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Nitrate-nitrogen content of well water and soil from selected areas in the Jaffna Peninsula.

Mageswaran, R.; Mahalingam, S. (1983)

This paper describes the results of a study concerning the amount of nitrate present in drinking water and soil in selected locations in the Jaffna Peninsula. In several places, the amount of nitrate-nitrogen is above the ...

Medical geochemistry of nitrates and human cancer in Sri Lanka.

Dissanayake, C. B.; Weerasooriya, S. V. R. (1987)

A study of the incidence of various types of human cancer in relation to nitrate concentrations in Sri Lanka revealed a significant positive correlation for stomach, small intestine, oesophagus and liver cancers, as well ...

Review of the pollution threat to groundwater in Sri Lanka.

Lawrence, A. R.; Chilton, P. J.; Kuruppuarachchi.D. S.P. (1988)

Groundwater is an Important source of potable water in Sri Lanka. However. little attention has been given to the pollution risk to the supplies despite the increasing threat posed by both modern intensive agriculture and ...

Water quality of some wells in Jaffna and Kilinochchi with special reference to nitrate pollution

Nagarajah, S.; Emerson, B.N.; Abeykoon, V.; Yogalingam, S. (1988)

Water samples from 65 wells in the Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts were analysed for pH, EC, Na, K, Ca, Mg. P and NO,-N. About 65% of the wells in the Jaffna peninsula had high salinity water; la the Islands more than 80% ...

Groundwater quality in the Valigamam region of the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka

Rajasooriyar, L.D.; Mathavan, V.; Dharmagunawardhane, H.A.; Nandakumar, V. (2002)

The Valigamam region is underlain by a Miocene limestone formation and a highly porous soil cover. The region is totally dependent on groundwater to meet its agricultural, industrial and domestic needs, since other sources ...

Impact of fertiliser and manure use on the environment.

Loganathan, P.; Mohanadas, S. (2003)

Fertiliser and manure application to agricultural land has markedly increased agricultural production in the world including the North-East (NE) of Sri Lanka. However, improper use of fertiliser and manure with respect to ...

Potential contaminant introduced to environment from agricultural sector in Jaffna Peninsula

Gnanavelrajah, N. (2003)

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 ...

Quality of groundwater in Jaffna Peninsula.

Mageswaran, R. (2003)

More than 80% of diseases that affect humankind are water born. Good quality drinking water is of primary importance for human health and well-being. Even though a person needs only about 4 litres of water per day for ...

Health related problems of water pollution in Jaffna Peninsula.

Sivarajah.N. (2003)

The Jaffna District depends to a great extent on underground water resources for domestic and agricultural purposes. This underground water is being continuously polluted as a result of human activities. The pollution is ...

Environmental problems of Jaffna peninsula.An overview.

Rajadurai, S. (2003)

The Profits of Doom: Agriculture, Construction, Water and Land Use in Jaffna Peninsula

Devanesan Nesiah; Rajasooriyar, L.D.; Jayasingam, T. (2005)

The fresh water problem in Jaffna has engaged the attention of scholars and community leaders for over a century, and specific remedies, including the progressive desalination of the lagoons, have been explored for over ...

Water quality assessment of agro wells in Vavuniya district for the use of agricultural and domestic purposes

Amarasinghe, S.R.; De Silva, C.S (2006)

This study was conducted to assess agro-well water quality for the use of agriculture and domestic purposes in Vavuniys District. Water quality assessments were done on randomly selected 10 wells in the Thandikulum and ...

Conservation of groundwater to its sustainable use in Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka.

Thushyanthy, M. (2007)

Groundwater has been life blood of Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka and other sources are inaccessible to meet the requirement of water except seasonal rainfall. At times, concern has been raised on the deterioration of ...

The effect of land use on quality of groundwater: A case study from Jaffna peninsula

Jeyaruba, T.; Thushyanthy, M. (Cap-Net Lanka, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 2008)

The study was focused on quality of groundwater in different land use. Sixty eight wells were selected randomly from different land use such as high land crops, mixed crops, banana field and paddy field. Groundwater samples ...

Vulnerability assessment for shallow aquifers using chemical quality of groundwater: A case study from Thirunelvely and Kondavil in Jaffna district

Thushyanthy, M.; De Silva, C.S. (2008)

Analysis of chemical parameters of drinking water was carried out to determine the level of pollution in forty wells at monthly intervals from March 2007 to February 2008 along with three ...

Coliforms in the ground water system of the University of Jaffna premises and surroundings after the cyclone; Nisha, 2008

Gajapathy, K.; Kapilan, R.; Saravanan, S.; Vengadaramana, A. (2009)

The coliforms are commonly found in nature in various habitats. After the recent cyclone (Nisha), there is a chance for the contamination of feacal matters to the deeper levels of the ground water system. The current study ...

Microbial Contamination in Shallow Wells in Limestone Aquifer of Jaffna Peninsula

Saravanan, S.; Thushyanthy, M.; Sutharsiny, A. (2009)

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, ...

Sources of extent of groundwater pollution in shallow aquifer: A case study from Jaffna district in Sri Lanka.

Thushyanthy, M.; De Silva, C.S. (2010)

Twenty six countries including Sri Lanka now classified are water deficient, and nearly 230 million people are affected with water shortage. And prediction is that by 2025, one quarter of the world’s population will face ...

Health hazardous: nitrate-n in groundwater and soil in intensified agricultural areas.

Jeyaruba, T.; Thushyanthy, M. (2010)

The study was focused on estimation of nitrate-N in groundwater and soil in intensive agricultural areas mainly on Valikamam East, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Groundwater samples from sixty eight wells were collected from the ...

Nitrate Pollution and Fecal Coliform Contamination in Domestic Wells in the Vavuniya District Sri Lanka with Special Reference to Hospital Area

Loganathan, P. (2011)

Ground water is generally polluted by leachates from sewage and agricultural lands. The main pollutants from sewages are nitrate nitrogen and fecal coliform. Both are hazardous when its level at high concentration in ...

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