WATER QUALITY STATUS OF BATHING BEACHES IN THE PHILIPPINES

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WATER QUALITY STATUS OF BATHING BEACHES IN THE
PHILIPPINES

• Julian D. Amador
• EMB Director

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BACKGROUND

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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Region IV-A
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Region IV-B

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Region VI
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Region VII
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Region VIII
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Region IX
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Region X
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Region XI
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Region XIII
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57 MAJOR BATHING BEACHES
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Total and Fecal Coliform Counts of Boracay for CY
2003
ALL STATIONS PASSED THE SB CRITERIA
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Total and Fecal Coliform Counts of Bathing Water
in Manila Bay for CY 2003
2 stations passed 12 failed the criteria for SB
waters.
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