Tagged: contaminants

Featured image: New Zealand river water quality – good news or bad?

New Zealand river water quality – good news or bad? - Infrequently Asked Questions

Lynley Hargreaves • Aug 11, 2016 •

Dr Scott Larned Improvements in some components of river water quality are encouraging, but it’s too early to declare victory, says NIWA’s Dr Scott Larned. In a recently published paper in the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Dr Larned reported ten-year trends in New Zealand river water quality. He tells us what has improved … Read More

Pipes, ponds and beyond: Measuring and managing urban stormwater quality - Waiology

Waiology • Oct 21, 2013 •

By Jonathan Moores and Jenni Gadd In keeping with urban areas throughout the world, New Zealand’s cities were established next to streams, rivers, lakes and harbours. As well as water supply, these waterways provided for transport, trade and recreation. Paradoxically, however, there is substantial evidence that urban development is harming these very same waterbodies. Parts of Auckland’s harbours, for … Read More