Environment Monitoring Laboratory | National Institute of Geological Sciences

Environment Monitoring Laboratory (EML)

About the Laboratory

The Environment Monitoring Laboratory focuses on water quality and quantity research projects including mapping and assessment of water pollution, water quality modeling, rainfall forecasting, flood modeling, and large scale dam monitoring.

Faculty in Charge

Carlos Primo David, Ph.D. - Hydrogeology, Environmental Geochemistry
Robert Michael DiFilippo, Ph.D. - Hydrogeology and Karst Geomorphology

Contact Information

email: eml@nigs.upd.edu.ph
telephone: (02) 8981-8500 loc 3760
location: NIGS Room 202

Research and Extension Activities for 2024

Paper publications in International-Peer Reviewed Journals (5)

Hydrogeochemical assessment of saltwater intrusion processes in the karst aquifer of Bantayan Island, Cebu
Water access in the Philippines: Is Water upheld as a Human Right?
Tidal Study in Bantayan Island, Cebu Province
Discerning hydrological processes and climate dynamics driving modern hydroclimate variability across multiple cave systems covering a 10° latitude distribution in the Philippines
Flood estimation for ungauged catchments in the Philippines

International Conference Presentation (2)

2024 Geological Society of America (GSA) Connects Meeting
2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting

NIGS-Funded Project (1)

Conduct a National Inventory of Islands in the Philippine Archipelago where a Freshwater Lens Serves as the Sole Source for Drinking Water
Period: 01 January 2024 - 31 December 2024

Externally-Funded Projects (2)

Freshwater Lens Monitoring in Bantayan Island, Cebu
Period: 16 July 2024 - 15 July 2025
Funding Source: DOST RO VII
Philippine Hydro Hub: collaborative hydrological research for a sustainable water future
Funding Source: UK Department for Science Innovation and Technology in partnership with the British Council

Visiting Researchers Hosted (3)

Dr. James Peyton-Jones, Villanova University, PA, USA
Dr. Natasha Sekhon, Occidental College, CA, USA
Dr. Daniel Ibarra, Brown University, RI, USA

MOA’s entered with local/foreign institutions (2)

MOU with Bantayan, Santa Fe and Madridejos LGU’s on Bantayan Island: Groundwater Resource Monitoring. Develop an in-situ groundwater monitoring network for enhanced data collection and management of climate change effects on freshwater lens dynamics.
RCA with Ateneo de Manila and British Geological Survey: Philippine Hydro Hub: collaborative hydrological research for a sustainable water future

Extension Work Activities (6)

EMB - Consultancy Service for the Updating of the IWQMF
Cordillera Hydro Electric Power Corporation - A Climate and Sustainability Roadmap for the Communities of the Upper Amburayan Watershed
Tripleline UK AID
UCLA NSF - An international transdisciplinary network of networks to accelerate Southeast Asia Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Engagement (SEACARE)
USAID – Training of Trainers on Computational Hydrology & Water Resource Management
World Bank – Philippine Water Supply and Sanitation Project (Hydrological Investigation on Loboc River Basin, Bohol)