Hormones and Pharmaceuticals Generated by Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations

Hormones and Pharmaceuticals Generated by Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: Transport in Water and Soil

A specialized reference examining the environmental fate and transport of hormones, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, acaricides, insecticides, and other biologically active compounds generated by concentrated animal feeding operations. It focuses on how these substances move through water and soil, their potential effects on groundwater, soil and dung ecology, endocrine disruption, and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Key Features

• Hormones and pharmaceuticals from CAFOs
• Environmental transport through water and soil
• Steroid hormones and endocrine-disrupting compounds
• Antibiotic fate and environmental persistence
• Antibiotic resistance and resistant bacteria
• Groundwater contamination pathways
• Soil microbial metabolism and ecology
• Acaricides and insecticides used in animal husbandry
• Effects on soil and dung ecosystems
• Growth promoters and biologically active compounds
• Environmental risk and knowledge gaps
• Cattle, poultry, swine, and aquaculture systems
• Environmental and agricultural sustainability