Wastewater is regarded as used water generated from domestic, industrial, commercial, or agricultural activities, surface runoff, or stormwater. The wastewater needs to be properly treated before being discharged into the environment. “Wastewater treatment"Ìýis a sequence of processes applied to remove various contaminants fromÌýwastewaterÌýand convert it into a treated effluentÌýthat can be returned to theÌýwaterÌýcycle with minimum impact on the environment or directly reused.
Some of our main focuses include:
- Wastewater management using chemical treatments
- Wastewater management using biological treatments
- Wastewater management using Effective Microorganisms (EM technology)
- Rapid Degradation of FOG Discharged from Food Industry Wastewater by Lipolytic Fungi as a Bioaugmentation Application
Publications
- Weerakoon, G. M. P. R., Jinadasa, K. B. S. N., Manatunge, J., Wijesiri, B., & Goonetilleke, A. (2020). Kinetic modelling and performance evaluation of vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands in tropics.ÌýJournal of Water Process Engineering,Ìý38, 101539.
- Witharana, A., Manatunge, J., Ratnayake, N., Nanayakkara, C. M., & Jayaweera, M. (2018). Rapid degradation of FOG discharged from food industry wastewater by lipolytic fungi as a bioaugmentation application.ÌýEnvironmental technology,Ìý39(16), 2062-2072.
- Kularatne, R. K., Kasturiarachchi, J. C., Manatunge, J. M., & Wijeyekoon, S. L. (2009). Mechanisms of manganese removal from wastewaters in constructed wetlands comprising water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown under different nutrient conditions.ÌýWater environment research,Ìý81(2), 165-172.
- Jayaweera, M. W., Kasturiarachchi, J. C., Kularatne, R. K., & Wijeyekoon, S. L. (2008). Contribution of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown under different nutrient conditions to Fe-removal mechanisms in constructed wetlands.ÌýJournal of environmental management,Ìý87(3), 450-460.
- Jayaweera, M. W., Kasturiarachchi, J. C., Kularatne, R. K., & Wijeyekoon, S. L. (2007). Removal of aluminium by constructed wetlands with water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown under different nutritional conditions.ÌýJournal of Environmental Science and Health Part A,Ìý42(2), 185-193.
- Wijeyekoon, S. L. J., Abeysinghe, R. A. K. P., Karunaratne, U., & Jayaweera, M. W. (2007). Effective process conditions and reactor design parameters for oil separation by electrocoagulation.ÌýEngineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka,Ìý40(4).
- Jayaweera, M. W., Dilhani, J. A., Kularatne, R. K., & Wijeyekoon, S. L. (2007). Biogas production from water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown under different nitrogen concentrations.ÌýJournal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A,Ìý42(7), 925-932.
- Jayaweera, M. W., Gomes, P. I. A., & Wijeyekoon, S. L. J. (2007). Iron and manganese removal from textile effluents in anaerobic attached-growth bioreactor filled with coirfibres.ÌýWater science and technology,Ìý55(8-9), 143-150.
- Jayaweera, M. W., Kasturiarachchi, J. C., Kularatne, R. K., & Wijeyekoon, S. L. (2007). Removal of aluminium by constructed wetlands with water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) grown under different nutritional conditions.ÌýJournal of Environmental Science and Health Part A,Ìý42(2), 185-193.
- Paraskeva, P., Diamadopoulos, E., Balakrishnan, M., Batra, V. S., Kraslawski, A., Avramenko, Y., Ratnayake, N., Gunawardana, B., Gutierrez, D., Anson, O., & Mungcharoen, T. (2007). ED-WAVE: An Educational software for training in wastewater technologies using virtual application sites.ÌýInternational Journal of Engineering Education,Ìý23(6), 1172.
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