Half of all farms selected for local authority nitrates inspections last year were found to be in breach of the rules, figures obtained by the Farming Independent reveal. Department of Agriculture ...

A group of Waimakariri farmers is hoping to assist Environment Canterbury in getting a better understanding of the state of local groundwater. The Waimakariri Landcare Trust has been in talks with ...

Greenpeace Aotearoa is warning that high levels of nitrate in the town drinking water supply at Tokoroa could pose health risks, following a free drinking water testing event that the organisation ran ...

Nitrate, the most oxidized form of nitrogen, is regulated to protect people and animals from harmful levels as there is a large over abundance due to anthropogenic factors. Widespread field testing ...

Volunteers in Boardman went door-to-door to inform their neighbors about nitrates and collect water samples in English and Spanish. BOARDMAN, Ore. — The West Glen neighborhood lies along a gravel road ...

Nitrate levels are inching up in a South Canterbury town, where some council water supplies were previously off limits for ...

Greenpeace has raised fresh concern around two urban water supplies in Canterbury after its testing showed high nitrate ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Author: Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on ...

KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX CENTRAL IOWA WATER WORKS IS GIVING US AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW THE WATER COMING THROUGH ITS TREATMENT FACILITIES IS TESTED FOR NITRATES. THEY SAY THEIR MACHINES ARE ACCURATE DOWN ...

The nonprofit Valley Water Collaborative provides free domestic well testing and clean drinking water to people in the San Joaquin Valley who are affected by high nitrate levels. The service is part ...

Mower County residents who drink water from a private well can have a sample tested for nitrate next week in Austin at no charge. Mower Soil & Water Conservation District is offering the no-cost ...

Donna Rasmussen, a former administrator for the Fillmore County Soil and Water Conservation District, uses an ultraviolet spectrophotometer to measure the concentration of nitrates in a water sample ...