Browsing by Subject "copper"

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    • 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 ...

    • Benham Rise has great value - Atienza 

      (The Manila Times, March 20, 2017, on page A2)
      Benham Rise is of great economic value to future generations of Filipinos, based on the massive deposits of metal-bearing nodules found around the extinct volcano ridge, House senior deputy minority leader and Buhay Rep. ...

    • Benham teems with metals lawmaker 

      (Manila Standard, March 20, 2017, on page A3)
      “The sea floor around Benham is covered with metal-rich chunks—manganese nodules that also contain nickel, copper, cobalt and other minerals,” Atienza, one-time Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, said. The ...

    • Caraga firms raise alarm on declining aquatic, forestry resource 

      Francisco, Carmelito Q. (BusinessWorld, September 24, 2018, on page S2/6)
      The business sector in Caraga region has expressed alarm over the continued decline of the fish catch and the denudation of forests in the region, one of the richest in natural resources but with the second-lowest contribution ...

    • Copper residue shows in river water 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 2, 2016, on page A8)
      The sight of bluish green water flowing through the Boac River in Marinduque province has raised suspicions of a high level of acid seeping from mine wastes left in the defunct Marcopper mining site. The Environmental ...

    • Exploring the benefits of seaweed 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 7, 2016, on page 12)
      Living up its status as an agriculture-business (agri-business), marine and aquatic institution in the country, a school in Malita, Davao Occidental, has explored one of the many benefits of seaweed by converting it to ...

    • Manila Bay's fight for life 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 5, 2023, on page A5)
      Manila Bay is not dead. But whether it is barely living or has a healthy ecosystem is another matter. And whether it thrives or dies is up to government. Since 2000, per the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...

    • Study highlights growing toxic brine problem 

      Reuters; Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, January 17, 2019, on page B5)
      The world’s thirst for fresh water is causing a salty problem. Desalination plants around the world are producing enough brine waste to swamp an area the size of Florida with a foot of salty water every year, according to ...