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Nitrate contamination map of New Zealand launched by Greenpeace (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 11 months ago by Dave@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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Here's the actual map: https://maps.greenpeace.org/maps/aotearoa/know-your-nitrate/

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

Espejo-Herrera (2016) found when diets were high in vitamin C there was no statistically significant increase in risk of colon cancer from elevated nitrate levels in water

As I mentioned before, the cancer link must be related to poor diets lacking in antioxidants