Until this article, I had no idea the re: magnitude of this type of pollution nor ability of the "concentrated animal feeding operations" (CAFO's)/ Corporate Farming to prevent regulation and to keep pollution information from the public "....based on the industry’s far-fetched claim that factory farm business information – such as business names and addresses – is private information that should be shielded from public view, unlike in virtually all other business sectors." The EPA estimates these operations (CAFO's) produce three times as much waste as humans. While human waste must be treated, EPA does not require factory farms to meet any waste treatment requirements despite the fact that these wastes contain pathogens, heavy metals, antibiotics and hormones.
See the full article at WATER ON LINE..http://www.wateronline.com/doc/citizens-move-intervene-bureau-polluting-factory-farm-data-secret-0001?sectionCode=News&templateCode=SponsorHeader&user=2903505&source=nl:38121
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