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Air emissions from confined animal feeding operations may include a toxic mixture of contaminants, such as hydrogen sulfide, particulate matter from decaying fecal waste, odors, microbes and toxins. These pollutants can pose a serious health risk to vulnerable populations. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in pesticides contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, which can harm human health and plant life.

Recommended resources on this topic:

Reports & Other Documents

Animal Agriculture and Air Quality Policy and Regulations (Iowa State)

Regulations for AFOs Related to Air Programs (EPA)

Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture: A Primer

Congressional Research Service Report for Congress, February 2006.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

D. Heederik, et al. Health effects of airborne exposures from concentrated animal feeding operations.

Environ Health Perspect, February 2007.

Isolation of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from the Air Plume Downwind of a Swine Confined or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation

S.G. Gibbs, et al. Environ Health Perspect, July 2006.

Emerging National Research Needs for Agricultural Air Quality

V.P. Aneja, et al. Trans Am Geophys Union, January 2006.

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Relevant Organizations

Environmental Protection Agency

Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA)

California Department of Pesticide Regulation

Additional Tools & Resources

Animal Agriculture and Air Quality website (Iowa State)

Manure Management and Air Quality website (University of Minnesota)

Purdue Agricultural Air Quality Laboratory

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