AGRO-ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT FOR HUMAN HEALTH IN THE UDA WALAWE IRRIGATION SCHEME, SRI LANKA

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Eddleston, M.; Karalliedde, L.; Buckley, N.; Fernando, R.; Hutchinson, G.; Isbister, G.; Konradsen, F.; Murray, D.; Piola, J. C.; Senanayake, N.; Sheriff, R.; Singh, S.; Siwach, S. B.; Smit, L. 2002. Pesticide poisoning in the developing world: A minimum pesticide list. The Lancet, 360:1163-1167.

Ekanayake, L; van der Hoek, W. 2002. Dental caries and developmental defects of enamel in relation to fluoride levels in drinking water in an arid area in Sri Lanka. Caries Research 36: 398-404.

Ekanayake, L.; van der Hoek, W. 2003. Prevalence and distribution of enamel defects and dental caries in a region with different concentrations of fluoride in drinking water in Sri Lanka. International Dental Journal, 53 (4): 243-248.

Klinkenberg, Eveline; van der Hoek, Wim; Amerasinghe, Felix P. 2004. A malaria risk analysis in an irrigated area in Sri Lanka. Acta Tropica, 89(2):215-225.

Meijer, K.; Boelee, Eline; Augustijn, D.; van der Molen, I. 2006. Impacts of concrete lining of irrigation canals on availability of water for domestic use in southern Sri Lanka. Agricultural Water Management, 83(3):243-251.

Peiris-John, R. J.; Ruberu, D. K.; Wickremasinghe, A. R.; Smit, L. A. M.; van der Hoek, W. 2002. Effects of occupational exposure to organophosphate pesticides on nerve and neuromuscular function. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 44:352-357.

Shortt, R.; Boelee, E.; Matsuno, Y.; Faubert, G.; Madramootoo, C.; van der Hoek, W. 2003. Evaluation of thermotolerant coliforms and salinity in the four available water sources of an irrigated region of Southern Sri Lanka. Irrigation and Drainage, 52:133-146.

Shortt, R.; Boelee, Eline; Matsuno, Yutaka; Madramootoo, C.; van der Hoek, Wim; Faubert, G. 2006. Cryptosporidium and Giardia as determinants for selection of an appropriate source of drinking-water in Southern Sri Lanka. Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, 24(1):64-70.

Smit, L.A.M.; van Wendel de Joode, B.N.; Heederik, D.; Peiris-John, R.J.; van der Hoek, W. 2003. Neurological symptoms among Sri Lankan farmers occupationally exposed to acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting insecticides. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 44: 254-64

Van der Hoek, W.; Ekanayake, L.; Rajasooriyar, L.; Karunaratne, R.; 2003. Source of drinking water and other risk factors for dental fluorosis in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Environmental Health Research 13 (3): 285-293

Klinkenberg, E.; van der Hoek, W.; Amerasinghe, F. P.; Jayasinghe, G.; Mutuwatte, L.; Gunawardena, D. M. 2003. Malaria and land use: A spatial and temporal risk analysis in Southern Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. v, 54p. (IWMI research report 68)

Smakhtin, Vladimir U.; Piyankarage, Sujeewa C.; Stanzel, P.; Boelee, Eline. 2004. Simulating the hydrology of small coastal ecosystems in conditions of limited data. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. v, 28p. (IWMI research report 77)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Boelee, Eline; van der Hoek, Wim. 2002. Impact of irrigation on drinking water availability in Sri Lanka. In ICID, 18th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, Montreal, Canada, 2002. Q.51, R.5.04. 14p.

Boelee, E.; van der Hoek, W. 2003. Agro-ecosystem approach to human health in the Uda Walawe irrigation scheme in Sri Lanka. Poster presented at International Forum on Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health, Montreal, Canada, 18-23 May 2003.

Peiris-John R, Ruberu DK, Wickremasinghe AR, Van der Hoek W 2002. Electrocardiogram changes following chronic, low-level exposures to pesticides. In "Proceedings of the 5th Scientific Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies (FAOPS)", Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23-28 September 2002

Peiris-John R, Ruberu DK, Wickremasinghe AR, Van der Hoek W .2002. Electrocardiogram changes following chronic, low-level exposures to pesticides. Presentation at the Annual Scientific sessions of the Physiological Society of Sri Lanka (PSSL), October 2002

Peiris-John, R.; Ruberu, D.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; van der Hoek, W. 2000. Effects on neuromuscular functions following long-term exposure to pesticide - a preliminary study. In "Proceedings of the 4th Annual Academic Sessions, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka" 4th Annual Academic sessions, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Peiris-John, R.; Ruberu, D.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Van der Hoek, W. 2002. Neurophysiological effects of chronic low-level exposure to organophosphates. In "Proceedings of the 3rd Scientific Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS)", Seoul, Korea, 8 September - 1 October 2002

OTHER
Boelee, E. 2003. Multiple use of irrigation water in Uda Walawe. Presentation, partly based on work by Buysse M, Meijer K, Shortt R and Rajasooriyar L at the Meeting of the Rural Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Collaborative Group at IWMI Sri Lanka, Battaramulla, 11 February 2003

Buysse, M. 2002. Irrigation water supply for non-irrigation purposes in Uda Walawe; policy and effects. B.Sc. thesis, University of Twente, Netherlands

Meijer, K.S.2000 Impacts of concrete lining of irrigation canals, Uda Walawe, Sri Lanka. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Twente, Netherlands

Oeze, A. 2002. Assessment of irrigation impacts on a downstream lagoon in Uda Walawe, Sri Lanka. M. Sc. Thesis, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, Austria

Peiris-John, R. 2004. Occupational and environmental exposure to organophosphate pesticides and their effects on cardio-respiratory and neurophysiological functions. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Prado, M.C.C.M. 2002. Application of an integrated approach to trace the relative contribution of surface water from irrigation canals to an aquifer system in South Sri Lanka. M.Sc. thesis, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Rajasooriyar, L. 2003. A study of the hydrochemistry of the Uda Walawa Basin, Sri Lanka, and the factors that influence groundwater quality. Ph.D. thesis University of East Anglia, UK

Shortt, R.L. 2001. Water quality and health: implications for irrigation management in southern Sri Lanka. M.Sc. thesis, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Canada

Stanzel, P. 2002. Estimating irrigation-induced changes of water and salinity levels in Karagan Lewaya lagoon, Sri Lanka. M.Sc. thesis Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien, Österreich, 2002

Boelee, E. 2003. Agro-ecosystem approach to human health in Uda Walawe. Presentation at IWMI-SL Consultative Committee Meeting, Colombo, on 18 February 2003

Boelee, E.; van der Hoek, W. 2001. Groundwater levels related to irrigation water management in Suriyawewa. In Proceedings of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Part 1 - Abstracts. 57th Annual Session, 26 November - 1 December 2001, Moratuwa. p. 132

Goodfellow, A.; Lewis, D.; Madramootoo, C.; Boelee, E. 2003. Entomological assessment of malaria vector populations in two neighboring regions of southern Sri Lanka. In International Forum on Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health, Montreal, Canada, 18-23 May 2003. Abstract to be published in proceedings

Klinkenberg E (ed.). 2001. Malaria Risk Mapping in Sri Lanka - Results from the Uda Walawe Area. Proceedings of a Workshop held in Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka 29th March 2001. IWMI Working Paper 21

Klinkenberg E (ed.). 2001. Malaria Risk Mapping in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of a Workshop held in Battaramulla

Meijer, K.; Augustijn, D.; Van der Molen, I.; Boelee, E. 2003. Impacts of concrete lining of irrigation canals on human health in Uda Walawe, Sri Lanka. Poster presented at International Forum on Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health, Montreal, Canada, 18-23 May 2003. Abstract to be published in proceedings

Nally, C.; Watson, D.; Prado, M.; Luo, Y. 2002. Mapping groundwater vulnerability in the Walawe river basin, Sri Lanka. Internal Document School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK

Peiris-John, R.; Ruberu, D.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; van der Hoek, W. 2002. Health impacts of chronic, low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides in Sri Lanka. Presentation at the 58th Annual Sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science.

Smit, L. A. M. (Ed.) 2002. Pesticides: Health impacts and alternatives. Proceedings of a workshop held in Colombo, 24 January 2002. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. iv, 61p. (IWMI working paper 45)

Amerasinghe, F. P. 2001. Malaria vectors in Sri Lanka. In Klinkenberg, E. (Ed.), Malaria risk mapping in Sri Lanka: Implications for its use in control - Proceedings of a workshop held at the International Water Management Institute, Colombo, 25 May 2001. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. pp.20-23. (IWMI working paper 29)

Stanzel P, Boelee E, Smakhtin VU, Droogers P, Öze A. 2002. Assessment of impacts of irrigation on the hydrology of Karagan Lewaya, Sri Lanka. Summary Report for Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka and Nippon Koei Co. Ltd

Stanzel, P.; Öze, A.; Smakhtin, V.; Boelee, E.; Droogers, P. 2002. Simulating impacts of irrigation on the hydrology of the Karagan Lagoon in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: IWMI. vii, 54p. (IWMI working paper 44)

Van der Hoek, W.; Boelee, E.; Konradsen, F. 2002 Irrigation, domestic water supply and human health. In Water and Development: some selected aspects, edited by Marquette CM, Pettersen S, in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford, UK, [http://www.eolss.net]

Wijnans, L. 2002 Abandoned Tanks as breeding source for malaria vectors; Mosquito breeding in drop-structures in a newly constructed irrigation area in Mahapelassa; The role of socio-economical factors in malaria transmission in a low-incidence and a high incidence area in Southern Sri Lanka. Three internal documents, Wageningen University, the Netherlands