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Chickens are big business in Virginia, with broilers representing a nearly $1 billion dollar commodity in the state. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
On Wednesday, the Virginia Water Control Board decided to track how poultry waste is distributed, including as fertilizer, around the state. But Chesapeake Bay researchers say the new rules leave out important information on chemicals added to the litter.
In 2019, only nine states produced more livestock chickens than Virginia. All those birds produce quite a bit of waste, which releases ammonia - that’s why Bay researchers are interested.
Ammonia is toxic to Bay life like oysters. More importantly, it contains nitrogen, a common agricultural byproduct that’s known to lower oxygen levels in the Bay leading to the yearly occurrence of a “dead zone.”