Meycauayan River

E258206

river

Meycauayan River is a heavily polluted river in Bulacan, Philippines, known for flowing through industrial and residential areas before emptying into Manila Bay.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Meycauayan River canonical	1
Meycauayan–Marilao–Obando River Basin	1
Meycauayan–Marilao–Obando River System	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
affects	fisheries in Manila Bay ⓘ health of nearby communities ⓘ water quality in Manila Bay ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
drainageBasin	Meycauayan River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Meycauayan–Marilao–Obando River Basin
environmentalIssue	heavy metal contamination ⓘ solid waste pollution ⓘ water contamination ⓘ
flowsInto	Manila Bay ⓘ
hasEcologicalImpact	degradation of aquatic habitats ⓘ loss of biodiversity ⓘ
hasMouthLocation	coastal area of Bulacan facing Manila Bay ⓘ
hasPollutionSource	electroplating facilities ⓘ gold smelting operations ⓘ household sewage ⓘ solid waste dumping ⓘ tanneries ⓘ
hasRisk	exposure of residents to toxic substances ⓘ
hasType	lowland river ⓘ
hasUse	fishing (reduced due to pollution) ⓘ local transportation (historically) ⓘ
includedIn	Blacksmith Institute list of world’s worst polluted places ⓘ
knownFor	heavy pollution ⓘ industrial pollution ⓘ residential wastewater pollution ⓘ
locatedIn	Bulacan ⓘ Central Luzon ⓘ Luzon ⓘ Marilao ⓘ Meycauayan ⓘ Obando ⓘ Province of Bulacan ⓘ
locatedNear	Metro Manila ⓘ
monitoredBy	Philippine government agencies ⓘ environmental NGOs ⓘ
partOf	Meycauayan River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Meycauayan–Marilao–Obando River System river systems draining into Manila Bay ⓘ
passesThrough	industrial areas ⓘ residential areas ⓘ
recognizedAs	one of the most polluted rivers in the Philippines ⓘ one of the most polluted rivers in the world ⓘ
subjectOf	NGO environmental campaigns ⓘ government cleanup efforts ⓘ pollution remediation programs ⓘ
tributaryOf	Manila Bay ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manila Bay → receivesRiver → Meycauayan River ⓘ

Meycauayan River → partOf → Meycauayan River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meycauayan–Marilao–Obando River System

Meycauayan River → drainageBasin → Meycauayan River self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meycauayan–Marilao–Obando River Basin