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Current Projects
Project INLakes
In this landmark local investigation, the nutrient dynamics that affect the ecosystem health of selected lakes in the Province of Laguna will be investigated. The findings will be useful in developing integrated approaches to lake recovery from eutrophication and aquatic resource conservation. Policies and innovative strategies for the reduction of nutrient enrichment can then be developed. The science-based outcomes of this study will contribute to the long-term sustainability of the natural resources of lakes in the country.
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Program Title: Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D (NICER) Program: Center for Lakes Sustainable Development
Project Title: Evaluating Dynamic Internal Loading of Nutrients in Lake Sediment for Recovery of Lakes from Eutrophication (INLakes)
Project Duration: 1 May 2022 - 30 April 2024 (2 Years)
Funding Agency: DOST - GIA
Monitoring Agency: DOST - PCIEERD
Main Objective
To determine nutrient dynamics in lake systems based on internal nutrient loading from sediment that contribute to the eutrophication of lakes in the Philippines.
Project Post-EDCs
The occurrence of water contaminants such as pesticides, industrial chemicals, heavy metals, nutrients, pathogens, etc. contributes to the pollution of waterways and river systems in the Philippines. This research will focus on the occurrence, levels and locational sources of Endocrine Disrupting compounds (EDCs) to provide up-to-date scientific data and information on emerging contaminants in aquatic systems in the country. The findings will also be useful in formulating guidelines on the prevention of EDCs contamination not only in wastewater treatment plant effluents and urban wastewaters but also in aquatic systems especially those that are used in aquaculture and domestic water production
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Program Title: Removal of Excess Nitrogen and Endocrine disruptors from Wastewater
Project Title: Post-wastewater Treatment determination of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds for Interventions
Project Duration: 16 September 2022 – 15 September 2025 (3 Years)
Funding Agency: DOST - GIA
Monitoring Agency: DOST - PCIEERD
Main Objective
To establish the efficiency of the removal of emerging water contaminants such as hormones, xenoestrogens and phenolic chemicals using a proposed biological treatment technology as well as to detect these contaminants in wastewaters and in the rivers that are needed in pollution prevention strategies.
Project AMR Soil
Global misuse and misunderstanding on the proper use of antibiotics have contributed to the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a rising public health concern. AMR has been well-documented in medical settings but less so in the agricultural sector. The agricultural sector is one of the biggest consumers of antibiotics, and manure, urine and other effluents from the farm setting are believed to be an underappreciated contributor to the environmental spread of AMR. Exactly how antibiotic residues contribute and how large of a contributor these residues are remain to be understood. Thus, the goal of the project is twofold: to analyze and determine antibiotic residues present in farm soils; and to determine the distribution of bacterial communities and the abundance of AMR genes in farm soils. The results from these two major objectives will determine the prevalence of AMR in farm soils and can guide future policies and interventions to diminish the spread of AMR in the Philippine agricultural sector.
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Program Title: Inter-Regional Network Through One Health Approach to Combat AMR
Project Title: Project 3. Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria propagating AMR in Soil
Project Duration: 1 December 2022 - 30 November 2025 (3 Years)
Funding Agency: DOST - GIA
Monitoring Agency: DOST - PCHRD
Main Objective
To provide scientific data and knowledge on antibiotic residues and resistant bacteria in soil that may contribute to AMR proliferation in the local environment and to develop policy recommendations on prevention of AMR proliferation in soil
