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 ...

The use of Alternanthera sessilis, which is commonly known as Mukunuwenna in Sri Lanka as a source of chlorophyll was examined. The extraction of chlorophyll was carried out using buffered 80 % (v/v) aqueous acetone. The ...

Currency trading at the foreign exchange (hereinafter referred as Forex) market is now becoming more popular over the globe than trading at equity markets. Countries will have the economic benefit when engaging in ...

The nature of long-run co-movements in exchange rates is informative, since it permits participants at the foreign exchange market to gain excess profits from trades. This study examined the possible cointegration ...

This study attempts to evaluate the consumers’ level of awareness and use of information provided on food labels. Three distinct consumer groups based on use of and level of importance assigned to various information printed ...