RESOURCES
On this page you can find useful information about
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) from various federal and
nonfederal resources.
Federal
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Animal Feeding
Operations (AFOs) [external link]
Provides owners and operators of AFOs with background information
about CAFOs, resources to develop nutrient-management plans, and
advice for complying with federal CAFOs regulations ...more
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- AFOs
[external link]
Provides an overview of animal feeding operations, including general
definitions of AFOs and CAFOs ...more
-
CAFOs [external link]
Provides description of EPA’s CAFOs activities, including CAFOs
regulations, helpful resources, publications, and links to funding
sources ...more
- National Water
Quality Inventory [external link]
Provides data from EPA’s inventory of national water quality, for 2000
...more
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Nonfederal
- Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research
Other Environmental Hazards & Health Effects Topics
- Air Pollution
& Respiratory Health
Asthma, carbon monoxide, mold ...more
- Environmental
Public Health Indicators Project
List of core indicators, links to individual indicators, data sources ...more
- National
Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
Ongoing collection, integration, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination
of data on environmental hazards, exposures to those hazards, and health
effects that may be related to the exposures ...more
- Radiation
Studies
General radiation facts, public health research, radon research ...more
