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Fire-fighting foams – Expert Q&A

Fire-fighting foams – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 23 March 201829 August 2018

As a formal investigation continues into the use of certain fire-fighting foams in New Zealand, airports are being identified as still having stocks of […]

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Water inquiry resumes – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 30 January 201711 April 2018

An inquiry examining the Havelock North water contamination that left more than 5000 people ill will begin hearing from witnesses […]

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Meth contaminated homes, what’s the risk? – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 March 201629 March 2016

Costly clean-ups for ‘P’-contaminated homes have been grabbing headlines, but what are the real risks facing a family moving in? […]

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Fonterra cream products contaminated with E.coli

In the News  |  Published: 14 January 201428 March 2016

Milk producer Fonterra has  recalled 8,700 bottles of its Anchor fresh cream after testing revealed a batch of the cream […]

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‘How safe is our food?’ – Sunday Star Times

In the News  |  Published: 12 August 2013

In the wake of Fonterra’s contamination scare, Adam Dudding takes a big picture look at food safety in New Zealand […]

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Contaminated sites revealed

In the News  |  Published: 13 October 2009

The Greater Wellington regional council has released a list of some 1700 contaminated, or at-risk, sites in the Wellington area, […]

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Should we put biowaste on our agricultural land?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 12 October 200912 October 2009

Biowaste is the unavoidable end-point of our civilisation.  It’s made up of all of our waste, including biosolids (sewage sludge) […]

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