Soilsafe Aotearoa

#SoilsafeKids @swrtsang had an awesome time presenting at @beautifulmbct ’s #EyeonNature workshops and webinar last week! Great to connect with more school kids about soil!

Yesterday, a new citizen science programme launched DUSTSAFE AOTEAROA 🥳 If you are based in NZ, check out how easy it is to participate in this amazing initiative and get your home dust analysed for contaminants for free!! dustsafe.auckland.ac.nz

Today we are launching our new citizen science programme DUSTSAFE AOTEAROA 🥳 If you are based in NZ, check out how easy it is to participate and get your home dust analysed for contaminants for free! dustsafe.auckland.ac.nz

Amazing to see some more excellent research around urban contaminants in New Zealand! Some very interesting findings and a nice little shout out for Soilsafe Aotearoa! Not to mention a hint toward an upcoming dust testing service...

Great collaboration with @NZEnvironment and Swadhina Lenka (not on Twitter). Here is a link to the paper authors.elsevier.com/a/1eRN115DSlNo…

That's a wrap for Soilsafe Aotearoa's first year of soil testing: 2443 samples & 522 gardens tested! Thanks to all our participants  If you haven’t got to sending us your soil, or just found us, we’ll welcome it in 2022! Pictured, our mahi this year - thanks @carolgreen!😊

Our soil science newsletter, 'Soil Horizons' (pun fully intended) comes out annually. Find out more about the breadth and depth of our soil science in the latest issue, #30: landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/s…

S-Map is *the* digital soil map for New Zealand, and recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Its goal is to provide precise and accurate soil information to support sustainable management of our soil resources. smap.landcareresearch.co.nz

Interested in household trace metal contamination? Check out this super interesting publication from colleagues in Australia!

If you are a teacher in NZ and find yourself with a greater workload due to colleagues being absent, flick us a note and we can try to organise to video call your class to talk about soil knowledge, citizen-science and how it's important to our backyard gardens.

Its great to see our amazing team getting some recognition! Well done everyone! 🏆🥳 What an excellent read too, with some background about the beginning of Soilsafe Aotearoa, as well as our future trajectory! 🚀

Ever wondered what's in your dust? Colleagues in Australia help us find out: theconversation.com/what-is-dust-a… @DustSafeStudy

A very interesting read, shedding some light on what the dust in our homes actually is! @DustSafeStudy

Map My Environment already includes #Newcastle mapmyenvironment.com Includes the excellent 360 Dust Analysis (send off hoover dust sample), Home Biome and VegeSafe. Science lab results, free, empowers people to make informed decisions about their environment, indoors and out.

Another update from the urban agriculture front! We selected three sites within metropolitan Adelaide and investigated soil health parameters throughout the whole year. doi.org/10.1016/j.scit…

Curious about what we are finding out about soil in Aotearoa? Take a look at our latest Stuff article, which discusses some of the preliminary results of our soil testing and soil values questionnaire. stuff.co.nz/life-style/hom…

You can get your backyard soil tested for free! Had the pleasure of hearing all about @soilsafe Aotearoa today from @KahMelanie and @FooDilEmmaS as part of our #NZ @SETAC_AU quarterly catchup.

Wonderful story featuring our international data platform @MapMyEnv developed right here @IUPUI and supported by @IUImpact @Prepared4Change Working around the legacy of lead: how safe is your veggie patch? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

“Many chemicals are toxic to human systems at low levels, it doesn’t hurt to be informed, aware, and to get your soil tested.” #VegeSafe @MapMyEnv @BHGAus #citizenscience 🌱 bhg.com.au/toxic-soil-veg…