Toxic substances Cadmium,Arsenic and Lead contained in Pesticides have been identified as the main causes for the unidentified chronicle kidney disease spreading in North Central Province according to Advisor of World Health Organization(WHO) Dr.Mrs.Shanthi Mendis.the WHO Research Report issued Today(26) on Chronicle Kidney Disease in the North Central Province has stated that these toxins have contained in urine of kidney patients in the province in levels sufficient to damage the kidneys.
Cadmium has seen in high levels in waters of North Central Province as well as in food and lead too in sufficient levels Dr.Mendis has said.arsenic too contained in medium level and these substances entered in to human body of people in North Central Province through the food chain she has revealed.
While stating that the WHO Research Team on Chronicle Kidney Disease in North Central Province has not underestimated the research done on the disease by a research team in Kelaniya University recently which found high levels of Arsenic contained in Pesticides and Fertilizers imported to Sri Lanka has caused the spreading of the disease Dr.Mendis has stressed that WHO it self recommended the government to restrict the using of five imported pesticides contained high levels of arsenic in Sri Lanka.
Dr.Mendis has revealed this at the launching ceremony of Research Report on Chronicle Kidney Disease in North Central Province compiled by World Health Organization held at BMICH in Colombo.
