ii. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The author is forever indebted to these people and institutions:


Dr. Reynaldo I. Acda - for this work, for his sincere concern of student’s welfare, and for everything


Dr. Sixto A. Valencia and Dr. Ronald R. Navarro – for the suggestions and critical cooperation given


The hardworking staff of the DOST Regional Office No. IV Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory (Los Banos, Laguna):

Lydia S. Manguiat, Quality Manager
Emelita P. Bagsit, Chemist
Ma’am Jane
Ma’am Lyn
Ma’am Tere
Mang Eric

- For generously helping me finish the experiments

Taxpayers of the Republic of the Philippines;
Prof. Hipolito B. Aycardo, Regional Director, DOST IV;
Dr. Teresita M. Espino, Dr. Bayani Espiritu, Elmer V. Arreola, Lovelyn B. Willaluer, and the staff of the BIOTECH Bio-Organic Fertilizer Laboratory for helping me conduct the preliminary tests ;
Engr. Crisanto M. Elpeves , Plant Operations Manager, Mapecon Carbon Plant at Alaminos, Laguna ,for the activated carbon;
Dr. Carlito Barril of IC, CAS for the copies of DENR PRRP Update;
Francisco Estanislao, Teresita Tan, Catalina Barashari and Dela Cruz family;
βκ Fraternity and βκσ Sorority;
Janice Valenzuela and Aljay;
Edmundo Pajares Jr., Francis Mervin Chan, Dr. Dexter Pajares, Wendel Alsola and company; Agatha Coleen Tabing; InStat, CAS;
CEAT library staff;
CEAT Dean’s Office staff;
and the students and faculty of the Dep’t of Chemical Eng’g