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D1 .... ..... <br />/ r <br />conic ei.,itratt'd <br />Arlii-nal- Feeding <br />0 )rations. <br />�CIA F 0s) <br />of -lit so0 rces for <br />I "I:I I10 t <br />cad Ono <br />;Tick, foilming <br />cal' c.11scolore� <br />lakes, rivers <br />and streams <br />hsh kills <br />polluted. wells <br />aninial <br />excrement <br />enut s <br />(ItII 1.10,111(`1 <br />c:olllbip.es with. <br />a 1`id <br />1.11.hr -ti o xi le <br />fol'rn.s <br />. ._,f fat c 3 <br />result.111 III <br />poor air qua:iity <br />PESTICIDE LAWS AND REGULATIONS <br />Ilse Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act establishes <br />procedures for registering pesticides with the U.S. Department of .Ag- <br />ricu.lture. it also requires the EPA. to regulate the use acid sale of pes- <br />ticides to protect human health and the environment. in order to use <br />certain restricted pesticides, farmers and professional applicators must <br />be certified; they can earn this certification by attending courses, pass- <br />ing a certification. test, and maintaining con.tinuirrB education credits. <br />FEDERAL .AIR QUALITY LAWS AND REGULATIONS <br />Many of us take the air we breathe for granted. If you can't see it, <br />smell it, or taste it, it's probably Oil. Or so you think. Tiny particles <br />of dirt and toxins can waft through the air undetected by most folks. <br />Tire .Federal dean Air Act is supposed to insure the ou.tcorxre sug- <br />Bested. by its name. <br />.Farn:rinB has historically benefited from a. broad exemption from <br />the act. Odors have been the major air quality issue involving agri- <br />culture, and odors are not included in air quality standards. More <br />recently, tlrou.Bh, concerns about particulate. matter have raised ques- <br />tions about the farming exemption. The recent renewal of the act set <br />standards for fine particulate matter emanating from human activity. <br />Common culprits: vehicle exhaust, coal -fired power plants, and mu- <br />nicipal waste treatment facilities. <br />"See that It.aze? That',s a rot of f ne particulates floating through the <br />air. Too lrt.ari)7 little particulates a71 -d some folks may luxve respiratory <br />problem.s." <br />Agriculture is a human activity, so ammonia emissions may fall tin- <br />der the new air quality regulations. Ammonia,-a compound released <br />fron-r animal (anal 1-winan) excren:rerrt, combines in the atmosphere <br />With. sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide to form fine particulates. Live- <br />stock manure and fertilization of crops are the major sources of emit- <br />ted ammonia. Recent court rulings in California may force strin.gertt <br />controls on these farm emissions hi the future. <br />24 <br />