Mini-Project #5

Superfund

The Superfund program was created by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). The acts established authority for the government to respond to the release/threat of release of hazardous wastes, including cleanup and enforcement actions. Long term cleanups at National Priority List (NPL) sites last more than a year while short term /emergency cleanups are usually completed in less than a year. Our Federal Facilities Program monitors and provides assistance to federal facilities in Region 4 to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and policies under CERCLA. The Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, under the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides the policy, guidance and direction for our knowledge managment programs.

The Superfund and Federal Facilities Restoration programs are helping state and local governments all over the Southeast region realize significant real estate and development opportunities by assisting in cleaning up Superfund sites for reuse through our land revitalization effort. We are collaborating with our state and local partners to help restore land and watersheds that have been contaminated, deforested and eroded by mining in the past.

The nearest superfund site to me is a facility at the Homestead Air Force Base located in Homestead, FL.

Mini-Project #4

Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods produced from genetically modified organisms (GMO) that have had their DNA altered through genetic engineering. GM foods were first put on the market in the early 1990s. The most common modified foods are derived from plants: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. (Wikipedia)

Here is a list of GM products along with its non-GM products:
http://www.truefoodnow.org/shoppersguide/guide_printable.html

Mini-Project #3

List of Endangered Animals in Florida

Alligator, American ( Alligator mississippiensis)

Bankclimber, purple ( Elliptoideus sloatianus)

Bat, gray ( Myotis grisescens)

Butterfly, Schaus swallowtail ( Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus)

Caracara, Audubon's crested (FL pop.) ( Polyborus plancus audubonii)

Crane, whooping [XN] ( Grus americana)

Crocodile, American ( Crocodylus acutus)

Darter, Okaloosa ( Etheostoma okaloosae)

Deer, Key ( Odocoileus virginianus clavium)

Eagle, bald (lower 48 States) ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Jay, Florida scrub ( Aphelocoma coerulescens)

Kite, Everglade snail (FL pop.) ( Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus)

Manatee, West Indian ( Trichechus manatus)

Moccasinshell, Gulf ( Medionidus penicillatus)

Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee ( Medionidus simpsonianus)

Mouse, Anastasia Island beach ( Peromyscus polionotus phasma)

Mouse, Choctawhatchee beach ( Peromyscus polionotus allophrys)

Mouse, Key Largo cotton ( Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola)

Mouse, Perdido Key beach ( Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis)

Mouse, southeastern beach ( Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris)

Mouse, St. Andrew beach ( Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis)

Panther, Florida ( Puma concolor coryi)

Pigtoe, oval ( Pleurobema pyriforme)

Plover, piping (except Great Lakes watershed) ( Charadrius melodus)

Pocketbook, shinyrayed ( Lampsilis subangulata)

Puma (FL) ( Puma concolor)

Rabbit, Lower Keys marsh ( Sylvilagus palustris hefneri)

Rice rat (lower FL Keys) ( Oryzomys palustris natator)

Salamander, flatwoods ( Ambystoma cingulatum)

Sea turtle, green (FL, Mexico nesting pops.) ( Chelonia mydas)

Sea turtle, green (except where endangered) ( Chelonia mydas)

Sea turtle, hawksbill ( Eretmochelys imbricata)

Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley ( Lepidochelys kempii)

Sea turtle, leatherback ( Dermochelys coriacea)

Sea turtle, loggerhead ( Caretta caretta)

Seal, Caribbean monk ( Monachus tropicalis)

Shrimp, Squirrel Chimney Cave ( Palaemonetes cummingi)

Skink, bluetail mole ( Eumeces egregius lividus)

Skink, sand ( Neoseps reynoldsi)

Slabshell, Chipola ( Elliptio chipolaensis)

Snail, Stock Island tree ( Orthalicus reses)

Snake, Atlantic salt marsh ( Nerodia clarkii taeniata)

Snake, eastern indigo ( Drymarchon corais couperi)

Sparrow, Cape Sable seaside ( Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis)

Sparrow, Florida grasshopper ( Ammodramus savannarum floridanus)

Stork, wood (AL, FL, GA, SC) ( Mycteria americana)

Sturgeon, Gulf ( Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)

Sturgeon, shortnose ( Acipenser brevirostrum)

Tern, roseate (Western Hemisphere except NE U.S.) ( Sterna dougallii dougallii)

Three-ridge, fat ( Amblema neislerii)

Vole, Florida salt marsh ( Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli)

Whale, finback ( Balaenoptera physalus)

Whale, humpback ( Megaptera novaeangliae)

Whale, right ( Balaena glacialis)

Woodpecker, red-cockaded ( Picoides borealis)

Woodrat, Key Largo ( Neotoma floridana smalli)

Source: http://www.endangeredspecie.com/states/fl.htm