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Analysis on drinking water quality in the Vavuniya divisional secretary division using GIS

Krishanthan, P.; Samanmali Mathara Arachchi, D. (2016)

Poor drinking water quality in the Vavuniya discourages people to drink ground water and to use bottled water or boiled the water instead in recent years due to the health issues such as Chronic Kidney Diseases. There is ...
Assessment and mapping of groundwater quality for drinking purposes: A case study on Vallipuram coastal area, Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka.

Sharmilaa, R.; Anoja, N.; Sirisena, K. A. (2023)

The people of the Jaffna Peninsula completely rely on groundwater for all of their water requirements. The Vallipuram water supply scheme has been started by National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWS&DB) with the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hazard Quotient, Odd Ratio and Relative Risk: As the methods for assessment of health risks.

Thushyanthy, M.; Gunalan, K.; Asanthi, H.B.; Gamage, T.P.D.; Saravanan, S. (2013)

Aim of the work was to investigate the pollutants level specially Nitrate- N in the groundwater and compare the obtained results with WHO standard. Groundwater sample were collected from sixty wells consists of thirty ...
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 ...
Impact of agricultural activities on groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking in Valikamam area, Jaffna Peninsula.

Sutharsiny, A.; Pathmarajah, S.; Thushyanthy, M.; Meththika, V.; Herath, M. (2012)

Jaffna Peninsula is underlain mainly by Miocene limestone considered to be a good aquifer for groundwater storage and release. The Chunnakam aquifer in Valikamam area is the main limestone aquifer of Jaffna Peninsula. ...
Incidence of oesophageal and stomach cancer as related to nitrate-N concentration in groundwater in Jaffna Peninsula

Gunaalan, K.; Asanthi, H. B.; Gamage, T.P.D.; Thushyanthy, M.; Saravanan, S.; Jayakumaran, N. (2011)

This study focused on assessment of the risk association between cancer and consumption of drinking water with high nitrate-N in three selected areas in Jaffna peninsula. Based on the available patients' data sheets in ...
An overview of a water quality monitoring in water supply scheme: A case study on iron present in groundwater wells in Vallipuram, Jaffna

Saravanan, S.; Thushyanthy, M.; Gunaalan, K. (2015)

Drinking water is one of the basic needs of life and essential for survival. Iron is a harmless element in the groundwater, though sometimes annoying elementpresent in water supplies. Iron is primarily componentof groundwater ...
Present status of groundwater quality and quantity related issues and need for a groundwater monitoring system for Sri Lanka

Wijesekera, R.S. (2016)

Demand for groundwater has grown rapidly as a result of population increase and economic development of the country. A wide variety of users such as small-scale irrigators, households and housing development schemes, ...
Quality analysis of the water supplied for public from collector wells.

Thilakshan, S.; Kapilan, R. (2019)

The study was aimed to determine the water quality of the collector wells in the Vallipuram area of the northern Sri Lanka and to determine the suitability of the water for domestic utilization. Because of the infection ...
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 ...
Statistical assessment of potable groundwater quality in villages of Pavatkulam, Vavuniya

Anoja, N. (2018)
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 ...

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