I have lived in Smithfield my whole life. I grew up surrounded by its beautiful scenarios, friendly people and historical buildings along with traditions, but one thing we are known for is our ham. The Smithfield Foods, Inc. is recognized to be the largest pork producer and processor in the world. It was founded by Joseph W. Luter and his son as the Smithfield Packing Company. It raises around 15 million pigs a year and processes 27 million, producing over six billion pounds of pork. I grew up on the taste of their delectable meats along with everyone else. The great food was the great connector of our town. It kept us all so close and united and it brought families together. No matter where you were gathered at it just made you happy inside. When it comes to all of these good benefits of our food there is no harm done, but of course there is always that curious question in the mist of the happiness that makes everyone think to themselves. If they make all of this good food, they have to make it somewhere, right? This place had to be big and ventilated for the things that would be going on inside. But where is it going exactly? The one and only answer is polluted into the air thus being called air pollution.
Air pollution is caused when particles and gases of chemicals and Smithfield Factory’s was one of the top pig slaughter operations in the united states in 2007, at 114, 300 pigs a day, and along with three other companies. There in the factory they had smoke houses and rooms filled with gallons of hog fetal matter that is untreated and is later emitted into the air and creating harmful and horrid smells outside for all surrounding individuals to smell and getting it the worst was this one neighborhood right next to it. The smell would be so bad, that you would have to cover your nose with your windows up. Smithfield was also accused of polluting the state rivers. For the people working in the factory it was said that