{ "culture": "en-NZ", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "Predicted groundwater total oxidised nitrogen (TON) concentrations within the Groundwater Management Zones (GWMZ) of the Southland Region.", "description": "
The map was derived using measured TON data as this was the<\/SPAN> <\/SPAN>most spatially and temporally complete dataset. In Southland TON and nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-<\/SPAN>N) are generally equivalent and comparable because NO3-N makes up the majority of TON in<\/SPAN>most groundwaters. On this basis TON is used as a proxy for NO3-N concentration. An<\/SPAN> <\/SPAN>understanding of how concentrations vary across the region is important to <\/SPAN>E<\/SPAN>nvironment<\/SPAN> <\/SPAN>Southland (ES) because groundwater NO3-N potentially impacts on the supply of potable water<\/SPAN> <\/SPAN>and on ecosystems.<\/SPAN><\/P>