CAFO

The Centers for Disease Control defines a concentrated animal feeding operation, also abbreviated CAFO, as an industrial-scale agricultural facility that raises animals, usually at high-density, for food production. Concentrated animal feeding operations are growing which has caused a rise in concern for health risks. While CAFOs provide some benefits when properly managed, the release of pollution is inevitable and has the ability to threaten human health. The amount of manure and associated gases produced by CAFOs has become problematic for public health. The primary source of pollution is the excessive amount of contaminated manure CAFOs produce. Significant amounts of manure and problems with manure management can cause environmental problems that have direct impact on human health. Concentrated animal feeding operations generate toxic animal waste that can contaminate the air and water, or even cause an infectious disease outbreak in neighboring communities. The following literature reviews aim to demonstrate and support the hypothesis by investigating health risks associated with concentrated animal feeding operations. The research article, Air Pollution …show more content…
al., 2015).
[Methods?] Surface water samples were collected from waters in proximity to the CAFO spray fields.
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As each of the following research articles indicated, human health is affected by the toxic waste concentrated animal feeding operations produce. The literature reviews, in the present paper, justify the growing concern of concentrated animal feeding operations threatening human health. It can be determined that CAFOs are polluting the air, soil, and degrading water quality. In result to the pollution, there is an observed decline in health among people who live near