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WATER QUALITY STATUS OF BATHING BEACHES IN THE PHILIPPINES

WATER QUALITY STATUS OF BATHING BEACHES IN THE PHILIPPINES. Julian D. Amador EMB Director. BACKGROUND. 36 beach/bays/coastal waters monitored nationwide (1996-2003) Parameters measured: DO (dissolved oxygen) BOD (bio-chemical oxygen demand) pH Temperature. BACKGROUND.

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WATER QUALITY STATUS OF BATHING BEACHES IN THE PHILIPPINES

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  1. WATER QUALITY STATUS OF BATHING BEACHES IN THE PHILIPPINES Julian D. Amador EMB Director

  2. BACKGROUND • 36 beach/bays/coastal waters monitored nationwide (1996-2003) • Parameters measured: • DO (dissolved oxygen) • BOD (bio-chemical oxygen demand) • pH • Temperature

  3. BACKGROUND • Part of the advocacy for good water quality • Beach Eco-Watch - priority program/activity of the DENR for 2004 • 57 major beaches identified/monitored since January,2004

  4. OBJECTIVE • Establish baseline data; • Provide updated information on the present quality of the bathing beaches; • Inform the mayor/owners to institute mitigating measures to prevent downgrading and improve the quality of their respective bathing beaches and the environs

  5. ACTIVITIES The monitoring program includes the following: • In-situ measurements of pH, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen • Sample collection for Total and Fecal Coliform (TC/FC) analyses • Sample preservation • Physical observation of the surroundings which may affect the quality of the bathing beaches • Analyses

  6. 1996-2003 A TOTAL OF 31 BAYS WERE MONITORED NATIONWIDE FOR DO from 1996-2003

  7. RANGES OF DO CONCENTRATION OF BAYS/COASTAL WATERS(1996-2003)

  8. Class SB • areas regularly used by the public for bathing, swimming, skin diving, etc. • spawning areas for Chanos chanos or “bangus” and similar species • Class SB criteria: • TC = 1000 MPN/100ml • FC = 200 MPN/100ml • DO = >5 mg/L

  9. Region IV-A

  10. Region IV-B

  11. Region VI

  12. Region VII

  13. Region VIII

  14. Region IX

  15. Region X

  16. Region XI

  17. Region XIII

  18. 57 MAJOR BATHING BEACHES

  19. Total and Fecal Coliform Counts of Boracay for CY 2003 ALL STATIONS PASSED THE SB CRITERIA

  20. Total and Fecal Coliform Counts of Bathing Water in Manila Bay for CY 2003 2 stations passed & 12 failed the criteria for SB waters.

  21. Thank You! Please visit our website at: www.emb.gov.ph Or e-mail us at: emb@emb.gov.ph

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