1. COUNTRY REPORT
PHILIPPINES

2. Location:
Archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Comprises of 7100 islands of which only 880 are inhabited
Total Area: 300,000 sq. km.
Land Area: 298,170 sq. km.
Coastline: 36,289 km.
Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
Population: 84,619,974 (2003 est.)
Population Growth Rate: 1.92%
Imports: raw materials, machinery and equipment, fuel and chemicals

3. CURRENT STATUS ENVIROMENTAL LAWS
Republic Act No : An act providing for an Ecological Solid Waste Management Program.
Presidential Decree No. 1586: Establishing an Environmental Impact Statement System
Republic Act No An act to Control Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste.
Presidential Decree No Pollution Control Law.

4. Republic Act No. 8749 Clean Air Act
Republic Act No Clean Air Act. An Act Providing for a comprehensive Air Pollution Control Policy and for other Purposes

5. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS
Plating Waste
Acid and Alkali Waste
Inorganic Chemical Waste
Reactive Chemical Waste
Paints and Resins
Organic Solvents
Putrescible/Organic Wastes
Textile
Oil
Containers

6. Other Wastes
Immobilized Wastes
Organic Chemicals
Miscellaneous Wastes

7. Treatment Technology Mechanical: Size reduction and compaction
Thermal: Autoclave
Chemical: Chlorination and Ozonation
Biological: Enzymatic processing and composting

8. Monitoring of Environmental Contaminants
Air Quality Monitoring:
Ambient Air Quality
Particulates: High Volume Sampler
Nox ,Sox, and CO: Tri Gas Sampler
TSP , PM10, NOx, SOx, Ozone,
Benzene, Toluene and Xylene;
Ambient Air Quality Continuous Monitoring

9. Stationary Sources
Source Emission Sampling
US EPA Method 5

10. Water Water Quality Monitoring AA Spectrophotometer Gas Chromotography
Wet Analysis

11. Risk Assessment Evaluation of Environmental Risk Assessment
Conduct and validate Risk assessment

12. Multipartite Monitoring Team
DENR EMB
Proponent
Local Government Unit (LGU)
Non Government Organization (NGO)
Other Stakeholder (Academe, Residents)