Lake Apopka, Florida Fish Kill Report by Eugene W. Surber
Dublin Core
Title
Lake Apopka, Florida Fish Kill Report by Eugene W. Surber
Alternative Title
Surber Fish Kill Report
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Oakland (Fla.)
Zellwood (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Water conservation
Pesticides--United States
Fishing--Florida
DDT (Insecticide)
Insecticides--United States
Pollution--Florida
Description
A report by Eugene W. Surber on the May 1963 Lake Apopka Fish Kill. Surber describes his visit to Lake Apopka, Florida, and examines samples of dead and dying fish recovered from the lake. It is estimated that roughly 3 millions pounds of fish were killed in May 1963. Surber interviews several locals regarding aerial spraying of pesticide and its correlation to the Apopka fish kills. He concludes that pesticide the most likely cause of the fish kills, due to the extremely fast and intermittent nature of the kills.
Creator
Surber, E. W.
Source
Photocopy of original 5-page typewritten report: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Publisher
Aquatic Biology Section, Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center
Date Created
ca. 1963-06-12
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied 5-page typewritten report.
Is Part Of
Binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Oakland Nature Preserve Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
785 KB
Medium
5-page typewritten report
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lake Apopka, Florida
Zellwood, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Oakland, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Science Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Eugene W. Surber.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Friends of Lake Apopka and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
King, Joshua
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
5-page typewritten report
Collection
Citation
Surber, E. W., “Lake Apopka, Florida Fish Kill Report by Eugene W. Surber,” RICHES, accessed November 18, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5229.