Chemicals
Keeping it Natural
With a passion for healthy living and a belief that conventional farming was affecting people's health, Southland farmers Lois and Robin Greer stopped using chemicals on their Tuturau dairy farm 15… Audio
Keeping it Natural
With a passion for healthy living and a belief that conventional farming was affecting people's health, Southland farmers Lois and Robin Greer stopped using chemicals on their Tuturau dairy farm 15…
AudioAnalysing wastewater reveals population health
Chemicals and drugs detected at wastewater treatment plants can be used to anonymously measure a population’s health.
Analysing wastewater reveals population health
Chemicals and drugs detected at wastewater treatment plants can be used to anonymously measure a population’s health.
AudioAcrylamide in food: should we be worried?
Acrylamide's a chemical produced when starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures, so we ingest low doses of it in things like chips, toast, cereal and instant coffee. It's been in the news in… Audio
Breath-testing for emotions
Researchers in Germany studied nearly 10,000 cinema goers have detected changes in the chemical composition of the movie theatre air which mirrored the audience's reactions to particular scenes. Audio
Food for Thought
When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic… Audio
Food for Thought
When Bruce and Denise McGill began farming organically 30 years ago they found that stock were just as healthy and production levels could be maintained, but they quickly learnt that the organic…
AudioEstrogen Mimics
The plasticiser and pestidicide, dibutylphthalate, is being studied to determine why it may cause developmental defects in men Audio
Estrogen Mimics
The plasticiser and pestidicide, dibutylphthalate, is being studied to determine why it may cause developmental defects in men
AudioInsight, 15 June: A Chemical Legacy?
New health fears of neighbours and former workers exposed to dioxin from an agri-chemical factory in New Plymouth. Audio
