Capstone Project!!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT………………………………………………………………………….ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………………….iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………v
LIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………………...ix
LIST OF GRAPHS…………………………………………………………………...x
LIST OF FIGURES………………………………………………………………….xi
ACRONYMS……………………………………………………………………….xii
CHAPTER 1 - CAFO Development and History …………………………….1
Section 1.1 Introduction……………………………………………………1
Section 1.2 Classification of CAFOs……………………………………...1
Section 1.3 CAFO Growth………………………………………………...3
Section 1.4 International Expansion of CAFOs……………………………8
CHAPTER 2 - Government Regulations and Programs……………………..10
Section 2.1 Air Regulations………………………………………………10
Section 2.2 Water Regulations……………………………………………11
Section 2.3 Regulation Issues……………………………………………..12
Section 2.4 Government Subsidies………………………………………..13
CHAPTER 3 - Waste Management Practices………………………………...15
Section 3.1 Manure Management…………………………………………15
Section 3.2 Interstate Relations…………………………………………...19
Section 3.3 Spread of Contamination in Ohio Related to…………………21 Manure Management
CHAPTER 4 - Environmental Impacts / Issues………………………………23
Section 4.1 Introduction…………………………………………………..23
Section 4.2 Pollutants of Concern………………………………………...23
Section 4.3 Rural Property Value Losses…………………………………28
Section 4.4 Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens……………………………….29
Section 4.5 Bacteria……………………………………………………….29
Section 4.6 Biodiversity…………………………………………………..29
Section 4.7 Greenhouse Gases…………………………………………….30
Section 4.8 Air Pollution Sources / Issues………………………………...31
Section 4.9 Water Pollution Sources / Issues……………………………..33
CHAPTER 5 - Human Health Issues…………………………………………38
Section 5.1 Introduction…………………………………………………..38
Section 5.2 Impacts to Man……………………………………………….38
Section 5.3 Air and Water Health Impacts………………………………..41
CHAPTER 6 - Human Health Effects………………………………………..43
Section 6.1 Introduction…………………………………………………..43
Section 6.2 Documentation of Human Health Effects………….. ………..47
Section 6.3 Direct Links to Human Health Effects From…………………47 Air Pollutants
Section 6.4 Direct Links to Human Health Effects From…………………49 Water Pollutants
Section 6.5 Indirect Links to Environmental Impacts or Human…………51 Health Effects
Section 6.6 Measurement Studies That Identified Environmental………..51 Impacts
Section 6.7 No Link Impact Studies ………….…………………………..52
Section 6.8 Detailed Study That Identified CAFO Pollutants……………..52 With Fatalities
Section 6.9 Additional Air Studies With Links to CAFO…………………53 Pollutants
Section 6.10 Additional Water Studies With Links to CAFO………………55 Pollutants
Section 6.11 Additional Health Impacts From Pollutants……………………57 Linked to Animal Wastes
CHAPTER 7 - Summary/Conclusions…………………………………………59
Section 7.1 Restated Hypothesis…………………………………………...59
Section 7.2 Conclusion……………………………………………………..59
Section 7.3 Recommendations……………………………………………..60
APPENDIX A………………………………………………………………………....62
BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………..65