Publications

2018
Jayawardhana Y, Kumarathilaka P, Mayakaduwa S, Weerasundara L, Bandara T, Vithanage M. Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste Biochar: Its Potential to be Used in Environmental Remediation. In: Utilization and Management of Bioresources. Springer, Singapore; 2018. pp. 209-220.
2017
Ahmad M, Ahmad M, El-Naggar AH, Usman ARA, Abduljabbar A, Vithanage M, Elfaki J, Al-Faraj A, Al-Wabel MI. Aging effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on phosphorus fractionation in a calcareous sandy loam soil. Pedosphere. 2017.
Peiris C, Gunatilake SR, Mlsna TE, Mohan D, Vithanage M. Biochar based removal of antibiotic sulfonamides and tetracyclines in aquatic environments: A critical review. Bioresource technology. 2017.
Gunarathne V, Mayakaduwa S, Vithanage M. Biochar’s Influence as a Soil Amendment for Essential Plant Nutrient Uptake. In: Essential Plant Nutrients. Springer, Cham; 2017. pp. 47-67.
Athapattu BCL, Perera GLEP, Perera HKM, Dayarathna GCR, De Silva PKC, Vithanage M, Perera GAAU. Engineered Solution to Improve Water Quality of Urban Water. Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium. 2017;21.
Wijesekara H, Bolan NS, Thangavel R, Seshadri B, Surapaneni A, Saint C, Hetherington C, Matthews P, Vithanage M. The impact of biosolids application on organic carbon and carbon dioxide fluxes in soil. Chemosphere. 2017;189:565-573.
Wathukarage A, Herath I, Iqbal MCM, Vithanage M. Mechanistic understanding of crystal violet dye sorption by woody biochar: implications for wastewater treatment. Environmental geochemistry and health. 2017:1-15.
Athapattu BCL, Thalgaspitiya TWLR, Yasaratne ULS, Vithanage M. Phytoremediation Using Constructed Wetlands to Treat Reverse Osmosis Rejected Concentrates. Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium. 2017;21.
Wijesekara H, Bolan NS, Colyvas K, Seshadri B, Ok YS, Awad YM, Xu Y, Thangavel R, Surapaneni A, Saint C. Use of Biowaste for Mine Site Rehabilitation. Spoil to Soil: Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation. 2017.
Herath I, Vithanage M, Bundschuh J. Antimony as a global dilemma: Geochemistry, mobility, fate and transport. Environmental Pollution. 2017.
Nupearachchi CN, Mahatantila K, Vithanage M. Application of graphene for decontamination of water; Implications for sorptive removal. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 2017;5:206-215.
Yuan Y, Bolan N, Prévoteau A, Vithanage M, Biswas JK, Sik Ok Y, Wang H. Applications of biochar in redox-mediated reactions. Bioresource technology. 2017.
Vithanage M. Arsenic Research and global Sustainability—As 2016 Bhattacharya et al.,(Eds) ISBN 978-1-138-02941-5. 2017.
Awad YM, Lee S-E, Ahmed MBM, Vu NT, Farooq M, Kim IS, Kim HS, Vithanage M, Usman ARA, Al-Wabel M. Biochar, a potential hydroponic growth substrate, enhances the nutritional status and growth of leafy vegetables. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017;156:581-588.
Athapattu BCL, Thalgaspitiya TWLR, Yasaratne ULS, Vithanage M. Biochar-based constructed wetlands to treat reverse osmosis rejected concentrates in chronic kidney disease endemic areas in Sri Lanka. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 2017:1-11.
Vithanage M, Seneviratne M, Ahmad M, Sarkar B, Sik Ok Y. Contrasting effects of engineered carbon nanotubes on plants: a review. Environmental geochemistry and health. 2017:1-19.
Vithanage M, Herath I, Almaroai YA, Rajapaksha AU, Huang L, Sung J-K, Lee SS, Sik Ok Y. Effects of carbon nanotube and biochar on bioavailability of Pb, Cu and Sb in multi-metal contaminated soil. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 2017:1-12.
Seneviratne M, Rajakaruna N, Rizwan M, Madawala HMSP, Sik Ok Y, Vithanage M. Heavy metal-induced oxidative stress on seed germination and seedling development: a critical review. Environmental geochemistry and health. 2017:1-19.
Fernando GWAR, Liyanage PLCL, Rajapaksha AU, Vithanage M. Medical geology of endemic goiter in Kalutara, Sri Lanka; distribution and possible causes. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 2017:1-11.
Jayawardhana Y, Mayakaduwa SS, Kumarathilaka P, Gamage S, Vithanage M. Municipal solid waste-derived biochar for the removal of benzene from landfill leachate. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 2017:1-15.

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