Chicken farms need more government regulation because they cause harm to both human and animal health and are harmful to the environment. Chicken farms produce large quantities of fecal matter that heavily contaminate waterways used for drinking. On the Delmarva Peninsula alone, 3.2 billion pounds of raw waste, 13.8 million pounds of phosphorus, and 48.2 million pounds of nitrogen are released into the environment (intensive poultry production). These nutrients enter water bodies causing eutrophication, which causes an explosion of algal blooms that die and require large amounts of oxygen to decompose. This increase in oxygen consumption creates "dead zones" in many areas, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, where there is not enough oxygen to support aquatic life. (Facts about pollution from livestock farms). U.S. chicken producers use a total of 2.2 million pounds of the arsenic antibiotic compound, roxarsone (appositive) each year. Most of this compound passes through chickens and into their waste. Arsenic left in excrement can leach into surface and groundwater and become inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen. This waste can also enter waterways, killing hundreds of fish. Inside chicken farms, large amounts of ammonia and dust particles are released into the air, which can cause moderate to severe respiratory problems in humans. When waste vats fill, companies spray liquid waste into the air that mists and transfers to human populations. who inhale these toxic gases and get sick. (Meat production wastes natural resources), chicken farms also waste resources because many crops, such as soybeans, are grown for use as livestock feed. Only 20% of…half of the paper…is thrown into bags (many get broken bones) and shipped in all sorts of harsh conditions to slaughterhouses. There they are hung by their feet from conveyor belts and have their throats cut. Horrifyingly, some chickens are missing the blade or not dying from the cut and are then immersed in boiling water to remove their feathers and tenderize their skin while still alive. (Abuse in the chicken industry). Breeding chickens raised for their eggs suffer from similar conditions. They are stacked on top of each other in cages that allow their feces to fall onto each other. They are overfed to induce increased egg laying. Male chicks that are not useful to the egg industry are thrown into a bag to suffocate, or are thrown into grinders. These chickens suffer terrible lives from the moment they are born until the moment they are killed.