Letter from John R. Thoman to A. D. Aldrich (July 25, 1963)
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from John R. Thoman to A. D. Aldrich (July 25, 1963)
Alternative Title
Letter from Thoman to Aldrich (July 25, 1963)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pesticides--United States
Fishing--Florida
DDT (Insecticide)
Insecticides--United States
Pollution--Florida
Description
A letter of correspondence from John R. Thoman, the Regional Director of the Water Supply and Pollution Control Division of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, to A. D. Aldrich, the Director of the Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. The letter discusses the analysis of the samples taken by Eugene W. Surber during his visit to Lake Apopka, Florida, in June 1963. Analysis of fish samples performed by chemists with the Department of Health found large concentrations of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) were in the bass fish samples. According to the letter, Thoman does not believe these concentrations necessarily indicate DDT poisoning as the cause of death.
Creator
Thoman, John R.
Source
Photocopy of original 2-page typewritten letter from John R. Thoman to A. D. Aldrich, July 25, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1963-07-25
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied 2-page typewritten letter from John R. Thoman to A. D. Aldrich, July 25, 1963.
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
358 KB
Medium
2-page typewritten letter
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Cincinnati, Ohio
Lake Apopka, Florida
Public Health Service, Atlanta, Georgia
Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Science Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by John R. Thoman.
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/.
Schafer, M.L., K.A. Busch, and J.E. Campbell. 1963. "Rapid Screening Method for DDT in Milk with Gas Chromatography." The Journal of Dairy Science. 46, no. 10: 1025-1032.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2-page typewritten letter
Collection
Citation
Thoman, John R., “Letter from John R. Thoman to A. D. Aldrich (July 25, 1963),” RICHES, accessed November 3, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5230.