HARMFUL EMISSIONS
Most people today are aware of the effects of harmful emissions such
as automobile emissions, industrial emissions and the emissions from the power plants still using
coal.
Some people are also aware of the initiatives
being taken to help reduce these harmful emissions such as the clean air act passed in 1963 by Congress which
has been amended many times to enhance the original act.
What many people
do not realize is that 6 percent of the United States global warming impact from harmful emissions released into
the air every day is from farmed animals.
Farmed animals for commercial use emit the following harmful
emissions: Hydrogen Sulphide, Ammonia, Particulate Matter, Endotoxins, Carbon Dioxide and Methane all of
which can cause human and environmental problems.
Theharmful emissions from commercially farmed animals cause distress on a global level as well
as a human level.
Hydrogen Sulphide is a gaseous emission that
can limit the absorption of oxygen at a cellular level and is commonly seen in hog
farms.
Ammonia is found in large quantities near
chicken and hog farms and can cause respiratory and skin irritations.
Particulate
Matteris the dust and particles that are blown from commercial farms and can
cause a host of human ailments including asthma and other respiratory conditions.
Endotoxins are
the by-product of bacterial cell wall degeneration and are commonly found in high concentrations on large farms;
endotoxins can cause respiratory problems even in low concentrations.
Think
about emissions..
The most
effective way to lessen the risks of harmful emissions in commercial farms is to reduce the
size.
Choosing to consume less meat products is the
most effective way of lessening the demand and thus the production of
farms.
Buying local organically farmed meat is
another method to ensure proper farm maintenance and lessen the mass commercial
farming.
Sustainable and Organic farming utilizes the
natural pastures and health of the animals which benefits the animal, the environment and the human and helps to
control the harmful emissions produced in farming.
Carbon Dioxide is produced in large quantities during the
decomposition of manure and can cause death when there is a lack of ventilation.
The most globally harmful farmed emission is
from Methane produced during the digestion in livestock.
The environmental risk involved in the harmful emissions from
commercialized farming is particularly high due to the lack of
legislation.
Industrial and automotive harmful emissions are
being adjusted and controlled with the legislative involvement; however, the emissions from animals are
not.

Greenhouse gas emissions are
sometimes higher when you consider gases other than CO2, but the non CO2 emissions can be difficult to calculate at
this moment in time.
There are a number of carbon calculators which ignore all non-CO2
emissions. Green trade or economy is the new buzz word around today. We need to prepare and educate people
NOW before it’s too late.
By reducing your everyday household energy demands is another way to move nearer to carbon
neutrality.Reducing the heating level in your home or office is an easy and sensible step
forward.
You could even change the thermostat of your system with a more
energy efficient model. This all helps.
The incidence of commercial farms and animal
production is on the increase and experts from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization feel that by
the year 2050 global farm animal production will double from its present
state.
The increase of commercial farmed animals
forces the confinement of the animal to enable the mass production in the least amount of space which increases the
environmental impact substantially.
While most farming emissions are legally
regulated under the Clean Air Act it is generally not highly enforced. The main focus of the Clean Air Act has been
in the industrial and automotive emissions while the farming emissions have gone on the
rise.

There are measures that are effective in reducing the environmental
and human damage caused by these harmful emissions such as air breaking near farms. This allows livestock to
graze in pastures and better storage of manure.
These measures are not often taken
voluntarily as it increases the maintenance and cost of the farming, the enforcement of regulations would force the
farming nation to better protect the environment from the harmful
emissions.
This will in turn protect human health as
well as the health of the farmed animals.
The rate of disease and death in confined
farmed animals are high and this results in the need for more antibiotics and chemicals which is harmful to the
animal as well as the humans that consume the produce.
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