Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Division (AECD)
General Chemistry and Chemical Education Division (GCCED)
Faculty Room: PS B-302
Email: [email protected]
Links: Google Scholar / Researchgate
Educational Background
Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Research and Management Center
Hiroshima University
Doctor of Engineering (PhD) in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Hiroshima University
Master of Science in Oceanography
University of Connecticut
Master of Science in Agricultural Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Research Interests
- Environmental chemistry
- Chemical oceanography
- Water and wastewater quality analyses
- Biofouling determination and treatment in polyamide reverse osmosis membranes
- Carbon recycling systems using heterotrophic microalgae, thraustochytrids
- Environmental Toxicology
Selected Publications
Grabato, J. R. H.; Manalo, C. V.; Migo, V. P.; Hizon-Fradejas, A. B. Independent Evaluation of a Mercury-Free Commercial Chemical Oxygen Demand Test Kit for the Analysis of Ethanol Distillery Wastewater. KIMIKA 2024, 35 (1), 24–35.
Buot, M. K. M.; Manalo, C. V. Evaluating Environmental Awareness in Practice on the Concept of Nutrient Cycling Among Senior High School Students. BIO Web Conf. 2024, 101, 01007, 1–11.
Manalo, C. V.; Bolante, C. M.; Hizon-Fradejas, A. B. Microplastics in Northern Laguna Lake’s Shoreline Sediments. Philipp. J. Sci. 2023, 152 (1), 515–527.
Manalo, C. V.; Nishijima, W. Biofouling Detection on Reverse Osmosis Membranes. In Recent Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies; Thanh, B. X.; Chiemchaisri, C.; Fujioka, T.; Varjani, S., Eds.; Springer: Cham, 2019; Chapter 18, pp 379–402.
Manalo, C. V.; Ohno, M.; Nishimoto, S.; Okuda, T.; Nakai, S.; Nishijima, W. Long-Term Pilot Plant Study Using Direct Chlorination for Biofouling Control of a Chlorine-Resistant Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membrane. Desalin. Water Treat. 2019, 138, 57–67.
Manalo, C. V.; Nakai, S. Inhibitory Effects of Woodchips on Growth of Climbing Bean Plant Kudzu Vine (Pueraria lobata Ohwi). Allelopath. J. 2018, 45 (2), 173–182.