Monitors Set Up In Indian River Lagoon Amid Health Concerns
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — With concerns over the health of the Indian River Lagoon, five new water quality monitoring devices were installed Friday.
The monitors will help determine how healthy the lagoon is in real-time.
The lagoon stretches along Florida's east coast from Volusia County to Martin County.
Widespread algae blooms were found in 2011 followed by outbreaks of brown tide.
About 50,000 acres of sea grass, representing 60 percent of the lagoon's sea grass coverage, has disappeared.
The sensors will collect information on temperature, salinity and levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and plankton.
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