Soil is a fundamental factor of fruit production, and fruit trees usually absorb water and nutrients by their roots ... 3000 kg in per hectare), treatment 4 (T4: total soluble fertilizer was reduced ...

Greenpeace tests found nearly 20% of Ashburton water samples exceeded allowable nitrate levels linked to blue baby syndrome. The Ashburton District Council maintains the water is safe, but ...

In 2022, University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers published a study showing a correlation between rural areas with high levels of nitrate in water and high rates of childhood cancer.

The alert highlights potential dangers of drinking tap water for infants six months and younger due to elevated nitrate levels. The Hempfield Water Authority reported that nitrate levels in the ...

On Monday mornings, Rich Gradoville visits the streams near his home in Johnston, not for fishing or recreating, but to test the nitrate concentration of the flowing water. The retired school teacher ...

Two samples tested were just over double the level of nitrate permitted in drinking water – a standard set in the 1950s to prevent Blue Baby Syndrome. Greenpeace Aotearoa says that it is deeply ...