Vanadium (V), although serving as an important component of industrial activities, has
bioinorganic implications to pose highly toxic hazards to humans and animals. Soils and …

Fluoride and arsenic in groundwater are two of the most discussed elements in the
emerging science “Medical Geology”. This paper reviews the studies conducted during the …

The desire to increase agricultural productivity through the high usage of agrochemicals is
causing substantial environmental deterioration. Many developing countries lack the …

Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is spreading gradually in Sri Lanka. In
the current research, 1,435 well water samples from all 25 districts of Sri Lanka, 91 rice …

Drinking water is largely from groundwater in Sri Lanka, so quality management is of great
concern. In order to achieve the 6th goal of United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development …

Background Landslides area controversial issue worldwide and cause a wide range of
impacts on the socio-economic systems of the affected community. However, empirical …

In this study, positive matrix factorization, multilinear engine 2, and geographic information
systems were used to characterize the spatial-temporal patterns of sources for nine heavy …

Abstract Arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) co-contaminate agricultural systems worldwide and
threaten water resources, food security and human health. This column leaching study …

Abstract Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) is a major public health
concern in dry climatic, agricultural regions of Sri Lanka. The chemistry of groundwater (the …

This review describes advances in the X-ray fluorescence (XRF) group of techniques
published approximately between April 2014 and March 2015 and is therefore restricted to a …