The Petroleum Refinery is the single crude oil refining unit in Sri Lanka located at
the Sapugaskanda owned by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. The refining process of
the crude oil and produce the valuable petroleum products ...
The traditional gem minerals of Sri Lanka usually take only the high quality gems
for selling and throw away the other remains. However, among these discarded
stones, low quality corundum, spinel, zircon, tourmaline, ...
Soil fertility is very important for sustainable agriculture. But modem agricultural
practices cause soil fertility losses and also soil degradation. So that the agroforestry
concept helps prevent soil degradation and ...
Gracilaria verrucosa and Gracilaria edulis, economically valuable red algae species,
present in the coastal line of Sri Lanka in the Trincomalee, Kalpitiya and Puttalam
lagoon.
Utilization of seaweed is poor in Sri Lanka ...
Furazolidone is a banned synthetic nitrofuran derivative. This is used both
therapeutically and prophylactically as an antimicrobial agent, which is effective in
treating especially bacterial and fungal infections in ...
Textile industry is one o f the most income generating as well as polluting industries in Sri
Lanka. The study was carried out to identify the methodologies available for waste treatment in Textile industry through analysis ...
The presence of mineral deposits along the Highland Complex (HC) -ViJayan
Complex (VC) boundary o f Sri Lanka has not yet been thoroughly studied. This study
was carried out to identify the economically important mineral ...
Sri Lanka has a high agriculture potential and most of the agricultural practices are
carried out in the dry zone. In the dry zone, agricultural practices are based on
conventional type monocrop cultivations with the use ...
Deterioration of soil quality and pollution of water bodies through the accumulation of
nutrient elements and heavy metals due to the heavy application of chemical fertilizers and
organic manure are the major concerns ...
Lakes are considered as natural resources and in environmental literature, it is a common
property resource, accessible to everyone. Therefore lakes face special pollution
problems. Most notably, they serve as sink of ...
The nitrate anion is very soluble in water and is not influenced by soil colloids, and
hence is subject to leaching. The seeping water dissolves soil nitrate and therefore any
excess nitrate that are present in this ...
Water is a scarce resource, which is essential for all life forms. Industrial sector,
being a major consumer of water, could contribute in conserving this scarce
resource by adopting proper management techniques. Unilever ...
The study of Avifaunal diversity was conducted within the sugar plantation area of
PSI and its vicinity from November 01, 2003 to February 28, 2004. PSI is located
about 3 km from Burutha junction on the A-4 main road ...
Mangroves are an extremely important coastal resource both economically and
environmentally. In most o f natural mangrove areas (large and undisturbed mangrove areas) it is observed that there is distribution pattern. The ...
Zircon is considered as a low quality gemstone, with various colour varieties, which is used to traditional heat treatment by Buttala - Okkampitiya gem traders for enhancing its quality and colour. Yellow and pastal green ...
Kalametiya Sanctuary is situated on the southeastern coast between Tangalle and Yala
National Park. The area covered by Sanctuary including Kalametiya and Lunama lagoons is
about 712 ha. However, it has been largely ...
Vermiculture biotechnology is a modem concept o f harnessing an ecosystem for effective utilization of organic residuals with the help o f earthworms. Earthworms are one of the important members of soil fauna, which is ...
Groundwater is the major source of water in Sri Lanka, especially in the dry zone,where surface water resources are inadequate. The presence of excess fluoride in groundwater particularly in dry zone is a major contributor ...
Human elephant conflict is a result of increasing human population, unplanned development and extensive agricultural practices in most Asian and African countries. Elephant is a large terrestrial animal and it needs ...
A concept of developing an ecotourism plan for Pelwatte Sugar Industry (PSI) had been conceived in order to reduce the social, ecological and economical problems arising from monoculture plantation and to make sustainable ...