Browsing by Subject "pollutants"
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Manila Bay can be saved
(Manila Bulletin,February 23, 2019 , on page 12)In the United States, the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) mandates all states to adopt water quality standards that would define how much of pollutants can be in the water such that it might meet the minimum threshold for ... -
Marine mammals disturbed by warming waters
(Manila Bulletin,April 6, 2017 , on page B-8)The warming of the oceans could also mean diminished reproductive success and increased susceptibility to diseases, according to a Silliman Journal article by Dr. Ma. Louella L. Dolar, a foremost authority on Philippine ... -
Marine plastic pollution poses threat to food security – Oceana
(The Philippine Star,July 13, 2021 , on page B6)Marine conservation group Oceana Philippines is urging the country to act against marine plastic pollution due to its potential threats to the country’s food security. In a statement, Oceana vice president Gloria Estenzo ... -
Massive fish kill wipes out Lake Sebu's tilapia stock
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 3, 2017 , on page A8)A massive fish kill has left this lakeside town, Central Mindanao’s largest tilapia supplier, gasping for air. More than P120 million worth of tilapia grown in Lake Sebu was lost in what officials said was the worst fish ... -
Maynilad to spend nearly ₱2 billion on wastewater treatment projects in 2018
(Manila Bulletin,April 4, 2018 , on page B-11)West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has allotted a budget of ₱1.7 billion this year to increase its sewerage coverage as well as maintain its existing wastewater network. -
Melting Greenland ice may leak waste
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 27, 2016 , on page A13)A snow-covered former US army base in Greenland — dubbed “a city under ice” — could leak pollutants into the environment as the climate changes, raising difficult questions over who is responsible for a clean-up. In 1959, ... -
Melting Greenland ice threatens to expose Cold War waste
(The Manila Times,September 27, 2016 , on page A6)A network of tunnels under the snow contained everything from research facilities to a hospital, a cinema and a church — all powered by a small, portable nuclear reactor. The pollutants left behind include PCBs used in ... -
Mussels gauge health of rivers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 19, 2019 , on page A8)Seafood lovers who prize the mussel for its earthy taste and succulent flesh may be unaware of its growing potential in the fight against water pollution. The mussel is the hoover of the sea, taking in phytoplankton for ... -
Naic eyed for relocation of Manila Bay squatters
(The Manila Times,January 22, 2019 , on page A8)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Naic town in Cavite could be a potential site for the relocation of informal settler families living near Manila Bay in Parañaque City. Benny Antiporda, DENR ... -
‘No swim zone’ strictly enforced in Manila Bay
(Manila Bulletin,February 7, 2019 , on page 1-17)Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) were deployed yesterday to prevent people from swimming in Manila Bay which authorities declared as unsafe due to high levels of fecal coliform. Manila Police District chief ... -
Ocean's deepest part filled with toxic pollutants,study reveals
(Manila Bulletin,February 16, 2017 , on page B9)“Extraordinary levels” of pollution have been found in the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth’s oceans. Pollutants from the 1970s have accumulated among the crustaceans that live there, contaminating life 11,000 ... -
Oil spill hits Sorsogon villages
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 14, 2017 , on page A9)An oil spill, said to have come from a cargo vessel battered by strong winds as Tropical Storm “Salome” was crossing the Bicol region last week, had spread to at least 10 villages here, officials said. Mayor Manuel Fortes ... -
Palau first to ban 'reef toxic' sun cream
(Panay News,January 4, 2020 , on page 9)The Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country to ban sun cream that is harmful to corals and sea life. From Wednesday, sun cream that includes common ingredients, including oxybenzone, is not allowed to be worn ... -
PH quietly celebrates May as Month of the Ocean
(Tempo,May 11, 2021 , on page 4)By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 37 issued by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada in 1999, the month of May was declared as the Month of the Ocean (MOO). Perhaps preoccupied by the pressing demands of containing a ... -
PH quietly celebrates May as Month of the Ocean
(Manila Bulletin,May 11, 2021 , on page 4)By virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 37 issued by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada in 1999, the month of May was declared as the Month of the Ocean (MOO). Perhaps preoccupied by the pressing demands of containing a ... -
Pollution decimates marine life
(The Daily Guardian,November 21, 2006 , on page 1-16)An official of the Capiz State University in Barangay Dayao here warned on how “we’ve abused our environment” that led to the decline, if not extinction, of some marine species. Geronimo, Gregorio, CAPSU’s president for ... -
Pollution even in earth's farthest reaches: ocean study
(BusinessWorld,February 17, 2017 , on page S3/4)Banned chemicals are tainting tiny crustaceans that inhabit the deepest ocean, a study said Monday – the first evidence that humans are polluting even the farthest reaches of our planet. Even at depths of nearly 11 kilometres ... -
Pollution, squatting, industries hasten death of Laguna de Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 5, 2017 , on page A6)Bayani Enriquez, 54, grew up by Laguna de Bay in this city in Laguna province. Back in the 1980s, he often spent time with friends swimming or fishing in the lake’s unobstructed waters. But much of the open space is now ... -
Protecting the oceans: Chile’s approach
(The Philippine Star,November 8, 2018 , on page 8)Chile is an ocean country with one of the Planet's largest Exclusive Economic Zones and a coastline measuring over 6,400 kilometers. As a fundamental part of Chile's development, the ocean thus offers many opportunities ... -
Reef makes pledge for cleaner beaches
(The Philippine Star,January 22, 2019 , on page B8)International beach apparel brand Reef makes a pledge for cleaner beaches by accomplishing 1,500 beach cleanups, remove 150,000 lbs of trash, and engage 30,000 volunteers around the world to promote responsible travel and ...