Arsenic: A Roadblock to Potential Animal Waste Management Solutions

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• Personal Author:
  Graham JP ; Nachman KE ; Price LB ; Silbergeld EK
• Description:
  The localization and intensification of the poultry industry over the past 50 years have incidentally created a largely ignored environmental management crisis. As a result of these changes in poultry production, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) produce far more waste than can be managed by land disposal within the regions where it is produced. As a result, alternative waste management practices are currently being implemented, including incineration and pelletization of waste. However, organic arsenicals used in poultry feed are converted to inorganic arsenicals in poultry waste, limiting the feasibility of waste management alternatives. The presence of inorganic arsenic in incinerator ash and pelletized waste sold as fertilizer creates opportunities for population exposures that did not previously exist. The removal of arsenic from animal feed is a critical step toward safe poultry waste management. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Fertilizers Food Industry Occupational Health Safety Waste Management
• Keywords:
  Arsenates Author Keywords: Arsenic Biomass Burning Environmental-exposure Exposure-assessment Fertilizer Incineration Pelletization Poultry Poultry-industry Poultry Litter Poultry Waste Waste-disposal Waste-disposal-systems Waste-to-energy Waste-treatment Waste Management

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• ISSN:
  0091-6765
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  113
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037379
• Citation:
  Environ Health Perspect 2005 Sep; 113(9):1123-1124
• Contact Point Address:
  Keeve E. Nachman, 624 North Broadway, Hampton House, Room 513, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
• Email:
  knachman@jhsph.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental Health Perspectives
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b5b9ff9bba7da47b58356f9ffb89e996d53fe8558c4f33a205e18c68fcc286b787ea8aae1a831a3c2672db6f1d7a7fe92e20ade37c39fd503026f62f72c71c3e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188478/cdc_188478_DS1.pdf
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