Browsing by Subject "heavy metals"

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    • Again, on solid waste management 

      Aspillera, Dahli (Malaya, July 23, 2018, on page B5)
      Following the habagat for Southwest monsoon rains that flooded many parts of Metro Manila this week, a team from the group Basura Patrol went to the Manila Bay area and found plastic bags, straws, and other disposables, ...

    • Aquaculture poisoning Taal Lake 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, February 4, 2010, on page A1-A6)
      The calm waters of Taal Lake are deceiving, and what lies below may be toxic. Fish cages have poisoned the sediments below while surface waters remain relatively safe for fisheries, according to a study made by the University ...

    • Dolomite boulders harmful - fisher group 

      Antonio, Raymund F. (Tempo, September 6, 2020, on page 2)
      Dolomite contains high amount of heavy metals that contribute to pollution and acidity of Manila Bay, said a fisherfolk group that has looked into the impact of the dumping of white sand along the Manila Baywalk. The ...

    • Dolomite sand will give whiff of toxic dust, enviro groups say of DENR plan for bay area 

      Rosario, Ben; Antonio, Raymund (Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2020, on page 2)
      Instead of fresh sea air, promenaders will get a whiff of toxic dust from dolomite sand when the 1389million Manila Bay rehabilitation project is completed, environmentalists said. This new argument against the proposed ...

    • DOST rolls out agri technologies for rural areas 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, September 24, 2018, on page A2)
      A plant food supplement made of carrageenan boosts growth and make plants resistant to pests and diseases. Developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)'s Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), the ...

    • Extinction 

      Lopez, Tony (Manila Standard, May 22, 2019, on page A4-A5)
      About 93 percent of ocean fish is being harvested at above the level of sustainability or their being replaced by new stocks. In 2015, 33 percent of marine fish stocks were being harvested at unsustainable levels; 60 percent ...

    • Fish be with you 

      Reyes, Tyrone M. (The Philippine Star, March 16, 2010, on page D-1-D-2)
      What’s so good about fish? A much-anticipated US government report recently concluded that eating fish may reduce the risk of heart disease. A Harvard report was even more optimistic, stating that eating fish lowers the ...

    • Fish parasites may prevent human intake of heavy metals - study 

      Department of Science and Technology (The Manila Times, October 20, 2016, on page B6)
      A common type of fish parasite can prevent the accumulation of heavy metals from pollution in the fish’s tissues, making the fish safer for humans to eat, a study by the Institute of Biological Sciences of the University ...

    • Gov't bans fish harvesting, sale in 7 Pampanga towns 

      Regala, Franco (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2015, on page 14)
      In the wake of reports of fish in several towns om this province in the past weeks, the provincial government has enjoined mayors of affected areas to temporarily prohibit harvesting and selling of fish and other aquatic ...

    • Heavy pollutants plague Seven Lakes 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, March 27, 2018, on page A4)
      The appearance of white worms bodes ill for the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. The worms, called by local fishermen "puting bulate," are found in the guts of Nile tilapia caught in the Seven Lakes. The worms have alerted ...

    • In San Pablo lakes, metal intake curbed by worms 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, October 27, 2016, on page -B-8)
      A University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) study on a species of worms in the seven lakes of San Pablo, Laguna found that they prevent intake of heavy metals by fish and may also do the same for humans. The study ...

    • Parasitized tilapia safer to eat 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 22, 2016, on page B-6)
      A recent study by the Institute of Biological Sciences at UP Los Baños has found that the parasitized tilapia may be safer to eat than the unparasitized ones. Why? Because the parasitized fishes have remarkably lower levels ...

    • Phl sets cadmium level standards for seafood exports 

      Dela Cruz, Rita T. (The Philippine Star, April 5, 2015, on page B-3)
      High-value seafoods produced in the Philippines are being subjected to cadmium exposure assessment to determine if the standards set by Codex Alimentarius can be achieved and likewise to set standards for our fishery ...

    • The problem with mercury 

      Gonzales, Eduardo (Manila Bulletin, November 3, 2015, on page C1)
      Methyl mercury in bodies of water is absorbed by algae, the staple food of small fish that scavenge near shorelines. These small fishes are eaten by larger fishes, which in turn serve as prey for still larger fishes. Thus, ...

    • UP prof raises alarm on toxic fish in Laguna de Bay 

      (Manila Bulletin, June 20, 2015, on page 2)
      Consuming milkfish, tilapia, carp, mudfish, cream dory or kanduli that thrive in Laguna de Bay may be fatal after health experts said the bay was full of heavy metals accumulation that could cause serious ailments, including ...

    • World Environment Day: Let’s stop plastic pollution 

      Villanueva, Rhodina; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, June 6, 2018, on page 1-6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged the public to be more responsible in managing garbage since waste, particularly plastic, can be devastating for marine biodiversity. Plastics are ...