Consultancies Carried-out 

Background

The Environmental Division of National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) was established in January 1986 with a view to provide research & technical assistance to the Urban Development Authority to control Urban Environmental Pollution.

Today the division has expanded its activities in terms of research and consultancy in a broader spectrum to address a wide range of issues related to environmental protection and management with special reference to Urban Development.

Our Services are offered in the from of consultancy in Environmental Planning Management, Assessments and Quality Monitoring and Modeling. A multi disciplinary team of professionally qualified scientists are actively engaged in these areas. A series of research projects too have been designed specially to provide the necessary technical support for the above projects.

The division has a fully equipped modern laboratory, accredited by the Central Environmental Authority with facilities to monitor a wide range of environmental parameters in water, wastewater, contaminated soils and sediments, air and noise. The in-house computer system with latest software packages is used in data analysis, evaluation, modeling and for reporting.

• Air Quality Studies.
• Water Quality Studies and Services Unit.
• Environmental Assessment & Planning Studies.
• Technical Support Services on Environmental Information systems.

Research Programmes

Preparation of Environmental Criteria for Management of Solid Waste in State Shelter Development Projects.

Evaluation of Environmental Impacts of Metal Crushing Industry and Formulation of Environmental Criteria to Develop Guidelines to Mitigate Associated III Effects.

Environmental Aspects of Use of Dolomite Lime as an Alternative to Coral Based Lime

Environmental Status on the Use of Dune Sand as an Alternative to River Sand

Colombo Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (CAMP)

Develop a Comprehensive, Cost Effective Ambient Air Quality-Monitoring Network for the Colombo Urban Area
Development of Regional Water Quality Management System for Integrated Water Resource Management in the Greater Colombo Region

Development of an Environmental Criteria to Control Surface Water Pollution from Domestic Waste in the Urban Cities Considering the Pollution Status in the City of Colombo and its Sub-Urbs.

Study on Re-cycling of Materials Resulting from Demolition of Buildings.

Other Involvements

• Participation of Inter Laboratory Comparison Programmes:

• Participation in the “Clean Air 2007” Action Plan Committee, Ministry of Forestry and  Environment

• Participation in the “National Committee for Atmospheric Studies”, Ministry of Forestry and Environment

• Represents the  “National Committee for Nuclear Analytical Techniques”, Atomic Energy Authority(AEA), Sri Lanka,

• Represents the “Committee for the establishment of National Climatic Programme”, Natural Resources, Energy & Science Authority (NARESA), Sri Lanka,

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