Faecal indicator bacteria and microbial source tracking as tools for testing water quality and sources of contamination of Rawan-Oya tributary of the Mahaweli River, in Sri Lanka
Authors
G. K. Kapukotuwa
Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
C. L. Abayasekara
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
K. C. Weerakoon
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
rupika.rajakaruna@sci.pdn.ac.lk
Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v53i4.12573 | Journal eISSN: 2362-0161
Language: English
Published on: Jan 30, 2026
Published by: National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2026 G. K. Kapukotuwa, C. L. Abayasekara, K. C. Weerakoon, R. S. Rajakaruna, published by National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
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