No immediate plan to reduce nitrate levels - Parker
22 Feb, 2021 11:45 PM
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Environment Minister David Parker. Photo / RNZ - Dom Thomas
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The Environment Minister says New Zealand will continue to follow WHO guidelines on nitrate levels in the water despite international research finding much lower levels could still cause cancer.
The first study into the country s nitrate in drinking water says one in six people could be drinking water polluted enough to cause colorectal cancer.
The research, overseen by Victoria and Otago Universities, calls for action from the horticulture and dairy industries.
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The study used overseas research including a major Danish study that found a link with bowel cancer when levels were as low as 0.87mg/L of water.
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The Environment Minister says New Zealand will continue to follow WHO guidelines on nitrate levels in the water despite international research finding much lower levels could still cause colorectal cancer.
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