Department of Civil Engineering

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (Modernized under JST-JICA SATREPS Project)

"Our effort is to develop a fully pledged national laboratory catering to various needs on solid waste related analyses"
The Environmental Engineering Laboratory with facilities for water and wastewater analysis, and is equipped with a microbiological laboratory. The Laboratory has been fully furnished with state-of-the-art analytical instruments that have the capacity to cater to a wide spectrum of analytical service needs. Besides, the laboratory is equipped with the most coveted technical and academic expertise related to the sphere of environmental engineering domain to cater to academic and industrial needs. Following specialized instrumentations are available: Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Gas Chromatograph, HPLC Ion Chromatograph, HPLC Carbamate Analysis System, Organic Elemental Analyzer, Total Organic Carbon Analyzer and general water & wastewater quality parameter testing (BOD, COD, TSS, turbidity, MLVSS etc).


Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

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Gas Chromatograph


High performance liquid chromatograph

Organic Elemental Analyzer

Total organic carbon analyzer


Analytical Balance

High Speed Refrigerated Centrifuge

Muffel furnace


Turbidity meter

The Environmental Engineering Laboratory has been fully furnished with the state-of-the-art analytical instruments that have the capacity to cater a wide spectrum of analytical service needs. Besides, we are equipped with most coveted technical and academic expertise related to the sphere of environmental engineering domain. This is the first national laboratory complex act as a nucleus in germinating research and development culture in Sri Lanka.

Drinking and wastewater quality testing


Waste landfill monitoring


Laboratory and pilot scale operationalization of wastewater treatment technologies

Whether data recording


Soil and bio-solid analysis

  • Development of wastewater treatment technologies
  • Waste landfill monitoring
  • Waste & wastewater characterization
  • Adsorbent material characterization

With the advent of this Environmental Engineering Laboratory which is affiliated to the top seated university of Sri Lanka, University of Peradeniya, it is opened an avenue not only to research personnel but also to the industry as an independent and high principled analytical service establishment.

  • Quality parameter testing for wastewaters, ground water & drinking water
  • Soil and bio-solid sample testing
  • Design and Construction supervision
  • Consultancy services
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Initial Environmental Examination
  • Quality assurance of bottled water industry
  • Water quality analysis
  • Instrumental orientation & training
  • Demonstrations of laboratory experiments & practical work
  • Facilitation of undergraduate research studies
Academic Staff
  • Prof. G.B.B. Herath
  • Dr. (Mrs) G. M. P. R. Weerakoon
  • Dr. Lashitha Rathnayake

    (Lecturer-in-charge)

Nonacademic Staff
  • Mr. K.P.C.M. Wijewardhana
  • Ms. Fathima Zuhara
  • Mr. Jaliya Wijesundara
  • Mr. D.R.M. Jayathilaka

Inquiries

Laboratory Telephone number: Mr. K.P.C.M. Wijewardhana - 081 239 3567


Department of Civil Engineering