1. CAFOs Is there an air quality issue?

2. MMACHS Meridian Medical Arts Charter High School

3. Opportunities P harmacy Technician C NA – Basic, Advanced E MT – Basic, Advanced M edical Office S ports Medicine I nternship

4. Senior Project The Meridian School District Board of Education requires all high school seniors to complete a senior project – Public Policy – Health Care

5. Our topic is often argued, we are simply presenting information we have gathered to consider new alternatives

6. QUESTIONS? We also ask that you save questions until the end of our presentation.

7. WHO LIKES MILK?

8. Background Superfund ActSnake RiverAir qualityHealth Effects

9. Investigation PublicPolicyProfitPublic Process PolicyPublic

10. CAFOs Cattle Hogs Chickens

11. Air Quality Less focused on in past decade Less impact, less valid CO 2, NH 3, H 2 S, Methane Odor and Dust (Koneswaran, Von Essen)

12. Health Effects Inflammatory Response – Asthma – Bronchitis – Pneumonia Psychophysiological response – Stress – Sensitization (Von Essen)

13. Testing Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) (Bradford)

14. Purpose and incentive? Inaccurate or incorrect? Is there a problem?

15. Air Monitoring Terry Jones Dairy CAFO, Emmett, ID

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17. Data Gathered SitesNH3LELVOCH2SO2 (%) 1000.60020.9 2000.63020.9 3000.65020.9 41.800.70020.9 56.100.97020.9 63.200.91020.9 7000.64020.9

18. Results No evidence of increased danger to health Idaho lots are generally not an impact Does not include odor or dust

19. Industry Policy Public

20. CommunityWorkforce

21. Community Developments Environmentally focused Request changes (NALBOH) Picture of Harrison Blvd.?, or Beacon Light Feedlot?

22. Workforce Bad Air Quality $ Size Different Methods Increased Waste Levels =

23. Policy

24. Agencies EPADEQISDA County

25. Environmental Protection Agency

26. EPA Clean Water Act Superfund Act NAICS 112 FDA and USDA

27. Department of Environmental Quality

28. DEQ Monitoring Issues Permits Recovery Plans Education

29. Department of Agriculture

30. ISDA Promotes dairy and beef industries Product safety Regulates impact of operations

31. National Resource Conservation Service Conservation planning and assistance designed to benefit: Soil Water Air Plants Animals Promotes healthy ecosystems

32. County Individual Regulations County Offices Extension of higher regulations

33. Conclusion IssueContributorsResolution

34. Current Events EPA Crafts New Permit for Animal Feedlots in Idaho

35. QUESTIONS? THANK YOU!

36. Work Cited Von Essen, Susanna G, and Brent W. Auvermann. “Health Effects from Breathing Air Near Cafos for Feeder Cattle or Hogs.” Journal of Agromedicine 10.4 (2005): 55-64. Medline. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. Koneswaran, Gowri, and Danielle Nierenberg. “Global Farm Animal Production and Global Warming: Impacting And Mitigating Climate Change.” Environmental Health Perspectives 116.5 (2008): 578-582. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Jan. 2012. Bradford, S.A., E Segal, W Zheng, Q Wang, and S.R. Hutchins. “Reuse of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Wastewater on Agricultural Lands.” Journal of Environmental Quality 37.5 (2008): 97-115. Print.