... . When the areas around the Everglades were not heavily populated they were poisoned by the pollution of industrial plants. Previous to 1984 when the area was declared a park, the water in the Everglades contained a pollution level of 5,000 parts per million. This is extremely high compared to bottled water, which is 30-50 parts per million (Evian). Its true that the wetlands have been ... for coastal marshes. I"m sure many of us can remember the movie WATERWORLD (Universal Pictures, 1995) where the earth is covered with water because the ice caps melted. Well according to scientists thi...

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