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Article: Dairy herds and rural communities in southern New Mexico.
- Article from:
- Journal of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
- Author:
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Editor's note:
This paper is the first in a two-part series about the environmental health impact that dairies have on local communities. Part I focuses on health concerns that result from groundwater contamination, odor, flies, and dust. Part II, to be published in the September 1999 issue of the Journal, will address the specific problem of groundwater contamination from nearby dairy feedlots and wastewater lagoons.
Introduction
New Mexico has the fifth-largest land area among U.S. states and has a low population density of 12.4 persons per square mile. Between 1990 and 1995, New Mexico was the seventh-fastest-growing state. The population ...