[PDF][PDF] Impact of changing agricultural practices on human health: Chronic kidney disease of multi-factorial origin in Sri Lanka

SA Wimalawansa, SJ Wimalawansa - Wudpecker J Agric Res, 2014 - researchgate.net
Non-harmonious and unsustainable agricultural practices have major impact on the
environment, causing animal and human diseases. Agriculture is an essential part of our …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors associated with disease progression and mortality in chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology: a cohort study in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka

L Senevirathna, T Abeysekera, S Nanayakkara… - … health and preventive …, 2012 - Springer
Background The alarming rise in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease of uncertain
etiology (CKDu) among the low socioeconomic farming community in the North Central …

Groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes and potential health risks assessment: a case study from semi-arid region of South India

N Adimalla - Exposure and health, 2019 - Springer
To determine the groundwater quality in the rapidly urbanizing region of Telangana State,
South India, 194 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for evaluating the …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of geochemical processes on groundwater chemistry and the health risks associated with fluoride intake in a semi-arid region of South India

D Karunanidhi, P Aravinthasamy, M Deepali… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This study attempts to establish the effects of subsurface geochemical processes based on
the hydrogeochemical attributes of 61 well samples collected in a semi-arid region of South …

Controlling factors and mechanism of groundwater quality variation in semiarid region of South India: an approach of water quality index (WQI) and health risk …

N Adimalla - Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020 - Springer
The study region comprises fractured granitic, basaltic and lateritic aquifer system
constituted by Precambrian rocks. Groundwater is the primary source for drinking and …

[HTML][HTML] Glyphosate, hard water and nephrotoxic metals: are they the culprits behind the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka?

C Jayasumana, S Gunatilake… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
The current chronic kidney disease epidemic, the major health issue in the rice paddy
farming areas in Sri Lanka has been the subject of many scientific and political debates over …

Major and trace elements in rice paddy soils in Sri Lanka with special emphasis on regions with endemic chronic kidney disease of undetermined origin

S Balasooriya, S Diyabalanage… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Environmental exposure to trace elements has been widely suspected as an etiological
factor for the emergence of chronic kidney disease of undetermined origin (CKDu) that …

Groundwater quality and associated health risks in a semi-arid region of south India: Implication to sustainable groundwater management

N Adimalla, J Wu - Human and ecological risk assessment: an …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Groundwater is the only water source in the Siddipeta-Vagu (SDV) region, India, and its
quality is vital as it is the primary factor determining the groundwater suitability for drinking …

Human health risk and hydro-geochemical appraisal of groundwater in the southwest part of Bangladesh using GIS, water quality indices, and multivariate statistical …

TK Chakraborty, MS Islam, GC Ghosh, P Ghosh… - Toxin …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the groundwater chemistry, suitability, and potential human health
risk in the southwest part of Bangladesh. Groundwater samples were collected from the …

Occurrence, health risks, and geochemical mechanisms of fluoride and nitrate in groundwater of the rock-dominant semi-arid region, Telangana State, India

N Adimalla, P Li - Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Highly contaminated groundwater can affect the human health and constrain the economic
development of a country. For this study 105 groundwater samples were collected in rock …