Browsing by Subject "carcinogens"

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    • Cavite gov downplays diesel spill destruction 

      Cinco, Maricar; Santos, Tina; Olchondra, Riza; Tubeza, Philip (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      A diesel oil spill on Manila Bay that raises potential environmental and health hazards and threatens to ruin the capital’s vital fishing industry has “95-percent” evaporated, leaving only “a thin film” of fuel on the ...

    • Drowning in plastic 

      Habito, Cielito F. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 20, 2018, on page A14)
      You’ve probably been to a supermarket that has stopped using plastic bags, and a restaurant that no longer uses plastic cups or provides straws with your drink order (or has replaced plastic straws with paper ones). Chances ...

    • Full disclosure sought on Manila Bay white sand project 

      Subingsubing, Krixia; Yee, Jovic; Agoncillo, Jodee A.; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2020, on page A4)
      An environmental group on Monday urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fully disclose the studies and results of consultations they had ...

    • The future of seaweed industry (Part II) 

      Favis-Villafuerte, Nelly (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2017, on page B-3)
      Those in the seaweed industry have had their share of international intrigues when at one time in the past there were foreign groups who were peddling the idea that the Philippine carrageenan is carcinogenic. Earlier, ...

    • Healthiest fish to eat 

      (Panay News, September 10, 2015, on page B3)
      Fish can provide an excellent low-calorie protein source without the fat and cholesterol of red meats. However; some varieties such as shark and mackerel are very high in mercury. Mercury is a known carcinogen and a pollutant ...

    • Kalikasan writ eyed against 'Manila Beach' 

      Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 7, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) claims that the “white sand” being poured to create a beach on a stretch of Manila Bay’s rocky shore poses no harm to the bay’s ecosystem, but independent safety ...

    • Oil spill affects 31 Barangays, 300-Square-km of Manila Bay 

      Namit, Madel Sabater; Giron, Anthony; Antonio, Reymund F.; Manongdo, Jenny F. (Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2013, on page 1-13)
      Half-a-million liters of diesel that leaked from a submarine pipeline, or a tanker moored off the coast have covered a 300-square kilometer area of Manila Bay, affecting 31 Barangays in the towns of rosario, Naic Tanza, ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...