impacts of development on the environment would be more accurate if there were 

 better information on industrial pollution and costs of investments in pollu- 

 tion control . 



The subjects selected for discussion in this chapter were chosen because 

 they were areas of special concern. The Charlotte Harbor, Big Cypress Swamp, 

 and Florida Keys have been studied as Areas of Critical State Concern. The 

 Areas of Critical State Concern study process has generated more data about 

 these areas than are available for other areas of Southwest Florida. 



Rookery Bay, Marco Island, and Sanibel Island were areas where public 

 controversy generated the need for data. The level of data in some of these 

 areas is exceptional, while others are found wanting. 



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