Archive for February, 2010
« Previous EntriesA comparative study of alternative waste management practices
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Kaduwela Pradeshiya Sabha
Kaduwela has become a popular, urbanized and industrialized area in the recent past which has lead to increase in the amount of solid waste generated in the area dramatically. The local authority faced with a severe problem of the final disposal of waste generated everyday.
To overcome the problem, the local authority has started [...]
Proper solid waste management practices implemented in Puttlam Urban Council
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Puttlam Urban Council
The total area of the Puttlam UC is about 25.24km2 which is divided in to nine divisions. In addition to the registered population of 56254, around 35000 displaced people of the Northern Province also live here. The town boundary ends with Colombo-Puttlam main road in south, Puttlam-Mannar main road in North and Puttlam-Kurunegala [...]
Increasing the quality of organic fertilizer produced from municipal solid waste and
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Balangoda Urban Council
Balangoda Urban Council had faced numerous problems due to protest from public due to dumping of waste near the sports ground situated at the center of the city. About 12 Metric tons of waste had been dumped there on a daily basis.
Since the Urban Development Authority has acquired this land for development purposes, [...]
Estimation of ecological footprint for Madurawala Divisional Secretariat area, Kaluthara District
Friday, February 5th, 2010W.D. Sepalika and U.A.D.P. Gunawardena
The Ecological Footprint calculates the combined demand for ecological resources and presents them as the global average area needed to support a specific human activity. This quantity is expressed in units of global hectares. Present resource utilization expressed by such indicators will be helpful to recognize the future trends. Main objective [...]
Bioremediation of carbofuran by isolated bacteria from soil
Friday, February 5th, 2010L.M.A.M. Thilakarathne, P.M. Manage and J.A. Liyanage
Among available pesticides, carbofuran is widely used as a pesticide in all parts of Sri Lanka to improve the quality and yield of food crops by protecting against pests. Lack of knowledge on the fate and behaviour of pesticides in the Sri Lankan environment has contributed to public perceptions, [...]
Microstrainer for removal of algae in drinking water treatment
Friday, February 5th, 2010S.S. Sethunge, P.M. Manage and S. Jayasinghe
The algal management procedure, which is most actively investigated, is based on the reduction of nutrient loading which reduces algal bio mass. This is a difficult task as it requires a consensus of the community. Thus, some physical, chemical and biological control methods are being practiced to control algae. [...]
Managing waste in a watershed: The case of the Paradeke Oya watershed
Friday, February 5th, 2010K. Melvani
In 2007, areas within the Paradeke Oya watershed were impacted by an outbreak of Hepatitis A caused by the poor health and sanitation conditions in the watershed. In order to examine the underlying causes of the spread of this disease, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board contracted the Neo Synthesis Research Centre to [...]
Changing socio economic pattern and conservation of Maduganga wetland
Friday, February 5th, 2010P. Manusinghe
Maduganga situated in the Galle District of the Southern Province is typical of the river systems which line the south west coast of Sri Lanka. In the global context the ecological significance of the system has enabled it to achieve the Ramsar Wetland status in 2003. In the local context it is a Sanctuary, [...]
Ensuring human safety and addressing environmental concern through better
Friday, February 5th, 2010K. Khobragade
The waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals, in search activities pertaining humans or animals or in the production or testing of biologicals is called Biomedical Waste (BMW). The main and exact reason of bio-medical waste as a problem was in its poor management. In India, [...]
Utilization of molluscs as a food resource among traditional communities in Kalpitiya Region (KR) of Sri Lanka
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010T. Siriwardana
The present ethnography of fishing communities can be divided as; Deep sea fishing and Littoral – lagoonal fishing. Over the recent decades, the number of coastal zone users increased considerably and so has the nature of demands. The latter include the exploitation of resources found in the zone. Studying current uses of marine and [...]