Nitrate poisoning of drinking water: coming to a town near you soon
Amanda Larson: “High levels of nitrate contamination occurs in drinking water where the source is closest to intensive dairying”
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Trevor Le Lievre
Apr 9, 20232 min read
Exposed! Non-reporting of fertiliser use in NZ’s most intensive dairy regions.
David Williams: “Everything will continue getting worse if councils don’t put money into compliance and enforcement”
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Wise Water Use
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Recent study confirms Aotearoa’s drinking water is being poisoned by intensive farming
Dr Tim Chambers: “biggest priority is to review land use practices”.
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Gren Christie
Aug 20, 20223 min read
Waimate drinking water poisoned by nitrates – “a cautionary tale for CHB” says WWUs Gren Christie
Christie: “Beware of mayors who have been overfed big ideas – if Alex Walker’s water roadmap is successful we can be even more like Waimate”
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Trevor Le Lievre
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Video exposes media playing down harm caused by dairy industry to water from nitrogen leaching
Dr Le Lievre: “It’s a pipe dream to expect we can continue producing the same amount of milk without continuing to damage our environment”
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Gren Christie
Jul 5, 20222 min read
WWU’s Gren Christie crunches the numbers on the effluent produced by local dairy company, BEL Group
Christie: “The number of cows the BEL Group have in CHB equates to the same as 113,932 people all doing their business on just 2,573 ha.!”
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Trevor Le Lievre
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Nitrates in the news again – not enough rainwater to dilute nitrates from intensive dairy farming
Mike Joy: “The amount of water needed to dilute nitrogen ranged from 433 to 11,110 litres of water per litre of milk”
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Gren Christie
Jun 26, 20222 min read
Some things about nitrates you should know if you are living in CHB
Gren Christie explains why nitrogen is a problem for those living in CHB and their pets.
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Gren Christie
Feb 7, 20223 min read
Drinking water nitrate limit 11 times higher than it should be - health expert (RNZ, 09/02/21)
The maximum allowable level of nitrate in drinking water should be 11 times lower than current rules allow, a public health specialist says.
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