Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka
Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contaminated by debris, sludge and saltwater. Once the wells were cleaned, only time and the onset of monsoon rains could reduce the levels of salinity - but local people contin...
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2007
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| description | Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contaminated by debris, sludge and saltwater. Once the wells were cleaned, only time and the onset of monsoon rains could reduce the levels of salinity - but local people continued to need information and reassurance about the quality of their water supplies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace409062025-06-17T08:23:54Z Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka Villholth, Karen G. tsunami groundwater water supply drinking water salinity wells households surveys Most households in the districts of Sri Lanka affected by the tsunami possessed drinking water wells, and these wells were contaminated by debris, sludge and saltwater. Once the wells were cleaned, only time and the onset of monsoon rains could reduce the levels of salinity - but local people continued to need information and reassurance about the quality of their water supplies. 2007-07 2014-06-13T14:48:40Z 2014-06-13T14:48:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40906 en Limited Access Practical Action Publishing Villholth, Karen G. 2007. Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka. Waterlines, 26(1):8-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.3362/0262-8104.2007.033 |
| spellingShingle | tsunami groundwater water supply drinking water salinity wells households surveys Villholth, Karen G. Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka |
| title | Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka |
| title_full | Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka |
| title_short | Tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | tsunami impacts on groundwater and water supply in eastern sri lanka |
| topic | tsunami groundwater water supply drinking water salinity wells households surveys |
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