Browsing by Subject "biochemical oxygen demand"

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    • 3 fast food restos found polluting Mindoro river 

      Virola, Madonna; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 9, 2019, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a cease and desist order against three fast food restaurants here—the first in a series of government action against establishments polluting the Calapan ...

    • Alcohol eyed in Pampanga River fish kill 

      Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2017, on page A10)
      Molasses discharged by an alcohol fermentation plant into the Pampanga River on Sept. 19 may have reduced the amount of dissolved oxygen to a degree that could have triggered a fish kill incident near the towns of Macabebe ...

    • Boracay's environmental woes 2 

      Angelo, F. Allan L. (The Daily Guardian, May 7, 2018, on page 10)
      This is the last part of our discussion of scientific studies on the environmental conditions of Boracay Island. The studies were presented in a policy forum on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island and management of coastal ...

    • Dissolved oxygen caused fish float 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, October 26, 2016, on page 14)
      The reported fish kill in Tanza, this province, recently was, in fact, a "fish float" caused by dissolved oxygen or low oxygen levels in water, the Provincial Government-Environment and Natural Resources (PG-ENRO) officer ...

    • DOST assists in Paoay Lake E. coli cleanup 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2022, on page 5)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), in partnership with the Ilocos Norte government and the communities around the lake, is offering a cost-effective solution for Paoay Lake’s E. coli problem. DOST Ilocos ...

    • 'Industries around Laguna de Bay violating Clean Water Act' 

      (The Philippine Star, December 21, 2011, on page 8)
      Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection and Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) general manager Neric Acosta said recently that hundreds of industries in Metro Manila and CALABARZON are in clear violation ...

    • Lessons from the ongoing Manila Bay rehab 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (The Daily Guardian, February 26, 2019, on page 4)
      For almost 100 years, Manila Bay has been abused, misused, and mistreated by Filipinos living around the bay, from Cavite to Manila to Bulacan. Just like our Iloilo Rivers and seas, it has been a symbol of environmental ...

    • Major causes of Laguna mass fish kill traced 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2002, on page B-10)
      Mass fish kill in Laguna de Bay has been traced to four major causes - dissolved oxygen, pollution, turbidity, and diseases. Eighty percent of reported fish kill incidents occur between May and September. These were the ...

    • Oplan SWIM hopes to make Iloilo River swimmable 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, March 31, 2014, on page 7)
      The Oplan SWIM or "Sustainable Work plan for Iloilo River Management" aims to make the body of water clean on the short-term and swimmable on the long-term. According to Raul Lorilla of the Provincial Environment and Natural ...

    • RP's first mariculture park to rise in Guimaras 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, June 17, 2001, on page 26)
      The country's first mariculture park has been established in Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. The park was jointly set up by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...

    • Saving Laguna de Bay 

      Zafaralla, Macrina Tamayo (The Philippine Star, February 2, 2017, on page B7)
      The restoration of Laguna de Bay to a relatively pristine state is a major concern. This is a scientist’s account on a multidisciplinary two to three-year scientific endeavor that culminated in an Environmental Health ...

    • SEAFDEC set to launch 1st Mariculture park 

      PN (Panay News, June 5, 2001, on page 9-15)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is all set to launch the first Mariculture Park in the country on July 5, 2001 at Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras. The project is ...

    • Water pollution can reduce economic growth by a third: World Bank 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (DailyGuardian, August 26, 2019, on page 8-12)
      Heavily polluted water is reducing economic growth by up to a third in some countries, a World Bank report said Tuesday, calling for action to address human and environmental harm. The report relied on what the Bank said ...