Coastal marine water pollution is caused by anthropogenic activities either directly or indirectly. Substances released into marine coastal environment result in deleterious effects such as harmful to living resources, ...

Groundwater has been a safe water storage in Sri Lanka throughout history and the unique characteristics of different aquifers impact variation of the water quality. However, due to population growth, unplanned urbanization, ...

Ground water is an extremely valuable resource and pollution of ground water resources is a matter of serious concern. Though more than 80% of people in the Jaffna region, rely on groundwater self-supply wells, the extent ...

Groundwater contamination derived from human activities including farming is a serious problem threatening water security in the Northern Province (NP) of Sri Lanka. Gathering all existing research knowledge on the province’s ...

The supply of drinking water and accessibility of irrigation water at Karainagar divisional secretary division, demands the knowledge of groundwater features, in particular salinity, in order to avoid displacement of people ...

The access for safe drinking water has become a challenge to human at present due to contamination with the different sources of pollution such as domestic waste, animal excreta and latrine leakage. Therefore, this study ...

Pollution of waterways is a serious environmental problem faced by the world today. Water has been estimated globally that 3 to 4 million people, mostly children, die annually from water related diseases such as cholera, ...

The safe drinking water is essential to human health but water borne disease is one of the major health problems worldwide. In Asian countries, safe drinking water supply at household lever is limited and the rural area ...

Fate of agrochemicals introduced into soil water and biotic system is important in assessing the environmental pollution caused by these chemicals. In Jaffna peninsula fertilizers and pesticides have been extensively used ...