Kelani river basin is one of the important river basins in Sri Lanka and it is the largest recipient of industrial wastes among all other rivers. Further, it is one of the major sources for agriculture and operation of ...

The persistent metabolites of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) which have been detected in the tissues of both humans and wildlife, and human contamination by PFCs suggest differences in the exposure patterns to these ...

Water is essential for the survival of all known forms of life, and there is no substitute for water. Surface water pollution may occur in various types such as catchment characteristics, anthropological activities, land ...

A decrease in the abundance of virus-like particles (VLP) by heterotrophic nanoflagellates (HNF) was examined using size-fractionated water samples taken from a hypereutrophic pond in December 1999, and in March and July ...

Microcystin-LR is a potent mammalian toxin which is known to have been responsible for the deaths of domesticated animals, and consequently there is concern as to its environmental fate. An experiment was designed ...

Of 31 freshwater bacterial isolates screened using the Biolog MT2 assay to determine their metabolism of the microcystin LR, 10 were positive. Phylogenetic analysis (16S rRNA) identified them as Arthrobacter spp., Brevibacterium ...

Peanut is one of the oil seeds available in Sri Lanka. Peanuts and peanut products are considered as popular food items among all age groups of population, especially in urban areas. People prefer to buy peanut based ...