Greenpeace is running the testing in conjunction with the Federation of Freshwater Anglers.
Greenpeace is supporting calls from medical experts to take a precautionary approach, and is calling on the Government to lower the limit for nitrate contamination in water from 11.3mg/L to 0.87mg/L in line with international research linking nitrate contamination to bowel cancer and adverse birth outcomes.
The major causes of nitrate contamination in drinking water are synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and cow urine.
Greenpeace is continuing its call for the Government to phase out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser as part of the suite of actions needed to reduce nitrate contamination of water.
Testing Shows Ashburton Is Loaded With Nitrate Contamination - Greenpeace, Federation Of Freshwater Anglers
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Press Release – Greenpeace New Zealand Greenpeace is conducting free drop-in water testing days in Ashburton and Temuka this coming weekend to enable households to check their bore water for nitrate contamination. 10am – 2pm, Saturday 10th July at Mid Canterbury Community House, 44 Cass St, Ashburton …Greenpeace is conducting free drop-in water testing days in Ashburton and Temuka this coming weekend to enable households to check their bore water for nitrate contamination.
10am – 2pm, Saturday 10th July at Mid Canterbury Community House, 44 Cass St, Ashburton
10am – 2pm, Sunday 11th July at Alpine Energy Community Centre, Fergusson Drive, Temuka
Greenpeace is running the testing in conjunction with the Federation of Freshwater Anglers.
10am - 2pm, Saturday 10th July at Mid
Canterbury Community House, 44 Cass St, Ashburton
10am
- 2pm, Sunday 11th July at Alpine Energy Community Centre,
Fergusson Drive, Temuka
Greenpeace is running the
testing in conjunction with the Federation of Freshwater
Anglers.
This is the third and fourth day of testing
run by Greenpeace, with previous testing held in May at
Dunsandel and Woodend in Canterbury. Results
from these earlier testing days can be found
here.
The major causes
of nitrate pollution are a huge increase in dairy cows and
synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use since
1990.
Greenpeace is supporting calls from medical