Central Florida springs polluted - people are getting rashes!

[bruehlt]

http://www.local6.com/news/9729584/detail.html

Well this just plain sucks....

Of course, why worry, right? This isn't going to impact the DIVE industry? :shakehead

 

[H2Andy]

dude...

that sucks

 

[Crazy Fingers]

Maybe I should re-evaluate my practice of drinking from spring vents when I get dry mouth! :11:

 

[UB]

Dam - I took my kids to Wekiva twice last week. No rashes, they were pretty tired after but I attributed that to the cold water. I assume the article meant Wekiva not Wekiwa.

 

[LiteHedded]

did blue springs last week and snorkeled wekiwa
no rashes to report here

 

[matt_54351]

i was diving at blue springs fri aug 25 and the week before. 2 tanks each trip. none of us got any wierd rashes... at least not caused by the spring

maybe a little too much promiscuous activity by some of my dive buddys

 

[sidneydiver]

Hmm, I dove Blue Springs today and no rashes yet...

 

[Mills]

Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Anthony DeLuise pointed out that rangers have documented just 34 incidents of park visitors developing skin rashes, compared to the 6 million other visitors who showed no apparent ill effects.

34 out of 6,000,000
sound more like a slow news day...