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The need for efficient and tunable filtering for things like #pfas, #pesticides and #nitrates is obvious, especially in light of ongoing corporate malfeasance by Big Ag generally, and #Monsanto specifically.

Arkansas Advocate: EPA sued over public records request for nitrate research. “The environmental group Food & Water Watch is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to supply requested information about a nitrate assessment. Food & Water Watch allege the ‘apparently scuttled’ assessment would have provided EPA with the research necessary to update drinking water standards for […]

#Pollution de l’ #eau : 2 rapports accablants

La publication du rapport de la Cour des comptes du 12 mai 2026 et les révélations récentes par le média Contexte.com, d’un rapport d’inspection ministérielle daté de novembre dernier sur la police des #nitrates en #Bretagne, mais non publié, dressent un constat sans appel : la #politique de protection de l’eau en #France et particulièrement en Bretagne est en échec https://eau-et-rivieres.org/rapports-accablants-nitrates

#sant #environnement #actu #actualites #info #information

🔴 Alors que des milliers de manifestants sont attendus à Rennes ce dimanche 7 juin pour défendre la démocratie de l’eau, l’État prépare un affaiblissement du niveau de protection des milieux aquatiques dans les monts d’Arrée. Un territoire considéré comme le château d’eau du Finistère. Révélations.

https://splann.org/declassement-nitrates-monts-darree/

#splann #bretagne #finistere #montsdarree #eau #biodiversite #pollution #ecosysteme #environnement #ecologie #agriculture #agroindustrie #eleveve #nitrates #rennes #brest

Une vingtaine d’éleveurs ont choisi de se détourner des cultures du maïs et des livraisons de soja pour l’alimentation de leurs troupeaux. Ce changement présente de nombreux bénéfices économiques, sociaux et environnementaux #agriculture #élevage #pollution #nitrates www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

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Ce marais vieux de 4000 ans dépollue naturellement les nitrates
https://lareleveetlapeste.fr/ce-marais-vieux-de-4000-ans-depollue-naturellement-les-nitrates/

Le marais de Taligny, en Indre-et-Loire, absorbe les nitrates, freine les crues, soutient les nappes phréatiques et stocke le carbone. Ces fonctions, longtemps ignorées, ont justifié une restauration complète engagée depuis les années 2000. Une réserve naturelle régionale qui rend, silencieusement, des services que l'agriculture industrielle et l'urbanisme continuent de détruire ailleurs.

#nitrates

Ce #marais vieux de 4000 ans dépollue naturellement les #nitrates

Le marais de Taligny https://reserves-naturelles.org/reserves/marais-de-taligny/ en #IndreetLoire, absorbe les nitrates, freine les crues, soutient les nappes phréatiques et stocke le carbone. Ces fonctions ont justifié une restauration complète engagée depuis les années 2000. Une réserve naturelle qui rend des services que l' #agriculture industrielle et l' #urbanisme continuent de détruire ailleurs https://lareleveetlapeste.fr/ce-marais-vieux-de-4000-ans-depollue-naturellement-les-nitrates/

#nature #info #actu #actualites

Environment Southland is batting for the wrong team.

In July 2025 Gore's Coopers Wells water supply was shut down due to seriously high nitrate spiking. This ODT story outlines the lengths the regulator's staff went to in their determination to deflect suspicion away from dairy.

The ES science manager Karen Wilson has tarnished her credentials by saying that "no cause was found for the spike."

This aerial image shows intensive dairy right next door to the wells.

Wilson is also deeply involved in the subsequent cover-up.

Environment (it's in the name) Southland no longer seems fit for purpose.

https://archive.ph/0K8fl#selection-1427.1-1427.124

#NZ #Dairy #Environment #Southland #Nitrates

Some colleagues and I wrote a piece on the environmental history of nitrates for the iN-Net nitrates governance blog. Quite short but hopefully an interesting entry point into the topic for people!
https://www.in-net.network/blog/qatl6xsriim1fdn560bbqnj1lu2khl

#envhist #histodons #inNet #nitrates

Given sufficient electricity, we can make #Hydrogen in quantity without reforming Methane. The #Oxygen is a probably useful byproduct.
Given heat, pressure, and a catalyst, we can combine it with atmospheric #Nitrogen to make #Ammonia, a direct fertiliser, and starting point for Nitric acid and then #Nitrates. Among #AmmoniumNitrate 's uses is fertiliser for growng food.

I think we might build an Ammonia plant next to a #fission boiler, and use #heat as well as perhaps #electricity from it.

Cyber@cteurs
Cyberaction : Pollution aux nitrates : dénonçons la mutation forcée d’une fonctionnaire
https://mcinformactions.net/cyberaction-pollution-aux-nitrates-denoncons-la-mutation-forcee-d-une
#nitrates #pollution

Pesticides : comment l’alliance des droites va faire augmenter nos factures d’eau - Basta!

> Les factures d'eau ont augmenté de 16 % depuis 2023. En cause : la hausse des coûts de dépollution liés aux pesticides. La prévention des pollutions coûte 3 fois moins cher. Et pourtant, les députés RN s'opposent à la protection des captages d'eau.
https://basta.media/pesticides-comment-l-alliance-des-droites-va-faire-augmenter-nos-factures-d-eau

#Droite #Extrême_droite #Pollution #Pesticides #PFAS #Nitrates #Eau_potable #FdC #RevueDePresse

In 2024, at least 257,000 people in 332 municipalities across Spain were unable to drink tap water due to nitrate contamination #nitrates

https://www.datadista.com/medioambiente/257-000-personas-sin-agua-potable-en-sus-casas-por-exceso-de-nitratos-en-2024-y-mas-de-un-millon-en-zonas-criticas/

All-around very cool story and well worth the read. 💛

#Nuns & #NativeWomen from the #indigenous #Shinnecook tribe in #NewYork have started a #kelp #farm to help remove #carbon & #nitrogen / #nitrates #pollution from their #ocean waters.

After two years, there are #scallops, #clams, #SeaHorses, and other #MarineLife not seen in years, sheltering the kelp lines.

It's not just an #environmental success story, but of #friendship, #allyship, & support as well. 💪

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/27/shinnecock-tribe-nuns-kelp-farm-long-island-bay

#Seaweed #Kindness #Poetry

#municipales2026
☠️💩🚱🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 #erosiondessols #nitrates #pesticides
Le village qui voulait replanter des arbres.
"On replante, pourquoi ? Parce qu'on a fait des conneries."😭
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUd7hq-Ffxu/?igsh=MThyZnVva3g2c245Mw==

Commission recommends extension of nitrates derogation for Ireland
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/1127/1546115-mcgrath-nitrates-ireland/
<< Ireland has appaling awful water pollution from nitrates. If this is to be allowed, it should be conditional and subsequent to demonstration of improved water quality.
#ireland #water #nitrates

Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK

Maybe the water supply in New Zealand should carry a health warning. After all we do have escalating bowel cancer rates.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/24/scientists-demand-cancer-warnings-bacon-ham-uk

#TheGuardian #Health #Cancer #Nitrates

Une représentation graphique des données de qualité de l'eau en France.
https://dansmoneau.fr/
#pesticides #nitrates #LoiDuplomb

The Press version of the story is not paywalled.

https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360841131/canterbury-water-worst-nitrate-pollution

Federated Farmers are blatant in protecting their right to pollute everyone's drinking water. 'It's our drain, find a different source.'

"Canterbury has seen a 1000% increase in dairy cattle numbers since 1990, alongside a near doubling of irrigated land."

"The national study comes a month after Environment Canterbury declared a nitrate emergency, and a week after dairy giant Fonterra announced record profits and payouts to farmer shareholders."

Those two things are not unrelated.

@canned_sans_italic

#NZ #Nitrates #Water

New Map Shows Where Cancer-Causing Chemicals Are Polluting Water for Over 200M

https://murica.website/2025/09/new-map-shows-where-cancer-causing-chemicals-are-polluting-water-for-over-200m/

New Analysis Finds Carcinogenic Nitrates Still In Supermarket Ham https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/health/new-analysis-carcinogenic-nitrates-supermarket-ham/

#nutrition #health #meat #ham #nitrates

Gore's boil water notice has been lifted as Greenpeace points the finger firmly at dirty dairy farms.

The town’s drinking water comes from two wells. The contaminated well with high nitrate levels is Coopers Wells, 5km northeast of Gore and surrounded by a dairy farm.

*** "Surrounded by a dairy farm." ***

But Federated Farmers Southland president Jason Herrick claims Greenpeace has an agenda and it's too early to play the blame game.

It's "Thoughts and prayers" but for dairy run-off. Can dairy farmers not see that they're poisoning their own communities?

If 'helping rural communities to get drinkable water' is an agenda, then I'm with Greenpeace.

https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/water-back-menu-greenpeace-blames-farmers

#Gore #Nitrates #Water

Gore -- don't drink the water due to elevated nitrate levels.

The story doesn't dare hint at what may have caused those elevated nitrate levels. Maybe it's farming runoff, or maybe we'll never know.

https://www.odt.co.nz/southland/gore-residents-warned-not-drink-towns-water

#NZ #Nitrates #3Waters

The water plant is nearing capacity to remove nitrates, which is pushed both by higher nitrate levels & higher consumption. To avoid exceeding nitrate limits, starting today, Central Iowa Water Works has issued a total ban on lawn watering as a final act to avoid exceeding federal nitrate limits.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/central-iowa-officials-ban-lawn-watering-to-avoid-potential-water-crisis/ar-AA1GBvDm

#CentralIowa #DesMoines #WaterPollution #Nitrates #FarmRunoff #FarmPolution #IowaFarms