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A team of Greenpeace “Water Patrol”activists
today called attention to the shocking extent of pollution in
Marilao River. A 28-meter banner with the words “Stop toxic
pollution, protect our water resources” was unfurled along Marilao
Bridge in Bulacan province. The activists also floated giant rubber
fish skeletons along the river to underline the river’s death, as
two volunteers in protective suits took water samples from the
notorious body of water to determine its exact toxicity levels.
“Toxic pollution killed Marilao River, and it is now endangering
the lives and livelihoods of nearby communities who rely on this
resource,” said Greenpeace Toxics Campaigner Beau Baconguis. “We
are putting this river in the spotlight as a classic example of how
unhampered industrial pollution is threatening our freshwater
supply.” Marilao River has been identified by the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources as one of the country’s 50 dead
rivers due to heavy pollution. Last month, a US-based group also
listed it as among the 30 dirtiest places in the world due to
industrial waste dumping. Greenpeace.
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