Citation:

HUTCHINS, STEVE, M. V. WHITE, AND S. C. MRAVIK. Case Studies on the Impact of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) on Ground Water Quality. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-12/052, 2012.

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On-line EPA Report

Description:

This report describes a series of case studies involving commercial swine, poultry, dairy, and beef CAFO operations where ground water contamination by nitrate and ammonia has occurred to ascertain whether other stressors in CAFO wastes are also being transported through the vadose zone. These stressors include heavy metals and metalloids, microbial indicators for pathogens, veterinary antibiotics, and estrogen hormones, with a particular focus on the estrogen hormones.

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http://nepis.epa.gov/Adobe/PDF/P100F9DI.pdf

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( PUBLISHED REPORT/ REPORT)

Product Published Date:11/07/2012

Record Last Revised:09/26/2014

OMB Category:Other

Record ID: 241856

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Access Procedures :http://nepis.epa.gov/Adobe/PDF/P100F9DI.pdf

Document IDs:

EPA Number :EPA/600/R-12/052