For most households in Kamburupitiya area, well water and pipe borne water from springs are the major source of water supply for domestic consumption. In recent years the incidences of cancer and other digestive tract ...

The disposal of expired dairy products that are rich in organic carbon and nitrogen is one of the major challenges faced by the dairy industry and causes significant economic, environmental and health issues. Recycling ...

Azolla pinnata R.Br. is an aquatic fern that grows on the surface of water bodies. The unique quality of A. pinnata is its symbiotic relationship with a prokaryotic cyanobacterium (Anabaena azollae), which confers a ...

The presence of toxic metals or salts in the compost prepared by water hyacinth (WH) and their possible toxic effect on the plants must be tested before the soil amendment. In the present study, a seed germination test ...

Application of organic fertilizers enhances the soil fertility for sustainable cultivation. Further, soil micro-organisms act as the driving force for soil nutrient releasing processes. However, little information is ...

Estimation of unsaturated soil hydraulic properties (USHP) is beneficial to evaluate the movement of flow and pollutant/solute transport in vadose zone. However, it is a difficult and time consuming task in soil physics. ...

Problems generated by solid waste have become a major national issue in Sri Lanka due to high levels of economic growth and consumption. Inappropriate management of solid waste may generate many problems such as ...

Precise estimation of unsaturated hydraulic properties of porous media is indispensable in various study areas, such as analyzing the moisture flow, the drying process occurring from the surface, and the pollutant migration ...

A tank cascade is a hydro-ecological system consists of interconnected series of tanks located in a micro catchment. This system plays a major role in irrigation as an efficient water conveyance network in the dry zone ...