COCO-FENCE: AN ABSORBENT AGENT

OF WATER POLLUTANTS

By: JERICHO B. CARABIDO

BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM

• Water pollution has become a global

concern. UNEP (2016).

• 31%/80% of water pollution in Asia is

accounted from the Philippines. Filipenco
(2023).

• Bathing in unfiltered freshwaters causes

health issues. Mourey (2016).
BENEFICIARIES

This proposal will be beneficial to the

following:
• For household owners who reside
near the freshwater areas
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• Local Government Units (LGUs)

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 PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

 Made of coconut
husks
 1.5 square meters

 Would last for 16 COCO-FENCE

days.
OBJECTIVES
 To provide an effective and durable wastewater filtering

 To decrease the casualties of getting microbial diseases

through contact with untreated freshwater.
 To provide an eco-friendlier way of cleaning the water that
doesn’t use chemicals which hazardous to the life of
freshwater inhabitants.
 To filter toxins
STRATEGIES

A. Make an informative presentation

B. Further research
C. Identify the agencies that can support
D. Conduct a visitation
Timeframe and Persons involved
Table 1. A timetable of activities
ACTIVITIES TIMEFRAME PERSONS INVOLVED

Contestants,
Submission/Endorsement of the
May 13, 2023 Endorser, and Panel
proposed project
of judges

Contestants and
Purchasing the necessary materials May 28, 2023
Endorsers
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Implementation of the output to the Contestants,

July 10, 2023
localities/municipalities Endorser, and LGU
METHODS AND DETAILS
Cost analysis
Table 2. Projected amount of money that is required in implementing
the output
REQUISITE UNIT PRICE QUANTITY NET PRICE

1. Cylindrical
₱ 119.98/kg. 24 ₱ 2,879.52
stainless steel

2. Nylon string ₱ 39/kg. 6 kg. ₱ 234.00

2. Manpower ₱ 500.00/head 2 ₱ 1000.00

TOTAL ₱ 4,113.52
REFERENCES:
Filipenco D., (2023), Water pollution in the Philippines. Retrieved from,
https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/155108/water-
pollution-in-the-philippines

Mourey L., (2019), Did you know that showering in unfiltered water can be more
harmful than drinking it? Retrieved from,
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/did-you-know-showering-unfiltered-
water-can-more-harmful-lars-mourey

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2016), Tackling global water

pollution. Retrieved from, https://www.unep.org/explore-
topics/water/what-we-do/tackling-global-water-pollution