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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The management of a catchment area is a vital aspect in conserving water, forest
and soil resources in a particular area. The catchment area selected for this study is
located at Icepeella, Wellawaya shows potential ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Phyllanthus debilis is an annual herb, which has a high demand in Ayurvedic Medicine. Due to the lack of knowledge in propagation, inexpensive propagation methods cannot be practiced, although there are high technological ...
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 ...
During tile last few decades, landslides occurred with increasing frequency in the slopes of the hill country by causing severe damages to life and property. Badulla district is taken as one o f the most landslide affected ...
Solid waste management (SWM) is an integral part of the urban environment. It is
importan! to plan the urban infrastructure to ensure a safe and healthy human
environment while considering the promotion of sustainable ...
Frequently experienced slope instability such as landslides cause a serious threat to life,
property, and infrastructure in Kegalle District. According to the research done on this
subject, factors such as slope angle ...
Urban waste management is one of the most complex environmental problems in Sri Lanka.Large quantities of wastes are generated day by day and there decomposition rate is low under anaerobic conditions. Landfill bioreactor ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Carbon dioxide and certain other trace gases, including methane (CH4), nitrous oxide
(N2O) chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and tropospheric ozone (O3), are accumulating in
the atmosphere as a result of human activities. ...
Tobacco has become a highly profitable commercial crop in Sri Lanka recently.
Farmers in many parís of the country are now rapidly moving towards cultivating
tobaceo in their lands by replacing traditional food crops. ...
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 ...