Dr. Methika Suharshini Vithande

Chemical and Environmental Systems Modeling Research Group

Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka

Email: meththikavithanage@gmail.com

Qualifications

2009 Ph.D., University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Groundwater modeling

2005 M.Sc., Post Graduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Environmental Science

2002 B.Sc., Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Applied Sciences

Publications (selected)

1. Almaroai, Y., Usman, A.R.A., Ahmad, M., Kim, K-R., Vithanage, M, Ok, Y.S. 2012, Role of chelating agents on desorption kinetics of metals (Cu, Cr and As) and their uptake by Zea Mays L. From a contaminated soil (In Press, Environmental Technology)
2. Vithanage, M., Engesgaard, P., Jensen, K.H., Illangasekare, T.H., Obeysekera, J. (2012), Laboratory investigations of the effects of geologic heterogeneity on groundwater salinization and flush-out times from a tsunami-like event, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 136–137, 10-24.
3. Rajapaksha, A.U., Vithanage, M., Oze, C., Bandara, W.M.A.T., Weerasooriya, R. (2012), Nickel and manganese release in serpentine soil from the Ussangoda Ultramafic Complex, Sri Lanka, Geoderma, 189–190, 1-9.
4. Rajapaksha, A.U., Vithanage, M., Weerasooriya, R., Dissanayake, C.B. (2012), Surface complexation of nickel on iron and aluminum oxides: A comparative study with single and dual site clays, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 405, 79-87.
5. Vithanage, M., Jayarathna, L., Rajapaksha, A.U., Dissanayake, C.B., Bootharaju, M.S., Pradeep, T. (2012), Modeling sorption of fluoride on to iron rich laterite, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 398, 69-75.
6. Vithanage, M., Dabrowska, B.B., A. B. Mukherjee, A. Sandhi and P. Bhattacharya. (2012), Arsenic uptake by plants and possible phytoremediation applications-A brief overview, Environmental Chemistry Letters, DOI: 10.1007/s10311-011-0349-8.
7. Vithanage, M., Villholth K, Engesgaard P, Jensen, K. (2011), Effect of December 2004 tsunami on saltwater intrusion in a coastal aquifer in Eastern Sri Lanka; Field observations and numerical modelling, Groundwater Journal, DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00893.x.
8. Subedi, S., Kawamoto, K., Jayarathna, L., Vithanage, M., Moldrup, P., Wollesen de Jonge, L., Komatsu, T. (2011), Characterizing time dependant contact angles for sands hydrophobized with oleic and stearic acids, Vadose Zone Journal, 11, vzj2011.0055.
9. Mahatantila, K., Vithanage, M., Seike, Y., Okumura, M. (2011), Adsorptive removal of cadmium by natural red earth: equilibrium and kinetic studies, Environmental Technology, 33, 5, 597-606.
10. Rajapaksha, A.U., Vithanage, M., Jayarathna, L., Kumara, C.K. (2011), Natural Red Earth as a low cost material for arsenic removal: Kinetics and the effect of competing ions, Applied Geochemistry, 26, 4, 648-654.
11. Vithanage, M., Villholth, K.G., Mahatantila, K., Engesgaard, P., Jensen, K.H. (2009), Effect of well cleaning and pumping on groundwater quality of a tsunami-affected coastal aquifer in eastern Sri Lanka, Water Resources Research, 45, 7, W07501.
12. Vithanage, M., Senevirathna, W., Chandrajith, R., Weerasooriya, R. (2007), Arsenic binding mechanisms on natural red earth: A potential substrate for pollution control, Science of The Total Environment, 379, 2–3, 244-248.

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