This document provides an overview of environmental issues at Adamson University in the Philippines. It discusses how the estero river running through campus is polluted with garbage and how flooding occurs during rainy season due to poor sewage treatment. It also describes the sewage treatment plant that treats wastewater on campus for reuse in toilets or as fertilizer. Finally, it notes the university's solid waste segregation efforts and calls on students to help address environmental problems as part of the campus community.

1. ADAMSON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
REACTION PAPER
IN
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
SUBMITTED BY:
Prado, Mon Patrick
BSME 4TH YEAR
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
M-F 9:30 – 11:30
SUBMITTED TO:
Dr. Benito C. Shea
DATE OF SUBMISSION: May 22, 2017

2. According to Merlinda A. Palencia a registered chemical engineer in Adamson
university the earth’s water is about 97.5% saline water with 100 mg salts /L, and of the
remaining 2.5% fresh water, 87% of it is trapped in the polar icecaps or lies in deep
underground aquifers as groundwater not accessible to human use. This would mean
that only 0.4% of all water on earth is accessible freshwater on which all terrestrial living
things and ecosystems depend for survival, which means water is life without water we
living things cannot survive not just us humans need water, but also plants, crops
animals and etc. in order to balance the ecosystem we need food, food comes from
crops, plants, and animals without water those living can’t survive either. Anyway, we
must conserve water and be wise of using this essential water because water is easily
can be contaminated it is a universal neutralizer so it is to contaminated and can be
disposed which is free flowing. Due to rapid industrialization and its concentration in
urban centers, however, have placed very high pressures on bodies of freshwater, and
rivers, lakes, and coastal waters have been severely affected. Present environmental
problems confront technological development and economic growth in complexity and
intensity (According to Engr. Merlinda A. Palencia). We are not just dealing with water
pollution but we are talking about generalize pollution
Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans,
aquifers and groundwater). There are various methods to prevent and control this
phenomenon as the people cannot totally eliminate this in the system. We also have
pollution in air and land. And according to Philippine star The Metro Manila pollution is
caused by two things. First and foremost is the exhaust from motor vehicles. Second,
the exhaust from factories and even first class hotels in Metro Manila. We still use
leaded gasoline which has been banned in advanced countries and, sad to say, it is a
very common sight to see cars and trucks that are obviously violating the anti-pollution
laws but seldom do you see their drivers apprehended by the police. There are also
factories that spew out not only thick black smoke but that dump chemicals into our
creeks and rivers, but that, too, continues unabated. Because in Metro Manila pollution
exceeds tolerable level that we must act and do something about it. Environmental
pollution is very alarming that leads to many problems in the future.

3. In Adamson University, there is a waterway which divides the compound of the
university into two which is called Estero de Balete and like the other inlets present in
the City of Manila, it is highly polluted. It is covered with mud, sand, sludge and oil thus,
making it murky and is a home to janitor fishes and other related species which I think
helped them live for some reason. During rainy season, foul stench and garbage are
present in it. Some of the recommended solution to this are drenching the entire estero
and examining the water quality and its content furthermore. It is nice to see that the
water is being treated for comfort room use (excluding lavatory usage) and also, a water
pump is also present in the city to prevent stagnant water in esteros and subsequent
flooding. This flooding occurs when rainy season start that I think is the most hated part
of us students of Adamson university. But actually, I observe that flooding to our school
is just cause of poor sewage treatment and excessive water pollution that’s clogs the
sewage system, when rainy season comes to manila most trash is floating to our estero
near our school. Which is difficult to travel to our respective homes due to flooding in
our school.
And I what I observe from our campus we have STP which is the sewage
treatment plant it is process of waste management and water conservation. The facility
is composed of a control room housing the programmable logic control and water
chambers where several processes take place. Wastewater from the ST and OZ
buildings are directed to the plant where it first goes through neutralization. Water will
then flow to the sequential batch reactor or the “digester,” where microorganisms do
their work. After that it’s off to chlorinization for disinfection and then to filtration before it
goes back to the buildings’ toilets for flushing. The sludge from waste matter will be
collected and treated separately to convert them as fertilizer. According to Engr
Merlinda A. Palencia of Adamson university. This states that our waste water is treated
for another purpose or can be recycled and can be reused such the treated water can
also be used for watering plants around the campus. In using the STP, the University
can also avoid dumping its wastes into the estero that runs in between the campus. This
method helps how we could still minimize our pollution within the campus which is nice
way to help our environment and utilizing its potential for us mechanical engineering
students it was based from the concept of first law of thermodynamics which energy

4. cannot be destroyed but energy is transferred to another form of energy based on what
on it concept of conserving the waste water to another form of water which is treated.
The water coming from drinking fountains placed on various places around the
university are filtered before going to the faucets. However, the certification/confirmation
that the water is safe to drink is not present and the time frame on how often the filters
are being replaced are unknown. All that the public knows is a filtering device is present
and it is connected directly from the main pipe of NAWASA. I think taking a sample of
water and testing it for certification would ensure safety and releasing a report then
making it accessible to the public would be a good move as well. And lastly for the solid
waste in our campus we have a universal trashcan which is collected regularly by the
janitors at our campus after it is collected based on what I observe, at the back of the
OZ building and at the back of the STP there’s a segregation area where biodegradable
and non-biodegradable are separated I saw plastics bottles, tin cans of soft drinks and
etc. which are separated from the solid waste it is one way of helping the environment I
don’t know how recycle materials are ended. If they sell it or using it as another profit for
our school. but anyway, it’s a good thing or another improvement for our school not just
making profit out of nothing but helping to ease the problem regarding about global
warming and environmental pollution. For us students of Adamson University we must
do something about these environmental problems such waste management we must
help how the Adamson community is treating and facing environmental problems.
Because we are part of this community we must act together by doing simple things and
following rules of “NO LITTERING” it may be a small thing to do but these small things
can lead to a big change of helping our environment on our own way as student.