Soil erosion, water pollution, waste production and the loss of biodiversity are among multiple pressures degrading New Zealand’s environment.
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Blue, green orange, brown − water comes in many colors, depending on what’s in it.
A new study of water quality in Australian rivers reveals surprising changes since the turn of the century: good for the Murray-Darling Basin but bad for the reef.
Biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution do not happen in isolation, but proposed solutions too often fail to account for this. Two major reports point the way forward.
A new law is forcing water companies to make pollution data readily accessible to the general public - but it doesn’t go far enough.
Only about 61% of dairy farm operators had reported their use of synthetic nitrogen a year after reporting rules came into force.
Hard water might dry out your hair and skin − but having hard water isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Monitoring methods based on environmental DNA are faster, more comprehensive and cheaper than traditional ecological surveys. They help fill gaps in New Zealand’s data on river health.
Recently published research is showing PFAS chemicals may be even more harmful than we thought.
While the Great Barrier Reed needs nutrients to support the ecosystem, it is possible to have too much of a good thing.
For students to learn in a safe, healthy environment, school administrators must deal with a myriad of potential environmental contaminants, from allergens to cockroaches.
Despite its importance, water management has been largely absent from the election campaign. But using trading markets to improve freshwater quality in smaller catchments deserves wider debate.
When water warms, it holds less oxygen, and this can harm aquatic life and degrade water quality. A new study finds that climate change is driving oxygen loss in hundreds of US and European rivers.
Consumers’ main concerns regarding farm monitoring are food safety, animal welfare and water quality. Many would like to see Māori values and land practices incorporated.
The aim of vaccination is to prevent infection. In addition, vaccination is intended to reduce the risk of severe illness.
Pouring these products down the sink causes society-wide problems for the entire sewerage system and the workers who maintain it.
The primary reasons for the systemic collapse include poor operation, defective infrastructure, the absence of disinfection chemicals, and lack of monitoring.
We estimate more than 200 communities across Australia do not have community drinking water fountains. That must change.
The UK needs to clean its rivers and coastlines, and could look to Europe for how to do it.
After nearly 40 years of effort, Guinea worm disease is on the cusp of being the second human disease – after smallpox – to be eradicated on Earth.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Adjunct professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Morgan Foundation Senior Research Fellow in Freshwater Ecology and Environmental Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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Professor / Leader of the Environmental and Nanoscience Research Group, University of the Western Cape
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PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, University of Cape Town
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Professor, Western Sydney University
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UNESCO Chair on Climate Change Variability of Natural and Cultural Heritage and Professor in Physics, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Stellenbosch University
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Professor Emeritus of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer | School of Government, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Associate professor, James Cook University