Paddy parboiling is very popular in Sri Lanka as rice is considered to be a staple food. However, it generates significant amount of effluent with higher BOD values, resulting in significant environmental pollution. The ...

Sri Lanka is one of the Asian countries that is mostly affected by climate change. The prime objectives of this research study were to examine the climate change impacts on surface runoff of Mundeni Aru lower river basin ...

Water resources are becoming increasingly scarce in many areas of the world due to development, and increased demand. Groundwater is the major water resource in the Jaffna peninsula. One of the problems related to groundwater ...

Un-protected open dug wells of shallow groundwater environments are subjected to high risk of chemical and microbial pollution in many parts of the world. The present study was initiated in Pungudutivu, one of the surrounding ...

Electrocoagulation method is an advanced technology used to remove various subsatnces. The aim of the study was to investigate the efficiency of this technique in removal of water hardness under different conditions. This ...

Per Aru is a reservoir which rises in Vavuniya district, Northern Province, Sri Lanka with the length and basin size of 32 Km and 372 Km2 respectively. Per Aru reservoir is for the sole purpose of supplying drinking water ...

The drought analysis is a prime component in the preparedness of drought and the water resources management. The status of drought in Jaffna was investigated using standardized precipitation index (SPI) at 1, 3, 6, 9 and ...

Even though there are some techniques to find crop water requirements, till now most of the farmers irrigate their field with excess of water due to several difficulties in applying such techniques.This kind of continuous ...

Soil bed preparation plays a major role in developing productive rhizosphere, which influences yield of plants significantly by improving suitable soil root zone environment. Hence, an attempt has been made to investigate ...

A simple biogas plant was fabricated using 70 L capacity PVC tank, shaker, a structured inlet and outlet for slurry handling, gas collection system and temperature monitoring device. This research activity is highly important ...