its first mock awarding in April 22, 1995 known as “Lason Awards”. SPM ranked the polluters according to its biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), the primary parameter used by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to determine waste water effluent quality. Other parameters used are suspended solids, acidity or alkalinity and the apparent presence of oil and grease. Lason Award recipients exceeded the legal and tolerable limits
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1 / 18 I. Background Information / Additional Perspectives It was on April 22, 1998; during the Global Earth Day Celebration that Goldilocks Bakeshop became a recipient of an award that is not something to be proud of. Goldilocks received the Lason Award from the Sagip Pasig Movement (SPM) and was cited as one of the top six polluters of the Pasig River. It was its bread plant in Sta. Mesa, Manila that discharged a heavy load of water waste due to their unfinished waste water treatment facility
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