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Dear Hannah Enderby,

I confirm receipt of your request below.
Your request has been forwarded to the relevant business group for processing. You will receive a reply in accordance with the requirements of the Official Information Act 1982.

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Hi Hannah

 

You have requested results of all glyphosate tests.  Please can you
confirm (or otherwise) whether you are seeking forensic related glyphosate
test results or just those relating to the recent national survey of
pesticides in groundwater?

 

Regards

 

Murray

 

Murray Close

Principal Scientist & Senior Science Leader - Groundwater Contamination

Food, Water & Biowaste group

Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR)

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Hi Hannah

ESR's Forensic Toxicology unit does include glyphosate testing on biological samples associated with Coronial cases (autopsies) only. To the best of our knowledge we have never undertaken analysis of samples associated with 'exposure' cases (i.e. people who have concerns around use / exposure to the chemical). Also, please note that ESR's Forensic Toxicology unit outsources the actual analysis to Callaghan Innovation (or IRL / DSIR as they were).

If you still want a summary of any forensic results, could you please specify a time period for these results - eg the previous year or previous 2 or 5 years.

For that part of your request that relates to the results associated with the national survey of pesticides in groundwater, we will be publishing this information soon and are just waiting for the EOCs to be completed from a different laboratory. We anticipate receiving the EOCs shortly and will then collate and analyse the data and prepare a report for the regional councils who have funded this study. I anticipate that this report will be available by the end of September 2019.

We are therefore refusing this part of your request under section 18(d) of the OIA / 17(d) of the LGOIMA on the basis that the information will soon be publicly available. We will write to you again to let you know once the information is published.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact myself or ESR's legal counsel Mark Dunlop.

Regards

Murray

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Hi Hannah

The report has now been released and the link to the report is

The url is here : https://esr-nz.figshare.com/articles/Nat...

And the doi https://doi.org/10.26091/esrnz.9937304.v1

I have forwarded your request regarding the forensics results to the appropriate person in the forensics group.

Regards

Murray

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Dear Hannah,

 

Further to Murray Close’s recent correspondence with you regards
glyphosphate test results, as requested here is the summary for ESR’s
forensic toxicology glyphosphate testing over the past 5 years. 

 

4 Glyphosphate
instances
3x None detected
1x Detected -
approximately
0.3 g/L

 

Apologies for the time it has taken in collating this information for you.

 

Regards

 

Mark Dunlop

Acting General Counsel, ESR

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