National Research and Development Program for the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution

Water Act and the DENR Administrative Order 2016-08. It is also expected to establish a demonstration facility for the proposed technologies on water/wastewater including DOST/PCIEERD as the demonstration site.

Call Objective

The main objective of this call is to give special emphasis to research and development of improved methods and development of innovative technologies having industry-wide application for water quality management and pollution control. The following are the identified priority areas of R&D:

Priority Areas of R&D Budgetary

Requirement

Duration

*To study and address concerns on Nutrient Management and Dynamics on Lakes (NICER Program)

• To address Emerging Contaminants in Water (e.g., Resistant microbes, Microplastics,

Nanomaterials, Speciation of Metals, Antibiotic residues, Veterinary drugs, Feed additives, etc.)

• Use of IoT to improve data management and monitoring of water quality and wastewater effluents.

• To address disposal of sludge, used chemicals and resins from wastewater treatment processes.

30M 2023-2025

To address New Effluent Standards from DENR Administrative Order 2016-08 (particularly on Phosphates, Ammoniacal-Nitrogen, Sulfates, and Dissolved Copper)

10M 2023-2024

*To detect the presence of CoViD-19 and other infectious diseases in wastewater

33M 2022-2023

To develop technologies for water/wastewater quality (e.g., sensors, improved modular rainwater harvesting for drinking water, etc.)

10M 2023

Note: *Directed Call

2. National Research and Development Program for the Prevention and Control

Program for the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution.” The government policy relies heavily on the “polluter pays” principle and other market-based instruments to promote self-regulation among the population. It sets emission standards for all motor vehicles and issues on pollutant limitations for industry. The rules and regulations apply to all industrial emissions and other establishments which are potential sources of air pollution.

This Call is also aligned with the PCIEERD S&T Clean Air Roadmap with collaborative efforts among National Government Agencies (NGAs), academe, non-government organization and other stakeholders. PCIEERD acts to preserve the environment and public health, with the objective of improving air quality and fight against global warming. PCIEERD hopes to provide S&T support for the enforcement of guidelines and standards under Philippine environmental laws; 2) to strengthen the R & D efforts by providing effective air quality and pollution control technologies, treatment options and cleaner efforts to reduce air pollution of various industries and other potential sources of air (i.e., industry, transportation and energy consumption and emissions); 3) to build capacity for good environmental governance. The said Roadmap is aligned to the DOST Harmonized R & D Agenda (HNRDA), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 and the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, the first medium-term plan to be anchored on a national long-term vision, or AmBisyon Natin 2040, which represents the collective vision and aspirations of Filipinos for themselves and for the country.

Its mission is to enhance collaboration, minimize/reduce competition, strengthen air quality research leading to influencing policy and society towards cleaner air through science.

The need for the prevention and control of air pollution is backed-up with scientific data gathered by the Department of Health. Moreover, there is a need to monitor the effects and impacts of particulate matter, PM2.5 in terms of health and the environment. Thus, development of real-time PM assessment tool / devices is also a recommendation to help reduce the health impacts of PM.

Additionally, mobile sources remain the largest source of emissions in the country (2018).

Managing mobile sources for emerging megacities are also becoming a challenge, due to the dependence on motorized modes of transportation, and availability of more affordable motor- vehicles. Based on the National Air Quality Status Report (2016-2018), The monitoring capacity remains to be ~100 stations nationwide, and a major challenge is the nearing obsolescence of some of the equipment. Although emissions from mobile sources increased from 65% in 2015 to 74% in 2018, the contributions from stationary sources decreased by 20% in the past three years, reflective of the larger coverage and management of stationary sources (including MSEs and standard generation sets). Despite the consolidated efforts to improve air quality status, there are still remaining challenges and needed actions in air quality management.

Based on the recent FGD conducted, the following are the challenges in Air Quality Management:

● New standards for ambient air pollutants (HAPS, VOCs, Metals, Black Carbon/SLCP)

● Guidelines on locally developed emission factor

● Updated guidelines for Emission Inventory

● Emission charge system

● Guidelines to monitor emission from docked vessels

● Guidelines on locally developed emission factor

● Updated guidelines for Emission Inventory

● Emission quota for industrial centers considered as sub-Airshed

● Requirement of stringent vehicle emission standards while allowing the second-hand motor vehicle industry

● Difficulty in monitoring of Private Emission Testing Centers (PETCs)

● Need in identifying the universe of Stack Emission Test (SET) results nationwide

● No real active enforcement partnership in the implementation of provisions under CAA

● Lack of baseline information on air quality per area/airshed

● Need for science-based data (metrology on gas and air)

● Insufficient real-time monitoring equipment/devices/stations

● Expensive maintenance of monitoring equipment

● Elimination of dust particles

● Elimination of volatile organic compounds

● Accessible facilities which are decentralized

● Fabrication of the sensors

● Support for Fundamental Air Quality Research Call Scope

The Call for Proposal will support new interdisciplinary research and innovation. It is important to note that the program should be holistic in approach, closed loop technological interventions that are low-cost/cost effective and innovative, multi-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary to foster collaborative learning and inclusive solutions development with all stakeholders. Researchers from the environmental, social, and health sciences, stakeholders from NGOs, as well as public movements/civil societies could take part in this collaborative research. The trans-disciplinary approach envisions to jointly define the existing problem of air pollution and its health and other impacts. Participation of the industry /private partners is encouraged through a commitment letter and counterpart funding. In addition, concerned national government agencies/local government units should also be involved to ensure sustainability of the program. It is also necessary to seek for an endorsement/co-funding in cash or in kind from the end user to ensure buy-in of the developed technology. The proposals should also consider the socio-cultural, political, health and economic implications of water quality management and pollution control. The research should provide scientific data to support/lead to policy formulations and updating of the Philippine Clean Air Act and other related guidelines/DAO.

Call Objective

The Call for Proposal will support new interdisciplinary research and innovation that will tackle SEC. 15. Air Pollution Research and Development Program i.e., establish a National Research and Development Program for the prevention and control of air pollution.

The objectives are to:

Give special emphasis to research and development of improved methods and development of innovative technologies having industry-wide application for the prevention and control of air pollution specifically addressing the following concerns:

Priority Areas of R&D Budgetary Requirement

Duration