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Lumsden water supply nitrate contamination above preterm birth risk level
Greenpeace is warning pregnant people against drinking from the Lumsden water supply, which has reached 6.14mg/L of nitrate contamination.
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Ōtautau bore water a potential preterm birth risk, but town supply safe
Greenpeace says that while Ōtautau town water supplies are relatively safe, private bore water tests showed increased nitrate levels.
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Nitrate in drinking water linked to stomach cancer risk
A new Danish study has linked elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water to an increased risk of stomach cancer.
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Greenpeace free nitrate contamination water testing returns to Southland in May
Greenpeace will be running free drinking water testing for nitrate contamination in Edendale, Ōtautau, and Lumsden in mid-May.
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Free water testing for nitrate contamination – next stop Southland
Find free nitrate contamination water testing near you, or request Greenpeace's free mail-in water testing.
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Renewed calls for Govt to lower nitrate contamination limits, following Danish precedent
A Greenpeace open letter calls on the New Zealand government to put public health above industry profits by lowering the drinking water legal limit for nitrate.
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Open letter to Govt: lower drinking water nitrate limits
A Greenpeace open letter calls on the New Zealand Government to protect public health by lowering the legal limit for nitrate in drinking water.
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Looming Government fertiliser cap decision could worsen NZ’s nitrate contamination crisis
Greenpeace warns that a looming Government decision on fertiliser restrictions could result in more nitrate contamination of drinking water.
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Denmark moves to lower limits on nitrate in drinking water – when will NZ follow suit?
Denmark’s Environment Minister is making moves to dramatically lower the legal limit for nitrate in drinking water.
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Ashburton town supply water sample nears national health limit for nitrate; almost double levels associated with reproductive risk
Greenpeace testing on Sunday revealed that a sample of Ashburton town water supply had reached nitrate contamination levels of 9.65mg/L.