Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in relation to environmental justice related variables in Wisconsin, United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growth of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) has caused significant environmental detriments and raised concerns regarding environmental justice with CAFOs exposure.

Objective

This study examined environmental disparities in exposure to CAFOs with several environmental justice related variables and considered exposure intensity.

Methods

We obtained data on permitted CAFOs (July 2021) from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. We used Census tract level variables from the 2010 Census to evaluate environmental disparities by environmental justice related variables (i.e., percentages of Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, or Hispanic; percentage living below the poverty level; median annual household income; income inequality (Gini

SUBMITTER: Son JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12316054 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature