The Tallahassee News detailing the May 1962 fish kills on Lake Apopka. Two fish kills occurred within three days, killing an estimated three million pounds of gizzard and threadfin shad. Water samples were sent to the Florida State Board of Health for testing. The kills are believed to be a result of a combination of various pollutions, including pesticide from aerial spraying, fertilizer run-off, and waste discharge from sewage plants and citrus processing.]]> The Tallahassee News, Tallahassee, Florida: binder 1962, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.]]> The Tallahassee News]]> The Tallahassee News, Tallahassee, Florida.]]> Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.]]> Oakland Nature Preserve Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> The Tallahassee News.]]> The Tallahassee News and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>