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The Know Your Nitrate Map allows you to zoom in on your neighbourhood and see what the nitrate levels are near you and what they may be at your place. Scientists warn that 800,000 New Zealanders are at risk of exposure to hazardous levels of nitrate. Up to 100 cases of bowel cancer and 40 deaths every year could be attributable to nitrate ...
Nov 27, 2023 · According to Otago University scientists, 800,000 New Zealanders are at risk of drinking hazardous levels of nitrates. Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Russel Norman said the map was designed to inform and warn the public of the potential health risks of nitrate in drinking water. "Nitrate has no odour, taste or colour and is the most ...
May 12, 2023 · This is a report on the risks associated with nitrates in drinking water in both ground and surface-water sources. The report was jointly written by the Ministry for the Environment and Manatū Hauora (the Ministry of Health), in consultation with the new drinking water regulator – Taumata Arowai. The report was developed in response to a ...
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The clear waters running through the Mount Aspiring National Park in the ranges of the South Island are among the purest in the world. Flows like this run from icy peaks down through winding rivers to the sea, in a process that can take up to a hundred years. But further downstream, as rivers flow through farms and cities, they become some of the m...
At the heart of the Canterbury Plains lies the Selwyn River, a waterway that has become the poster child for all that has gone wrong with New Zealand's freshwater. The Selwyn experiences regular algal blooms, one of the most visible signs of excessive nutrients, including nitrates. At the river mouth, the luminous green flow spills into Lake Ellesm...
Joining Ms Pham at the Selwyn River, Dr Mike Joy swings a metal pole with a specimen jar wired to one end. He lowers it into the middle of the river, scoops up some water and quickly screws the lid back onto the plastic jar. Dr Joy is a prominent freshwater ecologist and is testing the nitrate nitrogen levels in the water. Nitrates are colourless a...
For Ngāi Tahu, the rivers and lakes are considered ancestors. Each waterway has its own mauri, or life force, creating a deep connection between Maori people and the natural environment. Generations have built a way of life around the waterways, boating and fishing in New Zealand's pristine aquatic environment. But after decades of degradation of t...
Reporter: Yaara Bou MelhemProducer: Anne WorthingtonVideo and photography: Tom Bannigan ACSDigital production: Matt HenryFeb 19, 2023 · The Ministry of Health continued to review new research about nitrates in drinking-water to understand links to adverse health, but have referred to nitrate levels lower than 50mg/l - or ...
The MAV for nitrates in drinking water . The MAV for nitrates in drinking water is set at 50mg/L NO. 3 (or 11.3mg/L NO. 3-N) and is consistent with the guidance from the World Health Organization, and the values set by the European Union, and Australia. This nitrate MAV is set at a level intended to prevent Blue-Baby
Jan 20, 2023 · Background Recent studies linking low levels of nitrate in drinking water to colorectal cancer have raised public concerns over nitrate contamination. The aim of this study was to analyze the media discourse on the potential human health hazard of nitrates in drinking water in a high-income country with a large livestock industry: New Zealand (NZ). Methods Searches of media sources (“major ...
