Open AccessMidwest Livestock Operations Linked to Rise in Ammonia Pollution
Author(s) -
Grace van Deelen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo210665
Subject(s) - livestock , pollution , environmental science , ammonia , business , environmental protection , natural resource economics , environmental planning , geography , economics , chemistry , ecology , biology , forestry , organic chemistry
For the first time, scientists have linked high-density animal operations in the U.S. Midwest to rising air pollution from ammonia, suggesting need for increased regulation from the EPA.