Water quality assessment of Meycauayan River, Bulacan, Philippines (Research Note)

Issue Date

7-2018

Abstract

The Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS) is cited as one of the 30 most polluted rivers in the world by the Blacksmith Institute in 2008 due to its huge discharge and accumulation for years of industrial and domestic pollutants. As the MMORS traverse the central region of Luzon Island, which has one of the highest population growth rates in the country and feeds directly the Manila Bay, understanding its ecological niche and developing a rehabilitation strategy is very important. A rapid assessment of the water quality conditions in Meycauayan River was carried out in May 2016 to obtain baseline physico-chemical data on the water, soil, air, and biological components during the dry season.

Source or Periodical Title

Sylvatrop: the technical journal of Philippine Ecosystems and Natural Resources

ISSN

0115-0022

Volume

28

Issue

2

Page

123-140

Document Type

Article

Frequency

biannually

Physical Description

11 illustration; 17 tables; 31 ref

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

WATER QUALITY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; PHILIPPINES

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