Heavy metal in rain cause loss of bio diversity in Horton Plains of Sri Lanka

(June 29, 2010) A study conducted by a group of researchers of Sabaragamuwa University has revealed that the cause for the sudden death of large number of plant species in Horton Plains in Sri Lanka is air pollution.

The study has been conducted by a team led by Mr. P.I. Yapa, a lecturer of Agriculture Faculty of Sabaragamuwa University.

Heavy metals such as nickel and led that came down with rain has added to the soil of the Horton Plains causing destruction in vegetation, the lecturer said.

The death of many plant varieties of the identical bio diversity region of Horton Plains has become a serious concern for the environmentalists.

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