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Water quality and chronic renal failure
Quality of water used for drinking purposes is of considerable importance as poor water quality affects human and animal health. Physical, chemical and biological components of water influence its quality. Chemical constituents which lower the quality of water cannot be easily removed unlike physical and biological constituents. A number of chemicals are known to affect […]
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H’tota ground water not fit for drinking
A research by the Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS) has revealed that the content of ground water in most areas in the Hambantota District is not suitable for drinking purposes, IFS Research Officer Dr Meththika Vitanage said. The research being conducted islandwide has only completed Hambantota District. The content of ground water including fluoride level […]
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NCP kidney disease due to fluoride content
The high concentration of fluoride in water in the North Central province has been found to be the reason behind kidney diseases prevalent in the area according to research studies. Therefore, the people of the North Central province were warned by the Science and Technology Ministry against the consumption of well-water as the high content […]
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Development through rainwater harvesting
Sri Lanka’s three decades of conflict leaves the Northern and Eastern Provinces most affected, with infrastructure and institutions non-functional, homesteads in disrepair, livelihoods destroyed and most people unsettled and many traumatized. Now since the war is over and people and the land is free from the clutches of the terrorist, the battle is now on […]
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Renal disease fast spreading in the NCP
Over 4,000 persons have been registered for treatment at the Medawachchiya hospital clinical units for renal patients Minister of Indigenous Medicine Tissa Karalliyedde said. Kebithigollewa, Padaviya, Medawachchiya, Welioya, Mihintale, Hingururakgoda, Aralaganwila, Welikanda and Dimbulagala have been identified as areas where the renal ailments are fast spreading. President Mahindha Rajapaksa has gone to the extent of […]
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Low-cost defluoridation of water using broken bricks
Abstract: A low cost domestic defluoridator has been developed by the National Water Supply & Drainage Board of Sri Lanka to remove excess fluoride in drinking water to avoid endemic Fluorosis. Broken pieces of freshly burnt bricks are used as filter media in these units. A kinetic model for fluoride uptake in the filter with […]
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Water and wastewater related issues in Sri Lanka.
Abstract The primary problems concerning water resources in Sri Lanka are the depletion and degradation of the resource caused by various anthropogenic activities. Surface inland waters in urban areas are polluted heavily with domestic sewage and industrial effluents, and in rural areas with agricultural runoff. With regard to ground water in certain areas of the […]
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