Does animal feeding operation pollution hurt public health? A national longitudinal study of health externalities identified by geographic shifts in livestock production

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-137

  Sneeringer, Stacy ^a  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalities; Livestock; Pollution; Publichealth

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFANT MORTALITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 58149497357     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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