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The article reports on the partnership between BioPet Vet Lab and Associa Advantage Inc. It states that BioPet Vet Lab's PooPrints Green Initiative Program is intended to address issues of dog waste in communities. It notes the partnership will promote public awareness and encourage responsible dog ownership.

The article discusses the growing problem of animal wastes in the U.S. not being processed effectively which may cause contamination on nearby groundwater. It says that the cause may have been the shrinking population of hog farms from more than 25,000 down to about 2,000 with the population of the hogs nearly tripled. It also mentions that health problems may surface for humans living near hog farm such as asthma and other breathing problems.

Informs about the collapse of a waste lagoon at factory scale hog farm owned by Oceanview Farms in Haw Branch, North Carolina which resulted in the outpour of waste across the roads, fields and New River. Disaster caused to the aquatic life and crops; Reasons for collapse; Note on the business of factory hog farms.

Focuses on the controversy caused by pig factory farms with residents in the United States relating to pig waste issues. Comments from Larry Guffey of Princeton, Missouri who lives near a factory farm which houses approximately 550,000 hogs; How farms treat pig waste; Reference to citizen's group protesting against expanding pig farms. INSET: Side lights.

Describes some of the ways to reduce the polluting effects of farm waste. Treatment of slurry and dirty water; Wastewaters; Considering the cost, effectiveness and reliability of treatment systems; Techniques.

Reports on the environmental aspects of animal waste in the United States. Background on animal waste lagoon spills; Spills' impact on the environment; Spills' impact on the pork industry; Government's efforts to prevent spills; Industry observers' comments. INSET: Teamwork prevents pollution..

The article provides an answer to a question of how to eliminate the effects of animal waste on the concrete floors of kennels.

The article focuses on the potential help of whale feces in the health of ocean ecosystems.

The article discusses the new technology developed by chemists Isabel Lima and Wayne Marshall at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Southern Regional Research Center (SRRC) in New Orleans, Louisiana on the conversion of agricultural bio-waste into activated carbons. It details the process by which animal byproducts are turned into activated carbons. Likewise, it mentions the competitive production cost of biochar and its utility in any air or liquid waste stream cleanup application.

The article reports on Merial Ltd.'s survey of dog owners' waste-removal vigilance in various cities in the United States. The most responsible are the residents of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Minneapolis-Saint Paul. The least responsible are the residents of Houston and Atlanta. Parasite contamination of dog waste leads to roundworm infection in humans.

Reports on efforts of the Natural Resources Defense Council toward the creation of rules to keep animal waste out of water resources and hold factory farms responsible for spills. Estimated amount of manure in sewage from factory farms; Exemption of factory farm runoff from regulation under the administration of U.S. president George W. Bush.

Discusses the resistance that intensive livestock operations face in Alberta due to the intense smell of pig manure. Assertion of Gordon Hunstad, president of Calgary-based Gord's Equipment Ltd., that his FAN machine can reduce odor levels and provide hope for the swine industry; How the machine processes pig manure; Success of the FAN separator at the Green Acres Hutterite colony. INSET: A new county rule hogties livestock expansions..

Comments on the environmental pollution created by farms in Canada, due to the unregulated disposal of animal wastes. Statistics on the amount of wastes created by animals each year; Presence of diseases, such as E. coli; How the wastes could be contained; Description of business opportunities utilizing animal manure, including methane production and compost. INSET: CANADA POST'S HATED RIVAL: TRASH BINS.

Focuses on the problem with the hog waste-filled lagoons in North Carolina that were overflowed in the wake of hurricanes in September 1999. Observation of marine ecologist Larry Crowder on the hog waste-filled water; How the hog wastes could kill marine life; Proposed solutions to the problem.

Lists environmental problems associated with pork production of the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in Canada. Vaporization and air emissions from factory plants as a cause of air pollution; Contamination of surface water from spills and leaks; Lack of aeration lagoons and secondary treatment facilities to neutralize hog waste before discharge.

Looks at how Glen Saline, owner of Apex Pork hog farm in Rio, Illinois, solved the odor problem coming from his farms. Complaints of neighbors to the odor coming from his hog farm; Solution given by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to the problem; Technology used to address the odor problem; Details on the technology.

Deals with the permit guidelines for state enforcement of pollution control on livestock farms being drafted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Highlights on the guidelines; How the guidelines will help the operations of the National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System permit system; Impact of the guidelines to the regulation of animal manure; Reaction of the American Farm Bureau and other farm organization on the guidelines.

Presents facts about farm waste and waterways. Amount of manure produced by United States' farm animals annually; Agricultural runoff as the chief pollutant of waterways; Suspected source of the 1997 toxic Pfiesteria piscicida outbreak; Risks of factory farming to human health.

Reports on the effects of animal waste in Lethbridge County, Alberta. How the area has the densest concentration of livestock anywhere in Canada; Details about the stench from animal waste that is effecting much of Feedlot Alley; Information about farmers who have been making efforts to reduce the problem.

Reports that the village council in Middlefield, Ohio is considering an ordinance to fining Amish horse owners $100 if they do not pick up their horse wastes while driving their horse-drawn carriages. Amish's environmental threat to the area; Amish man Eli Miller's response on the proposed measure.

Reports on the Unified National Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations, a comprehensive federal strategy to clean up bodies of water by reducing polluted runoff from large animal feeding operations (AFO). Project development by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA); Implementation of technically sound and economically feasible Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans.

The article reports that Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania-based heavy duty equipment and manure management systems manufacturer McLanahan Corp. has created its Environmental Division to focus on creating better solutions.

The article reports on the intention of the Department of the Environment (MDE) in Maryland to implement the general permit in the control of waste runoff from animal feeding operations despite legal challenges from Assateague Coastkeeper. The general permit will restrict animal waste storage and distribution systems operation. However, it states that the said implementation decision made by an MDE decisionmaker has caused its challengers to file an appeal in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City.

The article reports that euro1.7 billion package for agriculture in Ireland. Mary Coughlan, minister for Agriculture and Food, announces the funding for the rural development and farm waste management of the country. Minister Coughlan announced a gross estimates provision of euro1.638 billion for her department for 2007. Furthermore, the minister also drew attention to a new provision of euro18 million for an initiative aiming to improve welfare and quality in the suckler herd.

Reports on the significance of waste management in the operation of dairy farms in Great Britain. Benefits from a better animal waste management; Views of John Laws of the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research on the value of manures; Ways to reduce pollution risk.

Deals with the potential of vermicomposting of swine waste as a viable means of reducing the potential for nonpoint source pollution according to a research by the North Carolina State University. Impact of swine waste on the nutrient concentration within lagoons; Objectives of the research.

Deals with the proposed Animal Agriculture Reform Act of American Senator Tom Harkin to address the issue of animal waste management. Importance of national standards for animal waste; Aim of the legislation; Management plans approved by the US Department of Agriculture.

Reports on the studies of the effects of poultry operations and chicken manure on the water quality of Lake Eucha in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Aggravation of situation due to waste water treatment in Decatur, Arkansas; Discharge volume exceeding permit limits; development of action plans including composing and other bioconversion activities; protection of citizens' interests.