Particulate Matter (PM) Monitoring and Sample Analysis

April 12, 2015

Started in March 2014 and ending on February 2016, Dr. James Simpas, Head of the AQD, designed a locally-made sampler for particulate pollution. The pneumatics portion of the project are being fabricated and will be tested on the following year. This sampler is...

Manila Observatory on Makati City’s Weather Monitoring Station Project

January 1, 2013

Makati City and the Manila Observatory take on climate change and disaster risk management together as the city’s weather monitoring station project was formally launched in Barangay San Lorenzo by Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay, city officials and barangay kagawads. Manila Observatory’s...

10th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA)

July 10, 2012

By Lucille Borlaza Dr. James B. Simpas and Lucille Joanna S. Borlaza attended the the 10th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA) in Hanoi, Vietnam last July 10-12, 2012. The workshop was convened by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan...