Tracking the Development of Swine Waste Lagoons (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Tracking the Development of Swine Waste Lagoons

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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an automated technique that uses satellite imagery to determine when swine waste lagoons --like the one pictured here-- were constructed, allowing researchers to determine the extent to which these facilities may have affected environmental quality.

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Mahmoud Sharara, NC State University

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