Balapuwaduge Rita Chandani Mendis

National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency | NARA · Environmental Studies Division

Industrial pollution and domestic solid waste dumping are considered as the major pollution (or pollutant) source of the Negombo Estuary. Polluted water and sediments in the estuary closely related to the heavy metal concentration of fish. This could lead to a serious health hazard and/or affect the health of the fish consumers. Therefore, a study...

Industrial and domestic solid waste dumping are the major pollution sources polluting the Negombo estuary. Polluted water and sediments in the estuary may cause heavy metals accumulation in fish. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess physico-chemical parameters in water, heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Hg, Cd, Cu and Cr) in water and fish tissues, to com...

Analysis of physico - chemical parameters gives an insight to the spatial distribution of Mugil cephalus in Negombo estuary. The present study was carried out to the spatial distribution of Mugil cephalus that is governed by the physico - chemical parameters in bottom overlying surface water in Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka. Samplings at selected site...

The study intended to carry out environmental monitoring for the exploratory petroleum drilling operations proposed in the Gulf of Mannar during pre and post drilling operations. Objective of this study was to carry out baseline studies during pre and post drilling phases to determine the impact of the marine environment. The study was carried out...

During religious, cultural and other human entertainment activities domesticated elephants come into close contact with humans creating a potential disease transmission threat between elephants and humans. The main objective of the study was to screen the elephants participated in the Esala Perahera 2015 for the zoonotic bacterial pathogens namely...

The objectives of this study were to assess the levels of water quality and heavy metals of the water, sediments and fish tissues in the Negombo estuaries. For this study, samples were collected from sixteen sampling locations during the one year study period from January to December 2014. The results revealed that the average concentrations of amm...

A sudden appearance of dead fish in an aquatic environment is a sign of environmental stress and most people believe that the fish have been poisoned of the water body. Factors that promote fish kills include rapid loss of oxygen or sudden increase of ammonia, temperature, cloud cover, algal blooms, and thermal stratification. The main objective of...

No: 957 (Poster) Health and Hygiene Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic and a common global health problem. Type 2 DM is the commonest among types of DM for which obesity, family history, lack of exercise, dietary habits, persistent stress, smoking and alcohol consumption are known risk factors. Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) levels ≥7 mmol/l (or 126...