Tag: water_contamination
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Greenpeace Warns Lumsden Residents Over High Nitrate Levels in Water Supply
Greenpeace warns pregnant people in Lumsden about nitrate levels in the town's water supply, which exceed thresholds for preterm birth and bowel cancer risk, calling for urgent action.
HealthBusinessPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceEnvironmentAgricultureSocial IssuesGeneral Politics GreenpeaceLumsdennitratewater contaminationpublic healthpreterm birthbowel cancer
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New Study Links Drinking Water Nitrate to Stomach Cancer Risk, Greenpeace Calls for Lower NZ Limits
A new Danish study links elevated drinking water nitrate to stomach cancer, prompting Greenpeace Aotearoa to demand lower New Zealand limits. Citing risks of bowel cancer, dementia, and pre-term birth, Greenpeace will offer free water testing in Southland, urging government…
HealthPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesAgricultureGeneral Politics NitrateDrinking WaterStomach CancerGreenpeace AotearoaWater ContaminationPublic HealthGreenpeace
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Greenpeace Slams Proposed Southland Fertiliser Factory
Greenpeace condemns a proposed 'coal-to-fertiliser' factory in Southland, citing environmental concerns including climate change, water pollution, and destabilized food systems. The group urges a shift to ecological farming practices.
EnvironmentBusinessPolitics and Government GreenpeaceClimate ChangeFertiliserCoalAotearoaWater ContaminationAgricultureFossil FuelsNitrogen Fertiliser