MSU - IIT: Environmental Science Graduate Students' Society

MSU - IIT: Environmental Science Graduate Students' Society A multi-disciplinary society that supports growth and development in the field of Environmental Science.

๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“This study examined the willingness of residents in Barangay Gabunan and Libandayan, Rogongon, Ilig...
01/06/2026

๐๐”๐๐‹๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“

This study examined the willingness of residents in Barangay Gabunan and Libandayan, Rogongon, Iligan City, to pay for the conservation of the Philippine tarsier (๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ข), using the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) as its primary economic valuation tool. A total of 230 households were surveyed to assess their attitudes, knowledge, and willingness to contribute annually. Results showed that 92.2% were willing to pay, with an average annual contribution of โ‚ฑ494.35. Residents generally showed positive attitudes and fair knowledge about tarsier conservation. Household taxes and utility bill charges were the preferred payment methods. Findings suggest strong community support and indicate that an annual contribution of about โ‚ฑ500โ€“โ‚ฑ550 per household helps support future conservation efforts.

Access full article here:https://www.hrpub.org/download/20260530/EER4-14044695.pdf

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„The Department of Environmental Science presents the thesis final defense of ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€. ๐‹๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, a...
30/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„

The Department of Environmental Science presents the thesis final defense of ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž๐ข๐ง ๐€. ๐‹๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, a Master of Science in Environmental Science candidate.

Title: ๐‘ฐ๐‘ซ๐‘ฌ๐‘ต๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ญ๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ถ๐‘ต, ๐‘ณ๐‘ถ๐‘ช๐‘จ๐‘ณ ๐‘ฌ๐‘ช๐‘ถ๐‘ณ๐‘ถ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘จ๐‘ณ ๐‘ฒ๐‘ต๐‘ถ๐‘พ๐‘ณ๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ (๐‘ณ๐‘ฌ๐‘ฒ), ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ซ ๐‘ท๐‘ผ๐‘ฉ๐‘ณ๐‘ฐ๐‘ช ๐‘ฒ๐‘ต๐‘ถ๐‘พ๐‘ณ๐‘ฌ๐‘ซ๐‘ฎ๐‘ฌ, ๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ป๐‘ผ๐‘ซ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ซ ๐‘ท๐‘น๐‘จ๐‘ช๐‘ป๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘ฌ๐‘บ (๐‘ฒ๐‘จ๐‘ท) ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘จ๐‘บ๐‘ฐ๐‘จ๐‘ต ๐‘ฏ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘บ๐‘ฌ๐‘บ๐‘ฏ๐‘ถ๐‘ฌ ๐‘ช๐‘น๐‘จ๐‘ฉ๐‘บ (๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ซ๐‘ฌ๐‘น: ๐‘ฟ๐‘ฐ๐‘ท๐‘ฏ๐‘ถ๐‘บ๐‘ผ๐‘น๐‘จ) ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต ๐‘บ๐‘ผ๐‘ณ๐‘ผ ๐‘ท๐‘น๐‘ถ๐‘ฝ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ช๐‘ฌ, ๐‘ท๐‘ฏ๐‘ฐ๐‘ณ๐‘ฐ๐‘ท๐‘ท๐‘ฐ๐‘ต๐‘ฌ๐‘บ

This study seeks to gather baseline data on the population status and assess public knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding horseshoe crabs in Sulu Province. The results can help in the development and enhancement of policies and management strategies that promote horseshoe crab conservation while maintaining the integrity of the local economy of the province. It thus, contributes to SDG 14 and SDG 12, promoting marine life conservation and sustainable economic development in coastal communities.

๐Ÿ“…Date: June 1, 2026
โฐ ๏ธTime: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
๐Ÿ“Venue: SIS Conference Room
Google meet: https://meet.google.com/xza-iqvh-xup
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THESIS FINAL DEFENSE"True sustainability is found at the intersection of a healthy sea and a secure home; we cannot prot...
29/05/2026

THESIS FINAL DEFENSE

"True sustainability is found at the intersection of a healthy sea and a secure home; we cannot protect the fish while forgetting the fisher."

The Department of Environmental Science presents the thesis final defense of Jicserdel D. Villamor, a Master of Science in Environmental Science candidate.

Title: ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FISHING BAN POLICY IN ILIGAN CITY, PHILIPPINES

A contribution to SDG 14.4 target.
Regulating harvesting, ending overfishing, and implementing science-based management plans to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible. This study assessed the effectiveness of the fishing ban policy implemented in Iligan City, Philippines, since August 2021, for sustainable fisheries management.

Date: May 26, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/cmj-jefj-ezx

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„The Department of Environmental Science presents the thesis final defense of ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐€๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง ๐. ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š, a...
27/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„

The Department of Environmental Science presents the thesis final defense of ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐€๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง ๐. ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š, a Master of Science in Environmental Science candidate.

Title:
โ€œ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐š๐ง๐š๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ€“ ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐  ๐Ž๐ง๐ž? ๐€๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐’๐”-๐ˆ๐ˆ๐“, ๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌโ€

This study directly contributes to SDG 11.5, SDG 11.b, and SDG4.a targets. By utilizing REDAS simulation, this research provides the data-driven modeling that institutions need to develop proactive disaster resilience policies. Building on this foundation, it assess the structural vulnerabilities of the university- specifically the secondary hazards such as fire and chemical spills in campus buildings. Finally, by identifying vulnerable groups on the MSU-IIT campus and assessing their awareness and behavior, the study targets the human element of disaster survival, ensuring no one is left behind when "The Big One" strikes.

๐Ÿ“… Date: May 27, 2026
โฐ ๏ธTime: 1:00PM-3:00PM
๐Ÿ“Venue: SIS Conference Room

Letโ€™s support our student researcher in advancing evidence-based planning and ensuring comprehensive emergency preparedness and a secure learning environment in the university.

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐’....
26/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„

The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐’. ๐†๐–๐˜๐๐„๐“๐‡ ๐™๐Ž๐„ ๐Œ. ๐“๐€๐‘๐”๐‚, an MS Candidate for the Master of Science in Environmental Science.

Title: ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ข๐ซ: ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก-๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž, ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ.

This study aims to determine the presence of heavy metals and bacteria in ambient air across urban areas in Northern Mindanao, Philippines; determine the abundance and concentrations of heavy metals; and assess spatial variations and bacterial diversity, along with the associated health risks of exposure. The study will also determine community knowledge, awareness, perceptions, and practices, filling a critical gap in the understanding of air quality and public health among vulnerable populations.

The findings of the study will provide scientific data for policy development, community education, and environmental protection strategies and contribute to ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ‘ (Good Health & Well-being) by reducing air pollution-related health risks, ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ– (Decent Work & Economic Growth) by supporting sustainable occupational health standards, ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ (Sustainable Cities & Communities) by improving urban air quality, and ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ (Climate Action) by addressing environmental pollution and building community resilience.

Let us stand together and support our student researcher as she takes this significant step towards advancing environmental science and public health in the Philippines.

Date: May 28, 2026
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
Venue: Zoom meeting (ID: 850 8902 1680)

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„ The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐ซ...
26/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„

The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‰๐š๐๐ž ๐‚. ๐‚๐จรฑ๐š๐๐จ, a candidate for the Master of Science in Environmental Science.

Title:
โ€œ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ: ๐Ž๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐คโ€

This study aims to assess heavy metals in road dust and microplastics from three major metropolitan areas in the Philippines, examining their concentrations, sources, and potential environmental and human health risks. By identifying possible anthropogenic sources such as vehicular emissions, industrial activities, and urban runoff, the study seeks to provide scientific basis essential for pollution management and environmental monitoring. The findings are expected to contribute to the development of sustainable urban environmental policies and strategies for mitigating contamination in rapidly urbanizing cities.

Contributing to ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ (Life on Land), this study ultimately aims to advance understanding of urban pollution and its risks to human health and the environment through evidence-based assessment of road dust contaminants.

Let us support our student researcher as he takes this important step toward advancing environmental science and public health in the Philippines!

The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐‹๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ ๐Ž. ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ...
26/05/2026

The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐‹๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ ๐Ž. ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ, a candidate for the Master of Science in Environmental Science.

Title:
๐€๐ข๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ: ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ

In Philippine urban environmental microplastic research, pioneering studies have documented elevated microplastic abundance, characteristics, and significant human health implications in atmospheric and urban road dust, particularly for chronic urban road receptors. However, the vertical deposition connecting these compartments, specifically the rate at which airborne microplastics settle from the atmosphere onto road surfaces, their potential long-range geographic origins, and the meteorological and anthropogenic factors influencing this process, remains critically lacking. This study addresses that gap by establishing baseline information on diurnal vertical deposition in urban road in the Philippines, extending local and global understanding of atmospheric microplastic deposition and transport, and potentially unveiling the transboundary nature of microplastics in the atmosphere.

๐Ÿ“†Date: May 28, 2026
โฐTime: 2:00 PM-3:30 PM
Venue: Virtual (Zoom)

Let us support our student researcher as he takes a major step in establishing baseline data on airborne microplastic deposition and its implications to human health in Philippine urban road environments!

THESIS FINAL DEFENSEThe Department of Environmental Science presents the thesis final defense of ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐’. ...
26/05/2026

THESIS FINAL DEFENSE

The Department of Environmental Science presents the thesis final defense of ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ๐š ๐’. ๐„๐ฉ๐š๐ง, a Master of Science in Environmental Science candidate.

Title: ๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Ž๐… ๐‚๐€๐‘๐๐Ž๐ ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‚๐Š ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐Ž๐“๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐€๐‘๐๐Ž๐ ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐Š๐„๐“ ๐•๐€๐‹๐”๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐’๐„๐‹๐„๐‚๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐Œ๐€๐๐†๐‘๐Ž๐•๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐ ๐™๐€๐Œ๐๐Ž๐€๐๐†๐€ ๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐˜, ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐๐ˆ๐๐„๐’

This study estimates the carbon sequestration and the potential carbon market value of mangroves in Zamboanga City to promote sustainable forest management and provide data-driven incentives for coastal ecosystem protection, climate change mitigation, and sustainable forest management.

๐Ÿ“…Date: March 28, 2026
โฐTime: 1:00- 3:00 pm
๐Ÿ“Venue: SIS Conference Room

Letโ€™s support our student researcher in this endeavor to drive forward meaningful advancements in environmental sustainability๐ŸŒฟ

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐ซ....
26/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„

The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐„๐๐ ๐š๐ซ๐๐จ ๐‰. ๐‹๐จ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐‰๐ซ., a candidate for the Master of Science in Environmental Science.

Title:
"๐Ž๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ (๐‘๐ƒ๐Œ๐๐ฌ), ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐€๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ (๐’๐€๐Œ๐๐ฌ) ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐œ๐ฒ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐๐€๐‡๐ฌ) ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ"

This study aims to assess the occurrence of road dust microplastics (RDMPs) and suspended atmospheric microplastics (SAMPs) by investigating their presence and analyzing their quantity and distribution across selected sampling sites. It also seeks to examine the physical and chemical properties of the identified microplastics through characterization based on color, shape, and size, and by determining their polymer composition using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Furthermore, the study aims to examine the relationships between particulate matter (PM) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to better understand their association with microplastic occurrence and distribution in urban environments.

It supports SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) by addressing Target 3.9, which aims to reduce health issues caused by hazardous pollutants. The research is especially relevant to urban populations in cities like Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, and Manila. It also relates to SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), as MPs are linked to unsustainable industrial practices and poor waste management. By promoting better environmental practices, the study aligns with Target 12.4, which focuses on safe chemical management and pollution reduction.

Let us support our student researcher as he takes this important step toward advancing environmental sustainability in Philippines!

Date: May 28, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM โ€“ 12:30 NN
Venue: Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85089021680?pwd=NjlWNWJBdVVEc3Q5eDFJRStSdXVldz09

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐ฌ....
26/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐๐Ž๐’๐€๐‹ ๐ƒ๐„๐…๐„๐๐’๐„

The Department of Environmental Science proudly invites you to the thesis proposal defense of ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐‰. ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐›๐š๐ญ, a Master of Science in Environmental Science student.

Title:
โ€œ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐œ๐ฒ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌโ€

This study examines the spatial distribution of PAHs, bacterial communities, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in urban road dust across selected areas in the Philippines. Through chemical analysis and next-generation sequencing (NGS), the study aims to examine microbial patterns and evaluate urban road dust as a potential reservoir of environmental pollutants and antibiotic resistance.

Contributing to ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ‘ (Good Health and Well-being) and ๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ (Sustainable Cities and Communities), this study seeks to provide information on urban environmental quality and support future strategies for pollution monitoring and sustainable urban management.

๐Ÿ“† ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: May 28, 2026
โฑ๏ธ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: 8:00 AM โ€“ 9:30 AM
๐Ÿ“ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž: Virtual Meeting (850 8902 1680)

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