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Odors from Sewage Sludge and Livestock: Associations with Self-Reported Health

Description
Results of a June 2010 survey of adults in two North Carolina counties where liquid or cake treated sewage sludge had been applied to agricultural land within the previous six months, identifying associations between environmental odors and acute respiratory, gastrointestinal, and dermatological symptoms. Includes statistics with breakdowns such as age, sex, race, education-level, smoking status, type and intensity of odor, and type of symptom.
Author(s)
Steve Wing, Amy Lowman, Alex Keil, Stephen W. Marshall
Citation
Public Health Reports, 129(6), 505-515
Date
2014
Type
Document
Tagged as
Agricultural health and safety · Statistics and data · North Carolina