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CAFOs

CAFOs. Is there an air quality issue?. MMACHS. Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School. Opportunities. Pharmacy Technician CNA – Basic, Advanced EMT – Basic, Advanced Medical Office Sports Medicine Internship. Senior Project.

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CAFOs

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  1. CAFOs Is there an air quality issue?

  2. MMACHS • Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School

  3. Opportunities • Pharmacy Technician • CNA – Basic, Advanced • EMT – Basic, Advanced • Medical Office • Sports Medicine • Internship

  4. Senior Project • The Meridian School District Board of Education requires all high school seniors to complete a senior project • Public Policy • Health Care

  5. Our topic is often argued, we are simply presenting information we have gathered to consider new alternatives

  6. We also ask that you save questions until the end of our presentation. QUESTIONS?

  7. WHO LIKES MILK?

  8. Background

  9. Public Investigation Process Public Policy

  10. CAFOs • Cattle • Hogs • Chickens

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

  12. Health Effects • Inflammatory Response • Asthma • Bronchitis • Pneumonia • Psychophysiological response • Stress • Sensitization

  13. Testing • Nutrient Management Plan (NMP)

  14. Purpose and incentive? • Inaccurate or incorrect? • Is there a problem?

  15. Air Monitoring • Terry Jones Dairy CAFO, Emmett, ID

  16. N

  17. Data Gathered

  18. Results • No evidence of increased danger to health • Idaho lots are generally not an impact • Does not include odor or dust

  19. Public

  20. Community Workforce

  21. Community • Developments • Environmentally focused • Request changes Picture of Harrison Blvd.?, or Beacon Light Feedlot?

  22. Workforce • Increased Waste Levels Bad Air Quality = • Different Methods • Size $

  23. Policy

  24. Agencies • EPA • DEQ • ISDA • County

  25. Environmental Protection Agency

  26. EPA • Clean Water Act • Superfund Act • NAICS 112 • FDA and USDA

  27. Department of Environmental Quality

  28. DEQ • Monitoring • Issues Permits • Recovery Plans • Education

  29. Department of Agriculture

  30. ISDA • Promotes dairy and beef industries • Product safety • Regulates impact of operations

  31. National Resource Conservation Service • Conservation planning and assistance designed to benefit: • Soil • Water • Air • Plants • Animals • Promotes healthy ecosystems

  32. County • Individual Regulations • County Offices • Extension of higher regulations

  33. Conclusion

  34. Current Events EPA Crafts New Permit for Animal Feedlots in Idaho

  35. THANK YOU! Questions?

  36. 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.

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