Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "toxicity"

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    • DOST alarmed by microplastics found in bangus 

      de Villa, Kathleen (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2024, on page A6)
      About 60 percent of particles pulled out from bangus (milkfish) samples in Butuan City and Nasipit in Agusan del Norte province were confirmed to have concentrations of microplastics — an alarming discovery that should ...

    • How OGPI keeps Didipio's water safe and clean 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 12, 2019, on page A10)
      Can you imagine using clean water that’s already been used in a mining operation? In Didipio, Nueva Vizcaya, this is possible because of OceanaGold Philippines’ (OGPI) innovations. Extractive industries like mining require ...

    • Opportunities emerge from rehab efforts 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 13, 2014, on page A14)
      Communities in areas ravaged by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” in Western Visayas have started to pick up the pieces, but government planners, officials and business leaders are seeing difficulty in reaching full recovery. On the ...

    • Shellfish alert raised in Pangasinan town 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2010, on page A18)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has asked consumers to stop buying and eating shellfish harvested from the Wawa River in Bani town, after tests showed that these were positive for harmful microorganisms. ...

    • Shellfish ban hurting Capiz, Bohol food tourism 

      Mijares, Ralph John; Udtohan, Leo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 19, 2015, on page A11)
      Rainer Cargando, the market administrator of Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center, told Bedico and the other vendors not to sell any shellfish after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued a red tide warning ...

    • White Manila Bay sand tested anew 

      Subingsubing, Krixia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 11, 2020, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday said it had collected for processing its own samples of the dolomite sand now being poured along Manila Bay to ease concerns over its toxicity to humans ...