Trends in marine pollution mitigation technologies: Scientometric analysis of published literature (1990-2022)

D Anthony, H Siriwardana, S Ashvini… - Regional Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine pollution presents a pressing environmental issue in the oceanic realm. To examine
the identification, detection, and mitigation technologies employed for marine pollution, a …

Ecosystem‐Based Adaptation for the Impact of Climate Change and Variation in the Water Management Sector of Sri Lanka

B Khaniya, MB Gunathilake… - … problems in engineering, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The climate of Sri Lanka has been fluctuating at an alarming rate during the recent past.
These changes are reported to have pronounced impacts on the livelihoods of the people in …

Coastal landform changes on the east coast of Sri Lanka using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) techniques

W Weerasingha, AS Ratnayake - Remote Sensing Applications: Society …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coastal landforms are constantly changed due to both natural and anthropogenic forces. An
attempt is made to analyze short-term coastal landform changes on the east coast of Sri …

Influence of nearshore sediment dynamics on the distribution of heavy mineral placer deposits in Sri Lanka

K Amalan, AS Ratnayake, NP Ratnayake… - Environmental earth …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Beach sediments in Sri Lanka contain industrial-grade heavy mineral occurrences.
Samples of both offshore and onshore sediments were collected to examine the …

Characteristics of tropical mangrove soils and relationships with forest structural attributes in the northern coast of Sri Lanka

PLIGM Cooray, DT Jayawardana… - Regional Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sri Lanka is a tropical island biodiversity hotspot with luxurious yet extremely vulnerable
mangrove vegetation encompassing its coastline. The country has been a pioneer in …

Sea-level inundation and risk assessment along the south and southwest coasts of Sri Lanka

L Palamakumbure, AS Ratnayake… - Geoenvironmental …, 2020 - Springer
Global sea-level changes have been a major topic among scientists. Sea-level changes are
not globally uniform. Reconstruction of paleo sea-level changes and monitoring of variations …

Seasonal and tidal influence for water quality changes in coastal Bolgoda Lake system, Sri Lanka

AS Ratnayake, NP Ratnayake, Y Sampei… - Journal of Coastal …, 2018 - Springer
The variation in physicochemical properties is a notable feature to identify hydrodynamic
and biogeochemical processes in coastal aquatic systems. In this study, the spatial and …

Holocene Indian Ocean sea level, Antarctic melting history and past Tsunami deposits inferred using sea level reconstructions from the Sri Lankan, Southeastern …

Y Yokoyama, S Hirabayashi, K Goto, J Okuno… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Holocene sea level change in the northern Indian Ocean was studied using geochemical
and geophysical approaches. Molluscs were sub-sampled for radiocarbon dating from …

[HTML][HTML] An ecological risk assessment of sediments in a develo** environment—Batticaloa Lagoon, Sri Lanka

M Adikaram, A Pitawala, H Ishiga… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The land-sea interface is considered as a threatening environment due to anthropogenic
development activities. Unplanned developments can cause effects on important …

Erosion processes driven by monsoon events after a beach nourishment and breakwater construction at Uswetakeiyawa beach, Sri Lanka

NP Ratnayake, AS Ratnayake, RM Azoor… - SN Applied …, 2019 - Springer
The first beach nourishment project in Sri Lanka was carried out in 2012 over a 1.8-km
stretch in the Uswetakeiyawa area by the Coast Conservation Department. About 300,000 m …