Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) is the only pangolin species present in Sri Lanka. There is no comprehensive assessment of its ecology or conservation status carried out in the Sri Lankan context. The dataset ...

Excessive amounts of fluoride ions and other heavy metals in drinking water instigate a solemn threat to human health. Even though materials with specific binding ability towards these ions have been developed, it is yet ...

In this paper, we investigate the release of heavy metals from sludge produced from an electrical industry using both organic and inorganic acids. Single and sequential extractions were conducted to assess heavy metals ...

Azolla is a genus of aquatic ferns that engages in a unique symbiosis with a cyanobiont that is resistant to cultivation. Azolla spp. are earmarked as a possible candidate to mitigate greenhouse gases, in particular, ...

Allium cepa is used as a condiment and reduction of yield due to infectious diseases is a major economical constraint. The present study was aimed at isolation and identification of fungal pathogens associated with damping-off ...

World food production has been challenged by prolong drought conditions associated with changing climate in the world. Super Absorbent Polymers or hydrogels gained immense interest in recent days due to their water-holding ...

Load-bearing applications of hydrogels include soft robots, tissue engineering, and stretchable electronics. This paper presents an extensive study of double network poly (acrylic acid) based hydrogel on stress relaxation, ...

Vehicle noise is the most widespread source of noise pollution in Sri Lanka. Exhaust noise is a major component of total noise generated by a vehicle. There is no regulation enforced in Sri Lanka to control vehicle exhaust ...