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After 12 years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks | Dr. Mike Williams, CALS Animal & Poultry Waste Management Center, comments on promising new technologies

After 12 years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks | Dr. Mike Williams, CALS Animal & Poultry Waste Management Center, comments on promising new technologies | Research from the NC Agricultural Research Service | Scoop.it
Much has changed in the 15 years since state officials first got serious about finding a cleaner way to treat the waste from North Carolina’s 9 million-plus hogs. But much hasn’t.

 

But Dr. Williams, who is closely involved in the regulatory process, states that a new waste treatment system "seems to meet nearly every criterion to be named an official 'Environmentally Superior Technology' under the 2000 [Smithfield, NC] agreement"; and while the method may need tests for ammonia removal capacity, the technique is promising.

 

 

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Researchers craft tool to minimize threat of endocrine disruptors in new chemicals

Researchers craft tool to minimize threat of endocrine disruptors in new chemicals | Research from the NC Agricultural Research Service | Scoop.it
Researchers from North Carolina State University, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and a host of other institutions have developed a safety testing system to help chemists design inherently safer chemicals and processes.

 

Toxicologist, Dr. Heather Patisaul of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, talks about the interdisciplinary research which developed the innovative new TiPed testing system (Tiered Protocol for Endocrine Disruption."

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