Environmental Footprint
What is the average American's environmental footprint due to livestock?
Land | 3.2 | acres |
Topsoil Erosion | 3.5 | tons per year |
Water | 116,000 | gallons |
Manure | 5.5 | tons per year |
Crops to feed livestock | 1900 | lbs per year |
Energy | 94 | gallons of gas per year |
Greenhouse gases | 1.7 | tons of CO2-equivalent per year |
Polluted lakes | 900 | square feet |
Polluted rivers | 10 | feet |
Calculated by Noam Mohr, 2005
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