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An Economic Evaluation of Selected Manure Disposal Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2020

Harold W. Gaede Jr. ,
Robert L. Christensen  and
Muhammad Ashraf
Harold W. Gaede Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Robert L. Christensen
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Muhammad Ashraf
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
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Environmental pollution is defined as “the unfavorable alteration of our surroundings through direct or indirect effects on the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of our air, land, and water influenced primarily by man's actions. Some of the major variables, elements of the problem, and problems related to farm animal waste management can be found in Table 1.

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Agricultural Production and Land Use
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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 1 , October 1972 , pp. 121 - 128
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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