. "Importance of Rainwater Harvesting in Human Health C.S. Weeraratna* & Tanuja Ariyananda** Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum, Subadrarama Lane, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, (E-mail : * csweera@sltnet.lk and ** tanuja@sltnet.lk)Water used for drinking and other purposes may contain elements such as arsenic, cadmium or anionssuch as fluoride, and nitrates at toxic levels." . . .