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Northland Waterways Probems/Issues (Water Quality (Northland Regional…
Northland Waterways Probems/Issues
Sink to Harbour
Drains to Harbour Project
https://whitebaitconnection.co.nz/curriculum/drains-to-harbour-project.html
Whitebait Connection
Otamatea High School
Harbour Waste
What type of waste?
Limestone Island
Sushi fish
Sustainable solution?
Cardboard containers? cost
Does what we put down our sinks matter?
Dish liquid, laundry liquid, body wash, shampoo
Does using eco-friendly products make a difference?
Why eco products?
Earthwise
Research ingredients
What ingredients/chemicals are harmful?
to sea life?
to the environment?
How? Measureable levels in our harbours and waterways?
Will this be of interest to kids? How?
Slime using household cleaner and salt? - Camilla
Testing plants?
Antibacterial vs non-antibacterial
Are we too clean?
Solutions
Biocycle System
can't put oils and harmful cleaning products down the sink, especially bleach and antibacterial products as it kills all 'good' bacteria
Michelle - makes cleaning products
Comparisons/ Effectiveness
White vinegar, rinds of citrus fruit
Cleaning Products
All purpose Spray
Does this effect the water ways?
Toilet Cleaner
Dish liquid
Dishwasher
Concentrate
4 in 1
Stakeholders)
household shoppers
Massey lecturers
enviro schools, kindy, daycare
graocery stores
Multi purpose
Cost
Packaging
Cardboard
Ingredients
vinegar
baking soda
citrus
essential oils
recipes
natural all purpose spray
cost
Water Pollution - plastic bottles and tops
Solution - reduce plastic drink bottles
Invent and install water bottle filling stations for public use
Town Basin and Loop
Already sorted through council
Kensington Park
Winter Sports: Netball, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer
Opua School water bottle filling station (at school, and in Paihia town)
Why?
reuse or reduce plastic bags
recycle t-shirts to tote bags
produce bags
skipping ropes
melt and use crisp packets
disposable straw
reusing soft plastic bags
make into shopping bags
bread bags
make rich maths games
bottle tops
melting crisp packets
Water Quality
Northland Regional Council
What is being done?
What can we do?
Can I swim here?
Whangarei District Council
What are the causes?
What are the solutions?
LAWA
water quality testing
Ngunguru Estuary
Safe to Swim
Swimming - school, lessons, recreational
Water pollution testing invention
visual, green for ok, red for warning
device stays in the sea
water testing
Northland Regional Council
Can I swim here?
Why is it unsuitable for swimming?
bacteria
sewage
What can we do?
Sandspit/Dunes
Asian Paddle Crab
Whangarei Town Basin
Grey water
grey water and our waterways
Solutions - use of grey water
Can plants tolerate recycled grey water?
Use different cleaners 'eco' vs normal/ antibacterical vs non and measure the effects
experiment kids could do and learn to think about the effects of what we put down the sink and into the habour
https://nz.education.com/science-fair/article/determine-effect-gray-water-plant/
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/EnvSci_p040/environmental-science/recycling-greywater-can-plants-tolerate-it
recycling grey water - garden
