Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "limestone"

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    • Firm in hot water over mangrove destruction 

      (, August 3, 2015, on page )
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a cease and desist order against Psalm Property Venture and Development Corporation (PPVDC) for destroying a number of mangroves by backfilling limestone ...

    • The hard and soft water story 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (, October 29, 2018, on page )
      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 ...

    • Is Guimaras sinking ? 

      Buenaflor, Luis Jr. (, June 24, 2016, on page )
      Guimaras as an island is made up entirely of limestone and this type of soil or rock is a porous one, meaning it absorbs a lot of water. What significant is that the water mostly absorbed by the limestone base of Guimaras ...

    • Thriving corals boost hope for Manila Bay 

      (, June 30, 2019, on page )
      Corals are still thriving in a few areas of Manila Bay – in Maragondon and Ternate, Cavite, and in Corregidor and Carballo islands at the mouth of the bay, the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau of the Department ...

    • World’s oldest fishing sinkers found in SKorea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (, August 8, 2018, on page )
      Archaeologists excavating a cave in South Korea have found evidence that suggests human beings were using sophisticated techniques to catch fish as far back as 29,000 years ago, much earlier than experts previously thought. ...