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海角社区

海角社区

Srimathie Indraratne

Instructor III


Srimathie Indraratne
Contact Information

Department:

Environmental Studies and Sciences

Fields:

  • Agriculture
  • Environment
  • Plant Sciences
  • South Asia
  • Soil Science

Areas of Expertise:

  • Agricultural impact on the environment
  • Toxic metal contamination in soil and water
  • Remediation of metals contaminated soils
  • Soil fertility improvements

Languages Spoken:

  • English
  • Sinhala

Available To:

  • Appear as a public speaker
  • Write articles
  • Discuss research with industry, government, and others

About:

Indraratne is an instructor and an adjunct professor in the Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences. She conducts research on environmental consequence of potentially toxic trace elements from metal mining projects and from agricultural inputs. Indraratne’s study focuses are to evaluate mobility of potentially toxic elements due to geochemical changes in soil systems and to remediate toxic elements using economically viable amendments. She also works on major nutrients and fertility issues in soils as well.