CAFOsIs there an air quality issue?

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Background

•Superfund Act•Snake River•Air quality•Health Effects

InvestigationPubli

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PolicyProfit

PublicProcess

PolicyPublic

CAFOs • Cattle• Hogs• Chickens

Air Quality• Less focused on in past decade• Less impact, less valid• CO2, NH3, H2S, Methane• Odor and Dust

(Koneswaran, Von Essen)

Health Effects• Inflammatory Response– Asthma– Bronchitis– Pneumonia

• Psychophysiological response– Stress– Sensitization

(Von Essen)

Testing• Nutrient Management Plan (NMP)

(Bradford)

• Purpose and incentive?• Inaccurate or

incorrect?• Is there a

problem?

Air Monitoring• Terry Jones Dairy CAFO, Emmett, ID

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Data GatheredSites NH3 LEL VOC H2S O2 (%)

1 0 0 0.60 0 20.9

2 0 0 0.63 0 20.9

3 0 0 0.65 0 20.9

4 1.8 0 0.70 0 20.9

5 6.1 0 0.97 0 20.9

6 3.2 0 0.91 0 20.9

7 0 0 0.64 0 20.9

Results• No evidence of increased danger to

health• Idaho lots are generally not an

impact• Does not include odor or dust

Industry

Policy

Public

Community Workforce

Community• Developments• Environmentally focused• Request changes

(NALBOH)

Picture of Harrison Blvd.?, or Beacon Light Feedlot?

Workforce

Bad Air Quality

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Different Methods

Increased Waste Levels

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Policy

Agencies

EPA DEQ ISDA County

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA• Clean Water

Act• Superfund Act• NAICS 112• FDA and

USDA

Department of Environmental

Quality

DEQ• Monitoring• Issues

Permits• Recovery

Plans• Education

Department of Agriculture

ISDA• Promotes dairy and beef

industries• Product safety• Regulates impact of

operations

National Resource Conservation Service

• Conservation planning and assistance designed to benefit:• Soil• Water• Air• Plants• Animals

• Promotes healthy ecosystems

County• Individual Regulations• County Offices• Extension of higher

regulations

Conclusion

Issue

Contributors

Resolution

Current EventsEPA Crafts New Permit for Animal Feedlots in Idaho

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!

Work Cited• Von Essen, Susanna G, and Brent W. Auvermann.

“Health Effects from Breathing Air Near Cafos for Feeder Cattle or Hogs.” Journal of Agromedicine 10.4 (2005): 55-64. Medline. Web. 22 Feb. 2012.

• Koneswaran, Gowri, and Danielle Nierenberg. “Global Farm Animal Production and Global Warming: Impacting And Mitigating Climate Change.” Environmental Health Perspectives 116.5 (2008): 578-582. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Jan. 2012.

• Bradford, S.A., E Segal, W Zheng, Q Wang, and S.R. Hutchins. “Reuse of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Wastewater on Agricultural Lands.” Journal of Environmental Quality 37.5 (2008): 97-115. Print.