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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Pig-waste pollution

Pig-waste pollution

  • Unsanitary pig-waste disposal

Incidence

Manure from intensive pig production is affecting the quality of the Belgian water supply, according to a 1998 OECD report. In Brittany, one of the wettest regions of France, pig slurry has contaminated so large an area that there is a severe water shortage. There are 12 million pigs and 3.2 million people in Brittany.

Broader

Factory farming
Excellent
Effluents from animal husbandry
Presentable
Underdeveloped provision of household services
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Trichinosis
Presentable

Reduced by

Unused livestock waste
Yet to rate

Strategy

Reducing nitrogen and phosphoric pollution from animal production
Yet to rate

Value

Wastage
Yet to rate
Unsanitary
Yet to rate
Pollution
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and SanitationSustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Birds, mammals » Cattle, ungulates
  • Societal problems » Pollution
  • Societal problems » Waste
  • Societal problems » Hygiene
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G5493
    DOCID
    11754930
    D7NID
    138471
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024