Open AccessReverse osmosis plant maintenance and efficacy in chronic kidney disease endemic region in Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Channa Jayasumana,
Omesh N Ranasinghe,
Sachini Ranasinghe,
Imalka Siriwardhana,
Sarath Gunatilake,
Sisira Siribaddana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental health and preventive medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1347-4715
pISSN - 1342-078X
DOI - 10.1007/s12199-016-0580-9
Subject(s) - sri lanka , kidney disease , medicine , environmental health , public health , traditional medicine , geography , pathology , environmental planning , tanzania
Chronic Interstitial Nephritis in Agricultural Communities (CINAC) causes major morbidity and mortality for farmers in North-Central province (NCP) of Sri Lanka. To prevent the CINAC, reverse osmosis (RO) plants are established to purify the water and reduce the exposure to possible nephrotoxins through drinking water. We assessed RO plant maintenance and efficacy in NCP.