Nitrate Water Testing in Aotearoa New Zealand

Spectrometer showing a reading of 5.32mg/L of nitrate-nitrogen in drinking water.

Staff and volunteers from Greenpeace Aotearoa offered free water testing for nitrate in communities in Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand.

These communities have high levels of intensive dairying. The overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and the urine from dairy cows causes nitrate contamination in drinking water supplies.

Nitrate contamination has been linked to adverse health effects, from bowel cancer to premature births.

Unique identifier: GP1SVNDF

Type: Image

Shoot date: 29/05/2021

Locations: Aotearoa, Canterbury (New Zealand)

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Zoe Deans

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Nitrate Water Testing in Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Staff and volunteers from Greenpeace Aotearoa offered free water testing for nitrate in communities in Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand.

These communities have high levels of intensive dairying. The overuse of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and the urine from dairy cows causes nitrate contamination in drinking water supplies.

Nitrate contamination has been linked to adverse health effects, from bowel cancer to premature births.

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