Pig and Poultry Air Pollution Costs UK Over £130 Million a Year

14 days ago by usernamesAreTricky to c/environment

Air pollution from intensive pig and poultry farms costs England and Wales over £131 million a year, contributing to cases of asthma, stroke, and heart disease, it can be revealed. A new analysis by DeSmog and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that ammonia pollution from England and Wales’ largest 1,200 farms causes an average of at least 25 hospital admissions and over 1,000 lost years of life due to […]

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