Publication Name
WTOP
Author(s)
Andrew Mollenbeck
An environmental group is warning that too much manure is a threat to the Chesapeake Bay, and it wants more standards at the state level.
Each year, Maryland produces enough chicken manure to pile across the field at M&T Bank Stadium, says the group Environment Maryland.
The group released a report on Wednesday saying the problem lies in the phosphorus found in manure, which farmers use to fertilize their fields. When they use too much, the fertilizer can run off and pollute the bay.
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Read the full article, Chicken Manure Adds to Chesapeake Bay Pollution, Group Says, on the WTOP website.
