Greenpeace Aotearoa warns of high nitrate levels in Darfield's water supply, linked to dairy farming and fertilizer use, posing reproductive risks; Greenpeace calls for action.

Greenpeace Aotearoa warns of high nitrate levels in Darfield's water supply, reaching 5 mg/L, potentially causing reproductive risks. The contamination is linked to dairy farming and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use. Greenpeace calls for the phase-out of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, reducing cow numbers in Canterbury, and lowering the maximum allowable nitrate level in drinking water to 1 mg/L.