A significant amount of solid waste has become a pressing issue with rising population, urbanization, economic activities and consumerism, especially in urban and sub-urban areas creating negative impacts on both environment ...

Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) is one of the most rapidly growing environmental problems in the world including Sri Lanka. This preliminary study was carried out to identify the attempts of e-waste management ...

Phytoremediation using constructed wetlands (CWs) is widely practiced for the removal of contaminants in landfill leachate. The present study was planned to assess the potential of floating macrophytes (Eichhornia crassipes ...

Removal of color from waste water by activated carbon is a common practice and studies have also been done with fired clay bricks. Nevertheless, no studies have been carried out to evaluate the removal of color by a ...

Food wrapping polythene films manufactured from different virgin materials have become a major environmental concern at present as these films take much time for the complete degradation in the environment. This study ...

Rice husk ash (RHA) and processed tea waste (PTW) are major agricultural wastes. A recent study has shown that 7.5% of soil can be replaced with RHA in Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEBs) due to its pozzolanic ...