The Kandy lake, situated in the heart of Sri Lanka's second largest city with a population of nearly 120,000, has been monitored to probe the extent of heavy metal pollution. Although the lake is a source of drinking water to the city, a large number of effluent canals drain into the lake carrying a continuous flow of industrial and domestic waste matter. A total of 66 surface water samples were analyzed for their Fe2+, total Fe, total V, SO 4 2− , Cd2+, and Pb2+ contents.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/heavy-metal-pollution-mid-canal-kandy-environmental-case-study-sri-lanka
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/cb-dissanayake
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jm-niwas
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/svr-weerasooriyaa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-geology-and-water-sciences
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lake-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality