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CHARACTERIZING AND MITIGATING PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS RELATED TO CAFOS
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HAINES, J. R. AND S. ROGERS. CHARACTERIZING AND MITIGATING PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS RELATED TO CAFOS. Presented at Board of Science Review (BOSC), Cincinnati, OH, January 23 - 25, 2006.
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CHARACTERIZING AND MITIGATING PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS RELATED TO CAFOs John Haines and Shane Rogers NRMRL Science Questions MYP Science Ouestion: What BMP treatment systems and restoration technologies are most effective options for watershed management? For mixed land use watersheds? For habitat alteration? For priority stressors? Research Ouestions: What contaminants are released from CAFO manures and how can these releases be minimized? What is the fate of pathogenic microorganisms emanating from CAFO operations? What treatment and management practices are effective for controlling the release of pathogenic organisms into the environment? The Research Animal agriculture results in the production of copious amounts of manure, much of which is ultimately used as fertilizer for crops or spread onto land. On a per weight basis, livestock animals produce between 13 and 25 time more manure than humans, yet regulations on the treatment of animal manures and spreading of animal manures onto land lag far behind those of domestic wastewater treatment. Spreading of animal manures onto land can have serious environmental consequences. The USEPA'