Heavy metals detected in the soil have also created health implications for Monterey Countyβs agriculture industry, and the workers who pick the produce.
The facility in western Ohio was licensed to house about 280,000 young hens raised to lay eggs. The destruction came amid egg shortages linked to an avian influenza outbreak.
A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected.
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Islandβs last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.
After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two plant based meat companies are reinventing themselves.
After being targeted by the meat industry, swept up in the culture wars and pummeled in sales, two plant based meat companies are reinventing themselves.
Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds βby several orders of magnitude,β the agency said.