Koia nei te pāhare o te waikawa hauota. He tino meha te pākawa ota, ā, ka mitia e te pakiaka tipu hei hanga pūmua mōna. Nā te nui o te whakahaumako e ruia ana ki ngā pāmu, me te pākawa ota kei roto i te whakahaumako, ka rere te parahanga ki ngā manga me ngā awa o te rohe.
The salt of nitric acid. Nitrates are very soluble, and are absorbed by plant roots for manufacturing protein. The large amount of nitrogen fertiliser being spread on farm pasture can result in nitrate pollution running into the waterways.
pākawa (pāhare - salt, ester), (waikawa - acid) - '~ate'
ota (hauota) - nitrogen
naiate (kupu mino)
He aha te wāhi ki te pākawa ota i roto i te hurihanga hauota?
He mea nui te pākawa ota i roto i te oranga o te pūnaha hauropi.