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The Intermediate CAFO Investigation Toolbox

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The Intermediate CAFO Investigation Toolbox contains everything in the Basic toolbox, plus the following additional items.

calendar to track how often manure is applied to a particular field, or any other activities you observe.


video camera (optional)



sterile water-sample bottles to test for E. coli, fecal coliforms, or BOD (biological oxygen demand); you can often get sterile bottles from the lab you'll use to test your samples. See Conduct Water Sampling Near a CAFO for more information.
  • long-reach water sample pole
  • cooler with ice to keep water samples cold until they're delivered to the lab
  • notebook
  • waterproof markers
  • pencils
  • lab forms
  • rubber bands (for attaching forms to sample bottles)

 

 

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