In North Carolina, the Pig Manure is Hitting the Fan

The 10 million hogs in NC generate 40 million gallons of untreated waste containing antibiotics, synthetic hormones, and other chemicals that leach into the environment. Voluntary regulations for this waste have had little effect in controlling this pollution and the problem has gotten out of hand with a deleterious impact on public health and waterways.
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/blogs/in-north-carolina-the-pig-manure-is-hitting-the-fan/