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Muck Maps.

07.11.24

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Interactive Map

Agriculture
Pollution
Rivers

Collaboration and Daniel Carey.
Comissioned by Sustain, Compassion In World Farming, and Friends of the Earth.

Description:
Muck Maps reveals the areas of the UK that are most at risk from factory farm nutrient pollution by estimating the spread of the manure produced on intensive pig and poultry farms. To illustrate the extent of factory farm pollution, we created a multi-layered map, visualised manure spread and organised our findings by council, constituency, and river catchment. To produce Muck Maps, we solved the complex problem of mapping diffuse pollution and developed an innovative waste accounting method, which showed UK factory farm chickens and pigs create up to 33,450 tonnes of manure every day. Muck Maps was Compassion In World Farming’s highest ever viewed web page.

Design:
An interactive mapping tool that tracks the likelihood of manure spread and related nutrient pollution, referencing colours from popular city navigation apps.

Press:
The Independent
Mirror
BBC
Belfast Telegraph
The Scotsman
ENDS Report
Wicked Leeks
The Grocer

Exhibition:
St Anne’s House Bristol

Presentation:
Oxford Real Farming Conference

UK rivers polluted as Brit farms pump out 34,000 tonnes of toxic waste a day / Mirror // New housebuilding held back by rapid rise of factory farms that pollute rivers, study finds / The Independent // Planning rules have ‘failed’ to prevent agriculture pollution, say campaign groups / The Grocer // Planning rules have ‘failed’ to prevent agriculture pollution, say campaign groups / ENDS Report //

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