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Heavy metal pollution in drainage network of Colombo City and suburbs of Sri Lanka [1]

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Being the commercial and administrative capital cities of Sri Lanka Colombo and Sri Jayawardhanapura and their suburbs accommodate many industries, residences and commercial and administration institutions and infrastructure. As a result this urban area has become one of the most polluted areas in Sri Lanka.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2006
Pradeep N. Ranasinghe [2], Y. P. Shamalie Siriwardana [3], Vindya R. Wanasinghe [4]
Chinese Journal of Geochemistry [5]
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Heavy Metals [6], Drainage [7], Sri Lanka [8], Water Pollution [9], Colombo [10]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/y-p-shamalie-siriwardana
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/chinese-journal-geochemistry
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drainage
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
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