Pollution of water due to oil contamination is a major environmental problem. This study focuses on the removal of emulsified oil from oily wastewater. Generally emulsified oil is treated using chemicals and therefore it ...

Colombo is a city surrounded by a large and interconnected system of natural wetlands. These wetlands which have historically provided a range of water services to the city are now believed to be threatened by degradation ...

As the world population marches towards the 9 billion mark by 2050, factors critical for the sustenance of the ecosystems will come under increasing stress. Having crossed the 7 billion figure in 2011, the 9 billion mark ...

This article considers the challenge of setting threshold values or end points for toxic gas exposure from Major Accident Hazards (MAH) to third parties or the public in the Sri Lankan context. Two different categories ...

This study attempts to synthesize magnetite nanoparticles from a high purity natural iron oxide ore found in Panvila, Sri Lanka, following a novel top-down approach. Powder X-Ray diffraction, elemental analysis, and chemical ...

Sri Lanka at present oscillates between an energy crisis and an economic crisis now entwined as a result of costly private power purchase agreements based on thermal power aggravated by rising fuel prices. The country ...