Chicken waste is also high in ammonia: when dissolved in water, ammonia is not only highly toxic to fish, but can also be chemically converted into dangerous nitrates through bacterial action. Nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorous, are two of the main macronutrients in fertilizer that promote plant growth. Synthetic fertilizers containing both nitrogen and phosphorus are applied imprecisely to farm fields, often at rates far higher than what the plants need or what the soil can absorb.
Ammonia from agricultural runoff can also degrade ecosystems by acidifying waterways, which can affect the ecology of streams and rivers. In CAFOs, excessive amounts of heavy metals like copper and zinc are fed as supplements to pigs and chickens, to promote growth and prevent disease. Chemical pollution of drinking water from agriculture is also a problem. Animal waste contains a high level of pathogens disease-causing microorganisms. Swine waste, for example, can contain more than pathogens that cause human diseases.
Pathogens can survive after being sprayed onto farm fields, leaching into groundwater, or being transported to surface water due to runoff. This rule regulated all factory farms as point source polluters, or identifiable sources of pollution. The original rule has since been updated several times because of lawsuits, most recently from the National Pork Producers Council.
The rule now states that only large operations that discharge manure directly into waterways are required to obtain a federal NPDES permit. Facilities that plan to manage waste in lagoons and dispose of it by spreading or spraying it on cropland need no permit. This is despite the reality of leaks, spills and runoff from such facilities. Pollutant-filled water that runs off during rain or due to over application falls into the category of agricultural storm water , which is regulated as a nonpoint source and does not require a permit.
In recent years, lax regulations and government inaction about water pollution from CAFOs has meant that locals are increasingly using lawsuits to act to protect local waterways and drinking water. Although much of the water used in the US is obtained from surface water sources, many families continue to draw well-water from the ground.
Factories, particularly through the use of large industrial air conditioners, can also release destructive gases, contributing to the depletion of ozone in the upper atmosphere where it is needed.
A particular kind of factory called an animal factory, or a concentrated animal feeding operation CAFO , causes a great deal of air, land and water pollution.
CAFOs are highly industrialized and used to produce meat or dairy products in large quantities. These factories produce gases like methane, ammonia and others that lower air quality and are harmful to health. The animal waste that CAFOs produce often ends up in the water table, contaminating streams and lakes with harmful bacteria like E.
The waste can also seep into groundwater through soil when it is then utilized in farm fields as fertilizer. Aside from animal waste from CAFO factories, industry also pollutes water sources directly through the dumping of pollutants into streams and lakes. In some countries, the dumping of hazardous waste is highly regulated, but this is not the case in much of the world. National Geographic reports that 70 percent of all industrial pollution is dumped directly into the water table, polluting drinking water.
For example, textile-dye waste water produced by clothing factories is creating a major water pollution problem in China. Fortunately, filtration systems are continuously being refined to clean factory waste before it reaches the water supply.
John Peterson published his first article in Having written extensively on North American archaeology and material culture, he has contributed to various archaeological journals and publications. Types of Industrial Pollutants. Man-Made Causes of Air Pollution. Forests are torn down for wood which takes away the natural habitat or animals and other wildlife while mining also forces animals to look for somewhere else to live in the hope of survival.
Oil spills, accidental leaks and the dumping of waste materials have also contributed to damage being done to wildlife. Due to all the reasons above, many species have come close to extinction and many more are likely to face a similar fate if we do not reduce the amount of damage we are doing to this planet in the future. Global Warming As we touched on earlier, a huge portion of climate change or global warming can be attributed to our reliance on industrial activities over the years.
Global Warming can lead to: Rising sea levels. Risk of species of animals becoming extinct. An increase in tsunamis, typhoons, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters. Melting of the ice caps Furthermore, our very existence as human beings could be under threat too, not to mention the increased risk of us catching diseases such as cholera, malaria and Lyme Disease.
Air Pollution Industrial factories have played a big part in the amount of air pollution that we as people have to endure. Water Pollution Factories are also a major contributing factor to water pollution across the globe.
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