design. […]

Saving oranges by altering their DNA Written by Amy Harmon The grove manager of Ricke Kress called and said “It’s here”. Citrus Greening disease had reached Florida. The disease that sours oranges and leaves them half green, already ravaging citrus crops across the world, had reached the state’s storied groves. In the years that followed, Kress […]

Long Bar: Developers say Sarasota Bay will not be destroyed by seagrass, mangrove removal Written by Charles Chelle The developers of Long Bar Pointe are trying to make the case that their vision for 463-acres along the Sarasota Bay will be better for the environment. Developers Carlos Beruff and Larry Leiberman say their team of […]