Problem
Effluents from animal husbandry
Other Names:
Water pollution from animal productionContaminated farm slurry
Food animal wastes
Nature:
Slurry — a mixture of animal faeces, urine and water — and silage liquor, a by-product of the process by which cut grass is compressed and fermented into silage, are polluting water sources.
Incidence:
In the United States, North Carolina's hog population has grown faster than any state in the nation, swelling from 2.6 million to 10 million hogs since 1987. These animals produce 19 million tons of feces and urine a year, or over 50,000 tons every single day. The hogs are concentrated in the eastern coastal plain, an economically important and ecologically sensitive network of wetlands, rivers, and coastline. In June 1998 the State authorities introduced tough new legislation on hog farms to control the dangers caused by the waste products.
Broader Problems:
Organic wastesWater pollutionSewage as a pollutantUnderutilized agricultural wastesEnvironmental hazards from meat production Related Problems:
Inadequate disposal of slaughterhouse wastes Aggravates:
Red tidesHormone pollutionAmmonia as a pollutantShortage of fresh-water Infectious drinking waterMicrobial contamination of foodHydrogen sulphide as a pollutantWater pollution by pharmaceuticalsEnvironmental hazards of pesticidesMethane gas emissions from animal husbandryEnvironmental hazards of pharmaceutical products Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → Animal husbandryAgriculture, Fisheries → Farming
Amenities → Food
Hydrology → Water
Industry → Production
Societal Problems → Effluent
Societal Problems → Pollution
Societal Problems → Waste
Zoology → Animals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST