Under Bench Water Filters NZ: The Ultimate Guide Under sink water filters are a great investment for households that are looking to improve the quality of their tap water. They effectively remove contaminants such as chlorine, heavy metals, bacteria, and chemicals,...
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Sue Kelly Home Water Filter Systems
Sue Kelly Home Water Filter Systems Introduction Clean and safe drinking water is essential for maintaining good health, but not all water sources are free from contaminants. Installing a home water filter system is an excellent way to ensure that the water you and...
Nitrate in drinking water could cause up to 100 cases of bowel cancer in NZ
Original article Nitrate contamination of drinking water could cause up to 100 cases of bowel cancer in New Zealand every year, leading to 40 deaths, New Zealand research has estimated. The collaborative research by the Universities of Otago, Loughborough, Auckland...
Calls for ‘precautionary approach’ after study links nitrate levels to pre-term births
Stuff article New research shows a strong link between nitrate in drinking water and babies being born underweight or prematurely. In analysis released exclusively to RNZ by Otago University, it was revealed much lower levels of the chemical than were previously...
MHV Water to do drinking water nitrate tests for public at show
MHV Water will be doing nitrate tests of drinking water for the general public at the Mayfield A&P Show. MHV Water is a co-operative with 206 shareholders across the Hinds Plains area delivering water for irrigation. The co-op hopes people district wide will take...
Nitrates in our water – the doubts remain alarming
EDITORIAL: We cannot yet stand convinced that nitrates in our water have a connection to New Zealand’s high bowel cancer rate. But we should be unnerved by a study that finds it may be so. Sufficiently unnerved to seek plausible assurances that a real sense of urgency...
Stuff article: Canterbury water could be ‘undrinkable’ in 100 years because of nitrates
Users of Canterbury’s world-renowned drinking water have been issued a dire warning: “Pollution could render it undrinkable in 100 years.” The warning comes from the Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, Dr Alistair Humphrey, as concern builds over nitrates entering...