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Learn about our water quality and environmental science work. ESR's science includes the following disciplines: ESR manages the following national science assets and facilities as part of New Zealand's science system:[5]. Read about how our science expertise is utilised around the world. Read out ESR's COVID-19 response across the public health spectrum. Last week saw Canterbury Police District join the trial, following Counties Manukau and Central Districts in gaining access to Lumi to support frontline staff with real-time screening of suspected drug samples. Canterbury was selected for the research because it had a large enough population for statistical purposes and was small enough to make source tracing attainable, Gilpin says. Intelligence updates and risk assessments, Health intelligence and disease surveillance, EpiSurv and providing surveillance on notifiable diseases, Methamphetamine contamination - testing of products and screening technologies, The fluid dynamics of bloodstain pattern formation, Influenza (flu) and other respiratory virus surveillance, Epidemiological skills development programme, Pharmaceutical, natural health product and cosmetic regulatory services, Notifiable Diseases Intelligence Dashboard, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) surveillance, Syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea surveillance in New Zealand, Register of Recognised Laboratories for New Zealand, Primary Prevention in Public and Environmental Health (P3EH), About clandestine laboratories and the manufacture of meth, Conditions of sale and supply of NZRM micro-organisms, Aotearoa Impacts and Mitigation of Microplastics (AIM²), SHIVERS influenza (flu) and respiratory virus research, Science New Zealand National Awards - 2018 ESR SHIVERS team award, SHIVERS-II study newletter and media release, Locations of Wellington SCL laboratories for blood collection, SHIVERS-II contacts for study-related matters, Groundwater Science and Research Alliance Aotearoa.

“The expansion of the Lumi pilot to Canterbury enables more Police to access the benefits of Lumi’s cutting edge technology, developed by New Zealand scientists, and supports their efforts to reduce the harm that illicit drugs cause in our communities.”. Police and ESR are pleased with the promising results received to date since the launch of the Lumi Drug Scan (Lumi) pilot in July. Read about our leaders, scientists and our Board. class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/ESRNewZealand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by ESRNewZealand