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Bailey L.

Ms. Jizi

UWRT 1104

3 November 2017

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NYT Editorial Board. Opinion | North Carolina's Noxious Pig Farms. The New York Times,

The New York Times, 25 Oct. 2016, mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/opinion/north-

carolinas-noxious-pig-farms.html.

The Eastern land of North Carolina is the site of numerous pools of pig urine and fecal matter.

These sites are a result of the vast industrial pig industry in North Carolina. These waste sites

are not uncommon and are very dangerous, containing and transmitting harmful bacteria.

Flooding, which has become very frequent in recent times, cause massive overflow of these

waste sites which mixes with sources of drinking water. The bacteria and chemicals in the

overflow damage public health and the local environment. In 1997, North Carolina

government attempted to help by prohibiting the formation of more waste sites but over 4,000

are still in use. NC State University is making strides to better dispose of the large quantities

of pig waste damaging the state.

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After reading this article, I was shocked by the sheer quantity of the billions of gallons of pig

waste that is continuously mixing with the drinking water of millions of North Carolina

residents. Though some attempts of improvement have been made, it is not nearly enough.

Not only do these practices damage the environment by the addition of excess nitrogen and

phosphorus, but the E.Coli, salmonella, and cryptosporidium in these waste lagoons are

placing North Carolinians at high risk of contracting these infections. This article contributes

greatly to my inquiry project, focusing on the damage pig farming does to North Carolinas

environmental and public health.

This article was written by The New York Times's Editorial Board. Not only has The New

York Times publication been active since 1851, but has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes and is a

globally recognized paper. Though The New York Times, like many media sources, has been

accused of a bias, it is regarded as an incredibly reliable source. The author of this article, The

New York Times's Editorial Board, is a composition of 16 vetted and critically acclaimed

journalists. The NYTs credibility is continuously scrutinized by its millions of readers and

remains one of the most credible online and print publications in the world.