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Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and chromium in well water, rice, and human urine in Sri Lanka in relation to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology.

Ayala, H. M.; Herath, S.; Tomonori Kawakami; Shiori Nagasawa; Yuka Serikawa; Ayuri Motoyama; Tushara Chaminda, G. G.; Weragoda, S. K.; Yatigammana, S. K.; Amarasooriya, A. A. G. D. (IWA publishing, 2018)

Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is spreading gradually in Sri Lanka. In the current research, 1,435 well water samples from all 25 districts of Sri Lanka, 91 rice samples, and 84 human urine samples from ...
Assessing and mapping the groundwater potability in Vallipuram coastal area, Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka by weighted arithmetic water quality indexing method

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

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 ...
Assessing and mapping the groundwater potability in Vallipuram coastal area, Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka by weighted arithmetic water quality indexing method.

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

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 ground water self-supply wells, the extent ...
Assessment of groundwater quality in Vavuniya and Mullaitivu, Sri Lanka using multivariate statistical techniques and a Water Quality Index

Meegahakumbura, S. P. S.; Nanayakkara, N. (2023)

Groundwater is the primary source of potable water in the Northern province of Sri Lanka. Extensive development projects, comprising resettlements after the civil war, resulted in more groundwater extraction. This study ...
Assessment of nitrate-N contamination in the Chunnakam aquifer system, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka

Vithanage, M.; Thushyanthy, M.; Pathmarajah, S.; Arasalingam, S.; Manthrithilake, H. (2014)

Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka is an area of intensive agriculture using extensive organic and inorganic nitrogenous compounds and hence, this study was focused on assessing vulnerability of karstic aquifer system with ...
Assessment of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Groundwater For Drinking Purpose With Reference to Resettlement Area, Vavuniya

Pradip Shah; Nanthakumaran, A.; Kawamoto, K. (2019)

This study deals with Physico-chemical of groundwater and surface water that are degraded by geological structure, poor sanitation, solid waste dumping and cultivation in this area have led surface and groundwater pollution ...
Assessment of water quality and pollution in Gurunagar fishery harbour, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Sivanandan, A.; Kuganathan, S.; Ketheesan, B. (2023)

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, ...
Assessment of water quality index of groundwater quality in Chunnakam and Jaffna Town, Sri Lanka

Harshan, s.; Thushyanthy, M.; Gunatilake, J.; Srivaratharasan, T .; Gunaalan, K. (2017)

The Water Quality Index (WQI) is simple tool and compound indicator, aggregates information from several water quality parameters to convey water quality information in single value to planners, policy makers and the public. ...
Characterization of iron Bacterium Gallionella ferruginea isolated from the drinking water of the collector wells in Northern Sri Lanka.

Aberamy, S.; Jashothan, Ponipus T. J.; Saravanan, S; Kapilan, R. (2016)

The objective of the study was to isolate, identify and characterize the organism/s responsible for the brownish slime colour and bad odour of the water from the collector wells at Vallipuram area of the Northern Sri ...
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 ...
Controls of evaporative irrigation return flows in comparison to seawater intrusion in coastal karstic aquifers in northern Sri Lanka: Evidence from solutes and stable isotopes

Chandrajith, R.; Diyabalanage, S.; Premathilake, K.M.; Hanke, C.; Van Geldern, R.; Barth, J.A. (2016)

Groundwater in Miocene karstic aquifers in the Jaffna Peninsula of Sri Lanka is an important resource since no other fresh water sources are available in the region. The subsurface is characterized by highly productive ...
Determination of Drinking Quality of Water near the Coastal Areas of Jaffna Lagoon.

Kapilan, R. (2015)

Ground water pollution by human activities is one of the areas of major concern to the world. Water quality is one of the principle health index of a country. Industrialization, urbanization and modern agriculture practices ...
Environmental factors controlling arsenic mobilization from sandy shallow coastal aquifer sediments in the Mannar Island, Sri Lanka

Amarathunga, U.; Diyabalanage, S.; Bandara, U.G.C.; Chandrajith, R. (2019)

Elevated levels of arsenic (As) have been reported in groundwater from sandy aquifer systems in the Mannar Island, located in the northwest of Sri Lanka. As a result of serious health concerns, this study aims to investigate ...
Geo-statistical approach for prediction of groundwater quality in Chunnakam aquifer, Jaffna Peninsula

Sutharsiny, A.; Herath, M.; Selvarajah, P.; Thushyanthy, M.; Meththika, V. (2020)

Chunnakam aquifer is the main limestone aquifer of Jaffna Peninsula. The population of the Jaffna Peninsula depends entirely on groundwater resources to meet all of their water requirements. Thus for protecting groundwater ...
Geogenic fluoride and arsenic in groundwater of Sri Lanka and its implications to community health

Chandrajith, R; Diyabalanage, S; Dissanayake, C.B (2020)

Fluoride and arsenic in groundwater are two of the most discussed elements in the emerging science “Medical Geology”. This paper reviews the studies conducted during the last 30 years in Sri Lanka on fluoride and arsenic ...
Groundwater quality in the Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka and a qualitative study of BTEX removal by greenly synthesized iron nanoparticles-electro-catalyst system.

Ehanathan, S.; Raagulan, K.; Rajapakse, R.G.; Velauthamurty, K. (2020)

The Jaffna peninsulais northern part of Sri lanka (Longitude: 80° 06′ 2.28″ E and Latitude: 9° 41′ 12.20″ N), mainly gains water from groundwater which is continuously protected by various human activity even with reckless ...
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 salinization and pollution of groundwater on the adaptation of mosquito vectors in the Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka

Surendran, S.N.; Senthilnanthanan, M.; Jayadas, T.T.P.; Karunaratne, S.H.P.P.; Ramasamy, R. (2020)

Mosquito-borne diseases are a major health concern in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. In the absence of specific treatment for many mosquito-borne diseases, vector control in the form of eliminating preimaginal ...
Impact of water quality on Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Thunukkai Division in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka

Gobalarajah, K.; Subramaniam, P.; Jayawardena, U.A.; Rasiah, G.; Rajendra, S.; Prabagar, J. (2020)

ncrease in the number of cases in Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka has become a health issue of national concern. Even though, Northern Province is not identified as a high-risk province, there ...
In depth analysis of groundwater quality and use of Moringa oleifera leaf powder treatment to improve physico-chemical properties and drinkability of contaminated groundwater.

Wijeyaratne, W.D.N.; Suvendran, S. (2019)

Groundwater is the major source for domestic, and other uses in the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. This study assessed the spatial and seasonal variation of physical and chemical parameters of water collected from domestic ...

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