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Manual of Procedures

Manual of Procedures for the Analysis of Antibiotic Residues in Animal Farm Soils

Manual of Procedures for the Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria from Animal Farm Soils

Procedures for Sample Collection, Sample Preparation, and LC-MS/MS Analysis of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in River Water

(VIDEO) Procedures for Sample Collection, Sample Preparation, and LC-MS/MS Analysis of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in River Water

Manual of Procedures for Sampling & Nutrient Measurements in Philippine Lakes

Manual of Procedures for Sampling Sample Preparation and Analysis of Antibiotics and Hormones in Laguna Lake Water

Manual of Procedures for Sampling, Sample Preparation and Analysis of Heavy Metals in Laguna Lake Water

Policy Brief: Management of Watershed over Nutrient Release from Sediment for Sustainable Use of Philippine Lakes

Position Paper: Occurrence of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Major Rivers in the National Capital Region: Priority Compounds for Monitoring and Interventions

Recent Publications

Antibiotics in pig and chicken farm soils in Asia: Environmental impacts and perspectives

E.M. Astrologo, M. P. Espino​

Science of the Total Environment (2025)

Robust Prediction of Chlorophyll-a from Nitrogen and Phosphorus Content in Philippine and Global Lakes Using Fine-Tuned, Explainable Machine Learning

K.E. Pilario, E.J. Escober, A. de los Reyes V, M. P. Espino​

Environmental Challenges (2024)

Contamination of Bisphenol A, Nonylphenol, Octylphenol, and Estrone in Major Rivers of Mega Manila, Philippines

K. M. Sta. Ana, K.C. Galera, M. P. Espino​

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2024)

A new trophic state index for assessing eutrophication of Laguna de Bay, Philippines

E. J.  Escober, M. P. Espino​

Environmental Advances (2023)

β-Lactam antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in Asian lakes and rivers: An overview of contamination, sources and detection methods

K. M. Sta. Ana, J. Madriaga, M. P. Espino​

Environmental Pollution (2021)

Heavy metals in surface waters of Laguna de Bay, Philippines: current levels and trends

R. Sacdal, M. P. Montano, M. P. Espino​

Limnology (2021)

Occurrence and distribution of hormones and bisphenol A in Laguna Lake, Philippines

K. M. Sta. Ana, M. P. Espino​

Chemosphere (2020)

Overview of the analysis, occurrence and ecological effects of hormones in lake waters in Asia

R. Sacdal, J. Madriaga, M. P. Espino​

Environmental Research (2020)

List of Publications

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Reading Material

Antimicrobial Resistance in Asian Farm Soils

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