A5026721721- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
- Heavy metals in environment
- Concrete and Cement Materials Research
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
- Mining and Resource Management
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
Mindanao State University Naawan
2022
Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
2022
Department of Science and Technology
2022
Central Mindanao University
2018
The mass production and consumption of plastics have serious effects on the environment, human health, livelihood. Hence, global efforts to reduce plastic generation must be realized. This study aimed determine prevalence microplastics in mangrove sediments Cabadbaran, Buenavista, Nasipit Butuan Bay, Philippines. Seventy-two (72) microplastic particles were extracted from dominated by fibrous type (71%) blue (35%) as most common color. Attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transform infrared...
Microplastics have garnered attention for their ubiquitous presence across various ecosystems, yet investigations into occurrence in mangrove environments, particularly the Philippines, remain minimal and increasingly necessary. This study seeks to establish a foundational understanding of microplastic distribution Philippine forests, with special focus on Butuan Bay. Surface water sediment samples were collected from habitats City, Buenavista, Nasipit along Bay, Southern Philippines....
The solid-phase partitioning of mercury could provide necessary data in the identification remediation techniques contaminated artisanal gold mine tailings. This study was conducted to determine total content wastes and identify its through selective sequential extraction coupled with cold vapour atomic absorption spectroscopy. Samples from tailings carbon-in-pulp (CIP) process were obtained selected key areas Mindanao, Philippines. results showed that use is still prevalent among...
Despite increasing awareness of microplastic pollution and the harm it brings to terrestrial ecosystems human body, few research works have examined how contributes freshwater environments, particularly forest reserves. Microplastic presence characteristics were in Mindanao's Taguibo River Watershed Forest Reserve (TRWFR). Three (3) sampling sites along river stretch chosen. Analysis water sediment samples found abundances at 477.78 ± 182.83 pa/m3 17.04 14.80 pa/kg, respectively. These...
Abstract The pollution of aquatic systems by microplastics is a well-known environmental problem. However, limited studies have been conducted in freshwater systems, especially the Philippines. Here we determined for first time amount Philippines’ largest lake, Laguna de Bay. Ten (10) sampling stations on lake's surface water were sampled using plankton net. Samples extracted and analyzed Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). A total 100 identified from 10 sites with mean density...
Nickel (Ni)-laterite mining is a major industry in the Philippines but generating large amounts of Ni-laterite waste (NMW) that threatens surrounding water bodies due to siltation. To repurpose this as magnetic iron (Fe)-based adsorbent, three-step extraction-reduction-coprecipitation approach was developed, and adsorption properties synthesized product for arsenate (As(V)) arsenite (As(III)) investigated. The extracted >90% Fe from NMW produced fine (<4 μm), high-purity magnetite based on...