While the water is safe to drink, there is something "odd" about the fact that treatment plants are not able to remove the arsenic, scientist says.

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Environmental monitoring staff from Waikato Regional Council collected the samples on Wednesday after being alerted to ...

The troubled water utility company that services Sunland Park and Santa Teresa wants to clarify its latest arsenic test ...

Arsenic can’t be boiled out of water - it actually increases concentrations. Rainger says levels are low enough that removal ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the Government is keeping a close eye on developments around elevated levels of arsenic ...

Council’s latest sampling of treated water showed the water remains safe to drink, with arsenic levels broadly consistent ...

The country’s water safety regulator says “a change in the state” of quality of the Waikato River may be the reason arsenic ...

Elevated levels of arsenic have been detected in treated water from the Waikato River, affecting water supplies in Auckland ...

With concerns about higher-than-normal arsenic levels in samples of Auckland and Waikato’s treated water, the government ...

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