Principal Investigator
Gil S. Jacinto, Ph.D.
Professor 12
Research Interests
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eutrophication, hypoxia, harmful algal blooms, submarine groundwater discharge, ocean acidification, marine pollution
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Education
Ph.D. in Marine Chemistry, University of Liverpool, England
M. Sc. Oceanography, University of the Philippines, Diliman
B. Sc. Chemistry, University of San Carlos, Cebu City
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Contact Details
Office: Room 315
E-mail: gsjacinto@msi.upd.edu.ph
Phone: +63-2-981-8500 local 2905
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Recent Publications
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Ferrera CM, Jacinto GS, Chen CTA, & Lui HK (2018). Organic carbon concentrations in high- and low-productivity areas of the Sulu Sea. Sustainability, 10: 1867. doi:10.3390/su10061867
Breitburg D, Levin LA, Oschlies A, Grégoire M, Chavez FP, Conley DJ, ... & Jacinto GS (2018). Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters. Science, 359(6371).
Gajigan AP, Yñiguez AT, Villanoy CL, Jacinto GS, & Conaco CG (2018). Diversity and community structure of marine microbes around the Benham Rise underwater plateau, northeastern Philippines. PeerJ, 6, e4781.
Huang TH, Chen CTA, Tseng HC, Lou JY, Wang SL, Yang L, ... & Jacinto GS (2017). Riverine carbon fluxes to the South China Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences.
Ferrera CM, Jacinto GS, Chen CTA, Datoc MFKT, Lagumen MCT, & Senal MIS (2017). Carbonate parameters in high and low productivity areas of the Sulu Sea, Philippines. Marine Chemistry, 195, 2-14.
Sotto LPA, Beusen AH, Villanoy CL, Bouwman LF, & Jacinto GS (2015). Nutrient load estimates for Manila Bay, Philippines using population data. Ocean Science Journal, 50(2), 467-474.
Sotto LPA, Jacinto GS, & Villanoy CL (2014). Spatiotemporal variability of hypoxia and eutrophication in Manila Bay, Philippines during the northeast and southwest monsoons. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 85: 446-454.
Cabrera OC, Villanoy CL, Jacinto GS, Bernardo LPC, Ferrera CM, Velasquez IB, & Azanza RVA (2014). Salt-plug estuarine circulation in Malampaya Sound, Palawan, Philippines. Philippine Science Letters, 2: 428-437.
Escobar MTL, Sotto LPA, Jacinto GS, Benico GA, San Diego-McGlone ML, & Azanza RV (2013). Eutrophic conditions during the 2010 fish kill in Bolinao and Anda, Pangasinan, Philippines. Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 1:29-35.
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Senal, M.I.S., Jacinto, G.S., San Diego-McGlone, M.L., Siringan, F.P., Zamora, P., Soria, L., Cardenas, M.B., Villanoy, C., Cabrera, O. (2011). Nutrient Inputs from Submarine Groundwater Discharge on the Santiago Reef Flat, Bolinao, Northwestern Philippines. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Jacinto GS, Sotto LP, Senal MI, Diego-McGlone MLS, Escobar M, Amano A, Miller TW. (2011). Hypoxia in Manila Bay, Philippines during the northeast monsoon. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
Cardenas, M.B., Zamora, P.B,, Siringan, F.P., Lapus, M.R., Rodolfo, R.S., Jacinto, G.S., Diego-Mcglone, M.L., Villanoy, C.L., Cabrera, O., and Senal, M.I. 2010. Linking regional sources and pathways for submarine groundwater discharge at a reef by electrical resistivity tomography, 222Rn, and salinity measurements. Geophysical Research Letters.