Tag: Sri Lanka
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The Hydrogeochemical Atlas of Sri Lanka
… One of the major objectives of our research group is the production of geochemical maps showing the distribution of elements or important chemical species in the surface and groundwater of Sri Lanka. A geochemical data bank is now being prepared with the assistance of the Water Supply and Drainage Board and the Water Resources […]
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The fluoride problem in the groundwater of Sri Lanka – environmental management and health.
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Medical geology in tropical countries with special reference to Sri Lanka.
References Bhattacharya, P., Chatterjee, D., & Jacks, G. (1997). Occurrence of arsenic contaminated groundwater in alluvial aquifers from Delta Plains, Eastern India: options for safe drinking water supply. Water Resources Development, 13(1), 79–92. Article Google Scholar Christensen, H., & Dharmagunawardhane, H. A. (1986). Hydrogeological investigations in hardrock terrains of Sri Lanka with special emphasis on […]
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High prevalence of dental fluorosis among schoolchildren in three villages in Vavuniya District: an observational study.
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Skeletal fluorosis in Vavuniya District: an observational study.
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Groundwater fluoride in Sri Lanka: opportunities to mitigate the risk at maximum contaminant level.
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The heterogeneous nature of water well fluoride levels in Sri Lanka: An opportunity to mitigate the dental fluorosis
References Manasree Sarkar, Subodh Chandra Pal, Human health hazard assessment for high groundwater arsenic and fluoride intact in Malda district, Eastern India, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100565, 13, (100565), (2021). Crossref Rohana Chandrajith, Sachini Bhagya, Saranga Diyabalanage, Swarna Wimalasiri, Mahasen A.B. Ranatunga, Johannes A. C. Barth, Exposure Assessment of Fluoride Intake Through Commercially Available Black […]
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A Tragedy of Relying on Misinformation: Import Ban on Synthetic Fertilizers.
… Agrochemicals are generally considered as the causal factors for many of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially the chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu). Such unproven ideology has been forced into minds of people who are suffering from the disease. Some even dubbed CKDu as ‘Agricultural kidney disease’. This propaganda campaign has brainwashed not […]
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Exposure Assessment of Fluoride Intake Through Commercially Available Black Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) from Areas with High Incidences of Chronic Kidney Disease with Undetermined Origin (CKDu) in Sri Lanka.
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Renal bioaccumulation of trace elements in urban and rural Sri Lankan populations: A preliminary study based on post mortem tissue analysis.