A: Levaquin is an antibiotic that is used to treat all kinds of bacterial infections. Doctors usually prescribe this drug for treating infections of kidneys, bladder, skin, and sinuses. However, in recent years, levaquin has been linked to a number of severe side effects and birth defects.
Air. 1  The massive amounts of excrement produced by livestock farms emit toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia into the air. Roughly 80% of ammonia emissions in the U.S. come from animal waste (The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
1 The production of methane is an important and widespread form of microbial metabolism. In most environments, it is the final step in the decomposition of biomass.  Methane is a major greenhouse gas. The average cow emits around 250 liters of methane a day as a result of the the breakdown of cellulose by methanogens.