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Assessment of Forest Cover Changes in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka: Implications for the Establishment of Subnational Forest Reference Emission Level

Vijitharan, S.; Sasaki, N.; Venkatappa, M.; Tripathi, N.K.; Abe, I.; Tsusaka, T.W. (MDPI, 2022-07-12)

Assessment of forest cover changes is required to establish the forest reference emission level (FREL) at any scale. Due to civil conflict, such assessments have not yet been undertaken in Sri Lanka, especially in the ...
Awareness of Banned Pesticide usage among Vegetable Grower’s and Health impacts in the Vavuniya District

Vijitharan, S.; Loganathan, P. (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka., 15-10-15)

Pesticides kill or deter the destructive activity of the target organism and they posses’ inherent toxicities that endanger the health of the farmers, consumers and the environment. The objectives of this study were to ...
Consumer Awareness For Identification Of Pesticide Contamination In Leafy Vegetables

Loganathan, P.; Vijitharan, S. (Postgraduate of Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, 06-08-16)

Consumer awareness is the best way to reduce pesticide related health effects. Many vegetables in the market are contaminated with agrochemicals. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the importance of ...
Dengue Outbreaks in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka

Vijitharan, S.; Nanthakumaran, A.; Gunatilake, J. (Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, 10-09-19)

In Sri Lanka, Aedesaegypti and Aedesalbopictus are reported to be the vectors transmitting dengue fever to human. Socio-economic conditions of the community contribute to mosquito breeding either directly or indirectly. ...
Environmentally friendly Methods to Control Eichhornia crassipes

Vijitharan, S.; Sivarajag, S.; Loganathan, P. (Ministry of Mahaweli Development & Environment, 20-01-17)

The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a free-floats aquatic plant that has invaded the waterways and reservoirs in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. The study focused on preparing a compost using water hyacinth using the ...
Pre-harvest Interval and Pesticide Contamination in Different Vegetablescollected from Local Market of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

Vijitharan, S.; Loganathan, P. (International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 03-02-16)

Pesticides are designed to kill the pest and also it’s harmful to human. Synthetic pesticides not only pollute the environment but also persist in vegetables and passed through the food chain. The objective of this study ...
Vegetable Growers Perception of Pesticide Use Practices and Health Effects in the Vavuniya District

Vijitharan, S.; Loganathan, P. (IDOSI Publications, 15-07-15)

As in developing countries like Sri Lanka, the application of pesticides is often not very precise and unintended exposures occur to other organisms in the general area where pesticides are applied. The objectives of this ...

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