A girl drinking purified water in Kalpitiya.(Photo: UNDP/CWI/SGP)On the Kalpitiya Peninsula, located on Sri Lanka’s western coast, relatively large scale irrigated monoculture agriculture is practiced. The associated heavy use of fertilizers has led to the contamination of farm and domestic wells with nitrates, which poses the risk of methaemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) and other concerns.
