Open dumpsite has become the most widely used and common practices in most of the developing countries in waste management due to their lack of will, technology, capital and virtuous attitudes. This has elevated the risk ...

Open dumping is the most widely practiced method in Sri Lanka to dispose municipal solid waste (MSW) because it is the cheapest and easiest method compared to other methods available to manage MSW.Currently, there are no ...

There are very limited studies on landfill gas on uncontrolled open dumps in developing countries. In this study, landfill gas samples at 1 m depth from an abandoned open dump (AOD) in the Central Province of Sri Lanka ...

A study was conducted to assess the effect of precipitation and age of waste on the stabilization of the dumped waste. Landfill gas samples at 1-m depth were collected from 13 waste landfill sites in Sri Lanka with different ...

Abstract: Meda Ela which originates from Kandy Lake and runs through Kandy city is considered to be one of most polluted tributaries of Mahaweli River. The objective of the study was to critically review the published research ...