Title
Addressing Externalities from Swine Production to Reduce Public Health and Environmental Impacts.
Document Type
Article
Peer Reviewed
1
Publication Date
10-1-2004
Volume
94
Journal, Book or Conference Title
American Journal of Public Health
Abstract
Animal agriculture in the United States for the most part has industrialized, with negative consequences for air and water quality and antibiotic use. We consider health and environmental impacts of current US swine production and give an overview of current federal, state, and local strategies being used to address them.
Keywords
Air Pollutants, Animals, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Environmental Pollution, Health Policy, Manure, Public Health, Risk Factors, Swine, United States, Water Pollutants
Published Article/Book Citation
Osterberg D, Wallinga, D. Addressing externalities from swine production to reduce public health and environmental impacts. Am J Pub Health (2004), 94:10, pp.1703-1708
Rights
The article was published in American Journal of Public Health, 94:10 (2004), pp. 1703-1708. http://ajph.aphapublications.org/ Author Posting. Copyright © American Public Health Association, 2004. This article is posted here by permission of the publisher for personal use, not for redistribution.
URL
http://ir.uiowa.edu/oeh_pubs/30