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An overview of heavy metal availability due to agrochemical uses in paddy cultivation in Sammanthurai Malkampiddy area

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dc.contributor.author Zameeha, M. N. F.
dc.contributor.author Nawas, M. F.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-30T07:44:54Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-30T07:44:54Z
dc.date.issued 2021-11-30
dc.identifier.citation 10th Annual Science Research Sessions 2021 (ASRS-2021) Proceedings on "Data-Driven Scientific Research for Sustainable Innovations". 30th November 2021. Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Sammanthurai, Sri Lanka. pp. 38-40. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-624-5736-19-5
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5866
dc.description.abstract The growth of the agricultural sector is seen as essential in developing countries [2]. De Silva et al, (2007) classifies Sri Lanka as an agricultural country because the majority of the rural people are still engaged in agriculture for their main livelihood and the principle agricultural produce is paddy. Agrochemicals are key inputs in agriculture for crop protection and better yield, even though they are usually toxic and can pose significant environmental risks as well as costly. Padmajani et al., (2014), reported that Sri Lankan farmers use stronger concentrations of pesticides with increased frequency of applications. According to Perera et al., (2016), several agricultural chemicals have been reported to contain toxic trace (heavy metals, mainly Cd and As) elements in Sri Lanka. Further, all paddy farmers utilize different types of agrochemicals to expect high yields. Sammanthurai is one of the leading areas in paddy farming in the Ampara district [5]. At this background, our study focused on analyzing certain heavy metals in the canal water, which runs through the paddy fields at Malkampiddy, where intense paddy cultivation is taking place for two seasons per year. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Sammanthurai. en_US
dc.subject Agrochemical en_US
dc.subject Heavy Metal en_US
dc.subject Paddy Cultivation en_US
dc.title An overview of heavy metal availability due to agrochemical uses in paddy cultivation in Sammanthurai Malkampiddy area en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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