About this episode
The episode discusses New Zealand's review into the health impacts of nitrate in drinking water, influenced by Denmark's actions regarding nitrate limits.
New Zealand has quietly launched a review into the health impacts of nitrate in drinking water, RNZ has learned. It follows moves by Denmark to drastically lower nitrate limits, based on studies linking it to cancer risk. Keiller MacDuff reports.
People in this episode
Guest: Keiller MacDuff
Topics covered
- health impacts
- nitrate
- drinking water
- cancer risk
- environmental policy
Keywords
- nitrate
- drinking water
- health impacts
- cancer risk
- New Zealand
- Denmark
- review
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New Zealand, Denmark
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