ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION MONITORING

When a cargo handler died a mysterious death, a blood sample from the deceased was sent to PIPAC for analysis. The pesticide was traced to contaminated sacks of flour that the man carried on his back from the ferry to the warehouse.

The brief contact was enough for a fatal dose of the pesticide to be absorbed through the man's skin into his bloodstream. The authorities were alerted and the contaminated supply of flour was immediately pulled out before further harm could be done.

In a similar incident, a large number of people in a Palawan town came down with a mysterious sickness some years ago. The culprit was traced to bread eaten by those afflicted. Chemical analysis of the flour sacks involved showed the presence of pesticide. PIPAC's reputation as a science sleuth spread rapidly.

PIPAC tests for and monitors pollutants in natural waters, sediments, plant effluents, seafood, grains and other agricultural materials. The presence of a variety of environmental impurities is measured.

As industries become more aware of the impact of their activities on their surroundings, PIPAC's role in the struggle to make the products of industrial ingenuity compatible with the natural environment becomes increasingly relevant.

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