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The decision was to refuse the retrospective applications to discharge contaminants into air and onto land from a composting operation and stockpiling of compost on land at 97 Diversion Road, Swannanoa.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2018/canterbury-landscape-supplies-limited/
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The Hearing Panel granted the application to discharge contaminants to air from the operation of a tannery and a coal-fired boiler as part of an animal by-product processing operation.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2010/lowe-corporation-limited/
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The decision on the hearing of CRC102491 has now been released. Commissioner B Loe has granted the consent to discharge contaminants to air subject to conditions.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2013/general-cable-limited/
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Commissioner Iseli has granted the resource consent application to change conditions of CRC103130, to discharge contaminants to air from waste processing, subject to conditions listed in the decision document.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2011/envirowaste-services-limited/
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A recent report shows how air quality impacts the health of New Zealanders.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/report-shows-importance-of-reducing-emissions-for-better-air-quality/
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The decision on the application to discharge contaminants to air from coal stockpiles, ccoal transfer and loading at Lyttelton Port has been released.
The decision was to grant the application with conditions.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/hearing-decisions/2023/lyttelton-port-company-limited/
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The National Environmental Standard for Air Quality (NESAQ) threshold for PM10, particles smaller than 10 microns in diameter, has been breached when the daily average PM10 threshold of 50 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) has been exceeded more than once in a 12-month period.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/air-quality/the-science-behind-our-air-quality/air-quality-breaches/
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Air pollution comes from both natural and human-made sources. The contaminant of most concern to human health in Canterbury/Waitaha is particulate matter (PM).
What is particulate matter?
PM is grouped into different size categories because size influences the impact PM has on health. Particles smaller than 10 microns are referred to as PM10, and those less than 2.5 microns, as PM2.5.
There is a substantial body of evidence that shows breathing particulate matter is harmful to human health. P…
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/air/ambient-air-quality/
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LAWA has released its Air Quality National Picture Summary, which confirms air quality in New Zealand towns is generally good, and has improved.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/updated-air-quality-picture-for-canterbury-now-available/
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The Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) - Rivers section has applied for resource consents for the discharge of agrichemicals to air, land and water by spraying within and adjacent to all rivers, streams, natural and artificial waterbodies and estuary environments to control exotic weeds within the Canterbury region.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/current-consent-projects/canterbury-regional-council/
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