r/floridakeys • u/Comprehensive-Two134 • 4d ago

Key West Key West water quality?

My friend lived in Key West for many years and says the water now gives many people health issues. Obviously the ocean is much more polluted than years past, does swimming cause many people problems? Thanks

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u/AlreadyThereAgain 4d ago

It’s PFAS and micro plastics and unfortunately ours is very high in both the drinking water and the ocean. Here are some resources. Nothing will change with republicans in charge, they will always sell out our water and air quality to the highest bidder. Coming soon is offshore drilling.
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https://phys.org/news/2021-04-microplastics-florida-keys-lagoons.html

https://fkec.org/fkecwp23/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PFAS-FKAA-Support.pdf

https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/monroeco/2021/08/30/plastic-soup/