groundwater contamination in NZ reveals a legacy of human pressure
- Written by Helen Rutter, Senior Adjunct Lecturer, Waterways Centre, University of Canterbury
Getty ImagesThe latest official stocktake of the state of New Zealand’s freshwater carries many of the headline messages we have come to expect.
Pressures such as intensive land use and climate change are continuing to degrade our lakes, streams and rivers, with pathogen contamination making many monitored sites unsafe for swimming.
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