Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture A Primer

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Agriculture.

United States.

United States. Environmental Protection Agency.

Agricultural pollution.

Agriculture--Research.

Agriculture.

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Animal feeding.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Examines issues with livestock and poultry air emissions from animal feeding operations (AFOs), including health and environmental impacts and control strategies. Discusses specific environmental statutes and EPA and other regulations that impact AFOs. Addresses EPA regulation of, and Congressional interest in, agricultural emissions of greenhouse gases. Covers National Research Council reports on air emissions from AFOs, role of USDA, and research priorities

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Feb. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Air Quality Issues and Animal Agriculture

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-RSI-0610

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license