Describe the two practices that can be used to control animal waste in livestock facilities to prevent groundwater contamination

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The first practice is to control the runoff from rainwater. Diversion ditches are cut into areas around livestock facilities to prevent runoff containing waste materials from getting into streams. Drainage ditches divert the runoff into holding areas where risk from runoff is at a minimum. The second practice is to use a lagoon as a holding tank for manure. Here, the material is decomposed through the use of anaerobic bacteria.

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The movement of processing plants to animal production and feeding areas has made

direct marketing of fed cattle, lambs, and hogs more convenient. A. True B. False

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The raised, rectangular sheet metal frame that a rooftop unit rests on is called a:

A) Pad. B) Fixture. C) Curb. D) Frame.

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When a purge-recovery unit runs to purge the air from the condenser of a low-pressure chiller, most of the refrigerant that is purged with the air is:

A) Released into the air. B) Released with the water. C) Reused as chiller fuel. D) Recovered and returned to the system.

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