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A Review of the Latest in Phosphorus Fertilizer Technology: Possibilities and Pragmatism by Weeks, Joseph J., Hettiarachchi, Ganga M.

“…The development of highly concentrated phosphorus (P) fertilizers, such as triple superphosphate, by the Tennessee Valley Authority helped mark the beginning…”
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Recovery of high-quality calcium phosphate fertilizer products from anaerobic membrane bioreactor treated swine wastewater by Damodara Kannan, Arvind, Dillavou, Jack, H.H. Gamage, Kasuni, Randig, Emily, M. Hettiarachchi, Ganga, Parameswaran, Prathap

“…•High quality calcium phosphate recovered from swine waste using lime addition.•Total alkalinity removal by acid addition and aeration improved P-product…”
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Stability of blood lead levels in children with low-level lead absorption by Del Rio, Michelle, Rodriguez, Christina, Alvarado Navarro, Elizabeth, Wekumbura, Chandima, Galkaduwa, Madhubhashini B, Hettiarachchi, Ganga M, Sobin, Christina

“…Current child blood lead (Pb) screening guidelines assume that blood lead levels (BLLs) are relatively stable over time, and that only youngest children are…”
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Fate of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Coated onto Macronutrient Fertilizers in an Alkaline Calcareous Soil by Milani, Narges, Hettiarachchi, Ganga M, Kirby, Jason K, Beak, Douglas G, Stacey, Samuel P, McLaughlin, Mike J

“…Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles may provide a more soluble and plant available source of Zn in Zn fertilizers due to their greater reactivity compared to…”
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Curcumin loaded zinc oxide nanoparticles for activity-enhanced antibacterial and anticancer applications by Perera, W. P. T. D, Dissanayake, Ranga K, Ranatunga, U. I, Hettiarachchi, N. M, Perera, K. D. C, Unagolla, Janitha M, De Silva, R. T, Pahalagedara, L. R

“…Zinc oxide nanoparticles and curcumin have been shown to be excellent antimicrobial agents and promising anticancer agents, both on their own as well as in…”
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Good Practices in Sponge Natural Product Studies: Revising Vouchers with Isomalabaricane Triterpenes by Cárdenas, Paco, Gamage, Jayani, Hettiarachchi, Chamari M, Gunasekera, Sunithi

“…Species misidentification in the field of natural products is an acknowledged problem. These errors are especially widespread in sponge studies, albeit rarely…”
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Phytoremediation and Bioremediation of Pesticide-Contaminated Soil by Tarla, Divine N., Erickson, Larry E., Hettiarachchi, Ganga M., Amadi, Sixtus I., Galkaduwa, Madhubhashini, Davis, Lawrence C., Nurzhanova, Asil, Pidlisnyuk, Valentina

“…Management and destruction of obsolete pesticides and the remediation of pesticide-contaminated soil are significant global issues with importance in…”
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High-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated with electrospun PVdF-HFP polymer nanofibre-based gel electrolytes by Dissanayake, M A K L, Hettiarachchi, M S H, Senadeera, G K R, Kumari, J M K W, Umair, K, Bandara, T M W J, Albinsson, I, Furlani, M, Mellander, B-E, Chaure, N B, Olusola, O I

“…Poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP) electrospun polymer nanofibre-based quasi-solid or gel electrolytes were successfully fabricated by…”
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Political dynamics and governance of World Heritage ecosystems by Morrison, T. H., Adger, W. N., Brown, K., Hettiarachchi, M., Huchery, C., Lemos, M. C., Hughes, T. P.

“…Political dynamics across scales are often overlooked in the design, implementation and evaluation of environmental governance. We provide new evidence to…”
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The success of ultrasound-guided hydrostatic reduction in managing delayed presentation of childhood intussusception: A single center experience by Bandaranayake, GK, Erandika, H, Hettiarachchi, M

“…Background: Childhood intussusception is a common surgical emergency. The current practice for non-operative management in Sri Lanka is ultrasound-guided…”
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Selenate-Enriched Urea Granules Are a Highly Effective Fertilizer for Selenium Biofortification of Paddy Rice Grain by Premarathna, Lakmalie, McLaughlin, Mike J, Kirby, Jason K, Hettiarachchi, Ganga M, Stacey, Samuel, Chittleborough, David J

“…This study examined the effects of applied selenium (Se) species, time of application, method of application, and soil water management regimen on the…”
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Biogeochemical Controls on the Release and Accumulation of Mn and As in Shallow Aquifers, West Bengal, India by Vega, Michael A., Kulkarni, Harshad V., Mladenov, Natalie, Johannesson, Karen, Hettiarachchi, Ganga M., Bhattacharya, Prosun, Kumar, Naresh, Weeks, Joseph, Galkaduwa, Madhubhashini, Datta, Saugata

“…The prevalence of manganese (Mn) in Southeast Asian drinking water has recently become a topic of discussion, particularly when concurrent with elevated…”
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Effect of Soil Treatments and Amendments on the Nematode Community under Miscanthus Growing in a Lead Contaminated Military Site by Alasmary, Zafer, Todd, Tim, Hettiarachchi, Ganga M., Stefanovska, Tatyana, Pidlisnyuk, Valentina, Roozeboom, Kraig, Erickson, Larry, Davis, Lawrence, Zhukov, Olexander

“…Applying phytotechnologies with energy crops on lands contaminated with trace elements provides cellulosic biomass and improves soil health. The process can be…”
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Current infant feeding practices and impact on growth in babies during the second half of infancy by Bandara, T, Hettiarachchi, M, Liyanage, C, Amarasena, S

“…BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka has made remarkable improvements in health, social and educational indices. However, child malnutrition exists as a significant health…”
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Editorial: Translating soil science to improve human health by Hettiarachchi, G. M., Lee, L., Li, H., Brose, D., Basta, N.

“…[...]the combined pressure from increasing human populations and waste generation, as well as decreasing area of per capita cultivated land, further stress the…”
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Cancer Survivor Preferences for Models of Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care: Selecting Attributes for Inclusion in a Discrete Choice Experiment by Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Allen, Michelle, Hettiarachchi, Ruvini M., Crawford-Williams, Fiona, Senanayake, Sameera, Brain, David, Hart, Nicolas H., Koczwara, Bogda, Ee, Carolyn, Chan, Raymond J.

“…Background and Objective It is critical to evaluate cancer survivors’ preferences when developing follow-up care models to better address the needs of cancer…”
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Co-addition of humic substances and humic acids with urea enhances foliar nitrogen use efficiency in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) by Leite, Jose M., Pitumpe Arachchige, Pavithra S., Ciampitti, Ignacio A., Hettiarachchi, Ganga M., Maurmann, Leila, Trivelin, Paulo.C.O., Prasad, P.V. Vara, Sunoj, S.V. John

“…Humic substances (HS) and humic acids (HA) are proven to enhance nutrient uptake and growth in plants. Foliar application of urea combined with HS and HA…”
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High‐Iron Biosolids Compost–Induced Changes in Lead and Arsenic Speciation and Bioaccessibility in Co‐contaminated Soils by Brown, Sally L., Clausen, Ingrid, Chappell, Mark A., Scheckel, Kirk G., Newville, Matthew, Hettiarachchi, Ganga M.

“…The safety of urban farming has been questioned due to the potential for contamination in urban soils. A laboratory incubation, a field trial, and a second…”
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A case of subcutaneous infection caused by Basidiobolusranarum in achild by Abeywardena, H. M. W., Ekanayake, S. D., Wijerathne, P., Hettiarachchi, M., Rajamanthri, A.

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Sorption and Desorption of Cadmium by Different Fractions of Biosolids‐Amended Soils by Hettiarachchi, Ganga M., Ryan, James A., Chaney, Rufus L., La Fleur, Cherie M.

“…ABSTRACT To evaluate the importance of both the inorganic and organic fractions in biosolids on Cd chemistry, a series of Cd sorption and desorption batch…”
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