Hog Operations, Environmental Effects, and Residential Property Values

Palmquist, Raymond B.; Roka, Fritz; Vukina, Tomislav

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“…However, this growth has come at a price since large animal feeding operations (AFO) have increasing come under both regulatory and citizen group scrutiny due to the large amounts of untreated waste and odors generated. Environmental groups have labeled these large operations "factory farms" and this is reinforced by complaints of lower quality of life (Thu et al, 1997;Wing et al, 2008), social justice issues (Wing and Wolf, 2000;Edwards and Ladd, 2000) and declining property value near these facilities (Palmquist et al, 1997). Many of the complaints are rooted in air quality concerns and these are driven in large part by odor emissions, which have been identified as one of the most significant animal emission at the local level (NRC, 2003).…”

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Speciation of volatile organic compounds from poultry production

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Scoggin

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Atmospheric Environment

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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from poultry production are leading source of air quality problems. However, little is known about the speciation and levels of VOCs from poultry production. The objective of this study was the speciation of VOCs from a poultry facility using evacuated canisters and sorbent tubes. Samples were taken during active poultry production cycle and between production cycles. Levels of VOCs were highest in areas with birds and the compounds in those areas had a higher percentage of polar compounds (89%) compared to aliphatic hydrocarbons (2.2%). In areas without birds, levels of VOCs were 1/3 those with birds present and compounds had a higher total percentage of aliphatic hydrocarbons (25%). Of the VOCs quantified in this study, no single sampling method was capable of quantifying more than 55% of compounds and in several sections of the building each sampling method quantified less than 50% of the quantifiable VOCs. Key classes of chemicals quantified using evacuated canisters included both alcohols and ketones, while sorbent tube samples included volatile fatty acids and ketones. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from poultry production are leading source of air quality problems. However, little is known about the speciation and levels of VOCs from poultry production. The objective of this study was the speciation of VOCs from a poultry facility using evacuated canisters and sorbent tubes. Samples were taken during active poultry production cycle and between production cycles. Levels of VOCs were highest in areas with birds and the compounds in those areas had a higher percentage of polar compounds (89%) compared to aliphatic hydrocarbons (2.2%). In areas without birds, levels of VOCs were 1/3 those with birds present and compounds had a higher total percentage of aliphatic hydrocarbons (25%). Of the VOCs quantified in this study, no single sampling method was capable of quantifying more than 55% of compounds and in several sections of the building each sampling method quantified less than 50% of the quantifiable VOCs. Key classes of chemicals quantified using evacuated canisters included both alcohols and ketones, while sorbent tube samples included volatile fatty acids and ketones. The top five compounds made up close to 70% of VOCs and included: 1) acetic acid (830.1 mg m À3 ); 2) 2,3-butanedione (680.6 mg m À3 ); 3) methanol (195.8 mg m À3 ); 4) acetone (104.6 mg m À3 ); and 5) ethanol (101.9 mg m À3 ). Location variations for top five compounds averaged 49.5% in each section of the building and averaged 87% for the entire building.Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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Speciation of volatile organic compounds from poultry production

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“…Recent notable contributions include Osborne (1995), Michaels and Smith (1990), Palmquist et al (1997), and others. The major contribution of our paper, in reference to the existing literature, is to address the valuation associated with ecological claims embodied in the labels.…”

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Are Eco‐Labels Valuable? Evidence From the Apparel Industry

Nimon

Beghin

1999

American J Agri Economics

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Environmentally friendly labels, or eco-labels, have begun appearing on products in the United States and Europe as a manifestation of industry efforts to be perceived as environment-friendly. This study investigates the extent of market valuation of the environmental claims made by apparel manufacturers. Disciplines ABSTRACTUsing U.S. apparel catalogue data, we estimate hedonic price functions to identify market valuation of environmental attributes of apparel goods. We identify a significant and robust premium for the organic fibers embodied in the apparel goods. We also find a discount for the "no-dye" label. We do not, however, find any evidence of a premium for environment-friendly dyes. We further investigate the pricing behavior of apparel suppliers for potential heterogenous pricing of the organic-fiber attribute and find no evidence of different premia across firms.

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“…Studies from North Carolina (Palmquist, Roka, and Vukina, 1997) and Michigan (Abeles-Allison and Connor, 1990) indicate adjacent property values were adversely affected, while results from Minnesota (Taff, Tiffany, and Weisberg, 1996) curiously indicate no adverse effect. Each of these studies uses a hedonic framework based on the market price of residential housing.…”

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Valuation of Water Quality in Livestock Regions: An Application to Rural Watersheds in Iowa

Hurley

Otto

Holtkamp

1999

J. Agric. Appl. Econ.

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This paper investigates rural residents' perceptions of the risk to water quality from large confinement facilities and their willingness to pay to delay nitratecontamination from these facilities. Rural residents are concerned about the environmental impact of confinement facilities and are willing to pay as much as $82 annually to delay nitratecontamination in their water for 20 years. These contingent valuation results are consistent with the result obtained in similar studies that used hedonic valuation methods.Key Words: contingent valuation, livestock production, nitrate contamination, rural development, water quality Value-added agriculture in the form of increased livestock feeding is often touted as a viable development strategy for rural, agriculturally dependent areas. Economic impact studies have suggested that livestock expansion strategies have the potential of adding new jobs and incomes in rural areas (Hayes, Otto, and Lawrence, 1996). In the case of the pork industry, which is currently experiencing dramatic structural change, any major expansion is likely to be in the form of a large-scale confinement production. These operations can be as large as 3,500 sows and have feeding facilities for as many as 75,000 hogs per year. These large-scale facilities can produce abundant amounts of manure and odor, creating a nuisance for nearby residents. In addition, several highly publicized spills at facilities in Terraace M. Hurleyis an assistant professorattheUniversity of Rhode Island, Daniel Otto is a professor at Iowa State University, and Janice I-Ioltkamp is a visiting professor at Iowa State University. The authors would like to thank Catherine Kling, Joseph Herriges, and Peter Orazem for their comments.North Carolina and Iowa and recent reports indicating a higher potential for groundwater contamination in Iowa (Perry, 1996) have reinforced the concerns about the vulnerability of water resources to nitrate runoff from hog waste.Recent studies have attempted to quantify the external costs of large-scale livestock production with somewhat mixed results. Studies from North Carolina (Palmquist, Roka, and Vukina, 1997) and Michigan (Abeles-Allison and Connor, 1990) indicate adjacent property values were adversely affected, while results from Minnesota (Taff, Tiffany, and Weisberg, 1996) curiously indicate no adverse effect. Each of these studies uses a hedonic framework based on the market price of residential housing. These studies incorporate measures of proximity to livestock facilities into the hedonic price equation and test whether these proximity measures significantly improve the explanatory power of their models.The hedonic price methodology is useful in deriving the external costs or benefits associ-

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Hog Operations, Environmental Effects, and Residential Property Values

Cited by 144 publications

References 4 publications

Speciation of volatile organic compounds from poultry production

Speciation of volatile organic compounds from poultry production

Are Eco‐Labels Valuable? Evidence From the Apparel Industry

Valuation of Water Quality in Livestock Regions: An Application to Rural Watersheds in Iowa

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