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Presidents The increasing population in towns near the Everglades hunted in the area Raccoons and otters were the most widely hunted for their skins Hunting often went unchecked; in one trip a Lake Okeechobee hunter killed 250 alligators and 172 otters Water birds were a particular target of plume hunting Bird feathers were used in women's hats in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Tampa TPA Tampa International Airport Large Hub 9,548,580. 4.3 Gyres The Florida peninsula is a porous plateau of karst limestone sitting atop bedrock known as the Florida Platform the largest deposits of potash in the United States are found in Florida the largest deposits of rock phosphate in the country are found in Florida Most of this is in Bone Valley, # Employer # of employees, West Palm Beach PBI Palm Beach International Airport Medium Hub 3,110,450.

At the same time mercury was found in local fish at such high levels that consumption warnings were posted for fishermen a Florida panther was found dead with levels of mercury high enough to kill a human Scientists found that power plants and incinerators using fossil fuels were expelling mercury into the atmosphere and it fell as rain or dust during droughts the naturally occurring bacteria that reduce sulfur in the Everglades ecosystem were transforming the mercury into methylmercury and it was bioaccumulating through the food chain Stricter emissions standards helped lower mercury coming from power plants and incinerators which in turn lowered mercury levels found in animals though they continue to be a concern, Pan American World Airways ("Pan Am") the other longtime key carrier at MIA was acquired by Delta Air Lines in 1991 but filed for bankruptcy shortly thereafter Its remaining international routes from Miami to Europe and Latin America were sold to United Airlines for $135 million as part of Pan Am's emergency liquidation that December United's Latin American hub offered 24 daily departures in the summer of 1992 growing to 36 daily departures to 21 destinations in the summer of 1994 but returned to 24 daily departures in the summer of 1995 and never expanded further United ended flights from Miami to South America and shut down its Miami crew base in May 2004 reallocating most Miami resources to its main hub in O'Hare International Airport in Chicago United ceased all mainline service to Miami in 2005 with the introduction of its low-cost product Ted. .