Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "Calcium carbonates"

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    • Artificial reefs go a long way in saving the sea 

      Kilayko, Paul Stanley; Pagador, Juliana Rose; Rios, Dimple (The Daily Guardian, December 11, 2017, on page 4-11)
      Artificial reef projects are being expand in areas of Brgy. Damilisan, Brgy. Lanutan, and Brgy. Gines-Calampitao in Miagao, Iloilo to save its marine ecosystem. Using a P384,000 budget, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Carbon dioxide threatens: Tropical coral reefs 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 3, 2000, on page B-11)
      As if there weren't already enough threats to coral refs, now scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have found that carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in seawater could be a direct threat to these ...

    • Coral reef 'seeding' in Caribbean 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, February NaN, 2013, on page B-8)
      Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once-thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica’s north coast. Warm ocean waters have bleached out the coral, and in a cascade of ecological decline, the sea urchins and plant-eating ...

    • Guimaras seeks to protect 70 hectares of coral reefs 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 15, 2017, on page 5)
      This island province boasts of 70 hectares of undistributed coral reefs, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas. Coral reefs are marine ridges or mounds, which have formed ...

    • The hard and soft water story 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (The Daily Guardian, October 29, 2018, on page 4)
      Water hardness is the traditional measure of the capacity of water to react with soap and describes the ability of water to bind soap to form lather (ang pagbukal sang habon), a chemical reaction detrimental to the washing ...

    • Save Corals, seashells by shifting to alternatives, says green group 

      (The Daily Guardian, September 3, 2018, on page 11)
      The recent apprehension of a suspected smuggler with thousands of live corals and several giant clams in Bacoor, Cavite last week has ignited public furor over the continued trade in protected marine life. A Filipino ...

    • Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world's coral reefs 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 14, 2017, on page A6)
      Corals are invertebrates, living mostly in tropical waters. They secrete calcium carbonate to build protective skeletons that grow and take on impressive colors, thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae that live in ...

    • Shrimp, egg shells eyed vs oil spills 

      Yee, Jovic (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 29, 2016, on page A7)
      Before you throw those shrimp shells and eggshells into the bin, think again. These kitchen trash may soon be the country’s best solution to oil spills. Filipino scientists from the Department of Science and Technology’s ...

    • Southern Ocean soaks up carbon dioxide 

      Roach, John (Manila Bulletin, February 3, 2000, on page B-11)
      Manmade carbon dioxide is being soaked up by the cold waters of the Southern Ocean and transported to the dep waters of the subtropical ocean, researchers reported. Manmade carbon dioxide makes the water acidic. The acidity ...

    • Ultra-thin sun shield could protect Great Barrier Reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, March 28, 2018, on page S2/10)
      An ultra-fine biodegradable film some 50,000 times thinner than a human hair could be enlisted to protect the Great Barrier Reef from environmental degradation, researchers said Tuesday. The World Heritage-listed site, ...