Name : K.G.S. Nirbadha

Contact : srinirbadha@gmail.com

Education :

• M Phil Research based dissertation on ‘Pollution abatement function of a fresh water wetland and phytoremediation potential of selected wetland macrophytes with respect to nutrients and heavy metal uptake’.
• BSc (Bio Science)

Professional Qualifications

• University of Peradeniya - Counseling -14th May 12th June 2010
• Ministry of environment and natural resources - Capacity Building training program for the clearing house mechanism of the convention on biological diversity in South Asia - 19th to 22nd March 2007
• University of Colombo School of computing - National Workshop on Bio informatics August 28th 2006
• University Kebangasaan, Bangi, Malaysia. - 2nd Bangi world conference on environmental management: facing changing conditions September 2004
• International Brain Research Organization, Colombo - Lecture team program of International Brain Research Organization,
  01st to 08th December 1999

Details of Scholarships, Prizes, Gold Medals etc, received during the career /professional training

• Allinson, G., S.A. Salzman, N. Turoczy, M. Nishikawa, U.S. Amarasinghe, K.G.S. Nirbadha, and S.S. De Silva. 2009. ‘Trace metal concentrations in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in three catchments, Sri Lanka’. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 83: 389–94.
• Allinson, G., Salzman, S. A., Turoczy, N., Nishikawa, M., Amarasinghe, U. S., Nirbadha, K. G. S. and Silva, S.S. De (2010) 'Observations on metal concentrations in commercial landings of two species of tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus and Oreochromis niloticus) from reservoirs in six river basins in Sri Lanka', Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 92: 4, 749 — 763.
• Amarasinghe, M.D., Liyanage, J.A & Nirbadha, K.G.S., (2004) Presence of heavy metals in lants of a tropical freshwater wetland in Sri Lanka as an indicator of their relative phytoremediation potential for heavy metal contaminated water from urban runoff. In J.M. Jahi, K. Arifin, S. Surif & S. Idrus (eds) Proceedings of Second World Conference on Environmental Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: 311-319
• K.G.S Nirbadha , M.D Amarasinghe , J.A Liyanage. (2007) ‘Sri Lanka aquatic plants with a potential for phytoremediation of Pb’ Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium 2007, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayawardhenapura
• K.G.S Nirbadha , J.A Liyanage M.D Amarasinghe,. (2006) ‘Heavy metals in substrates of a fresh water wetland at Kelaniya.’ Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium 2006, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayawardhenapura
• K.G.S Nirbadha , J.A Liyanage M.D Amarasinghe. (2004) ‘A Preliminary study on presence of heavy metals in aquatic plants from a fresh water wetland at Kelaniya’. Proceedings of 9th annual forestry and environment symposium 2003, Department of forestry and environmental science, University of Sri Jayawardhenapura
• K.G.S Nirbadha , M.D Amarasinghe, J.A Liyanage . (2004) ‘Phytoremediation potential of Iriyawetiya wetland at Kelaniya for heavy metal contaminated urban runoff’. Proceedings of 60th annual sessions of the Sri Lanka association for advancement of science, Colombo
• K.G.S Nirbadha , M.D Amarasinghe, J.A Liyanage . (2003) ‘A Preliminary study on heavy metal contents of two common fresh water marsh plants, Pistia stratiotes and Limnocharis flava in Iriyawetiya wetland at Kelaniya’. Proceedings of 59th annual session of the Sri Lanka association for advancement of science, December 2003, Colombo
• K.G.S Nirbadha and A. Pathiratne (2001) ‘Assessment of the toxicity of chlorpyrifos, an organophosphates insecticide used in agricultural pest management to Puntius cumingii and Puntius bimaculatus, two fresh water fish species in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of 7th annual session of Sri Lanka association for fisheries and aquatic resources, Colombo.