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Report: Factory Farming Fuels UK's Ammonia Pollution Crisis

4/16/2026

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Ammonia pollution hotspots in Britain occur in Lincolnshire, Herefordshire, and Norfolk, where intensive pig and poultry farms are prevalent.
A Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) report states agriculture accounts for 89% of the UK's ammonia emissions.
The emissions contribute to dangerous particulate matter and are linked to numerous premature deaths.
CiWF calls for halting expansion of factory farming because it argues the expansion drives the ammonia crisis and health harms.

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Ammonia pollution hotspots in Britain occur in Lincolnshire, Herefordshire, and Norfolk, where intensive pig and poultry farms are prevalent.
A Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) report states agriculture accounts for 89% of the UK's ammonia emissions.
The emissions contribute to dangerous particulate matter and are linked to numerous premature deaths.
CiWF calls for halting expansion of factory farming because it argues the expansion drives the ammonia crisis and health harms.