20 Jun 2006
Concentrated animal feeding operations near schools may pose asthma risk

In my experience, just driving past one of these abominations puts one at a higher risk of not being able to breathe at all! Or at least not wanting to breathe through your nose ...

Children who attend school near large-scale livestock farms known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) may be at a higher risk for asthma, according to a new study by University of Iowa researchers.

(link) [EurekAlert!]

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