Untreated water triggers algal bloom in Boracay
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A top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) claimed that untreated water is one of the factors which triggered the growth of algae in the famed Boracay Island. The polluted water came from informal settlers, who use detergents, which flows to a stream in Malay and then to the Boracay beach line. While bigger business establishment have their own treatment facilities, Sampulna did not discount the possibility that there are still others who do not observe proper wastewater management.
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Conserva, L. H .(2017, March 9). Untreated water triggers algal bloom in Boracay. The Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 11.
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Water pollution; Algae; Water treatment; Environmental restoration; Environmental protection; Wastewater treatment; Waste water; Environment management; Ecotourism; Algal blooms; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; Environmental Management Bureau (EMB); Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region VI; Boracay Island Water Company; Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA); Ayala Corporation; Boracay Foundation Inc.; Sampulna, Jim; Catalbas, Helen
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