Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Clifford, Eoghan"
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Achieving sustainability of the seafood sector in the European Atlantic area by addressing eco-social challenges: the NEPTUNUS Project.
Laso, Jara; Ruiz-Salmòn, Israel; Margallo, María; Vilanueva-Rey, Pedro; Poceiro, Lucía; Quinteiro, Paula; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Almeida, Cheila; Entrena-Barbero, Eduardo; Moreira, María Teresa; Feijoo, Gemersindo; Loubet, Philippe; Sonnemann, Guido; Cooney, Ronan; Clifford, Eoghan; Regueiro, Leticia; Baptista de Sousa, David Alonso; Jacob, Céline; Noirot, Christelle; Martin, Jean-Christophe; Raffray, Morgan; Mellett, Sinead; Aldaco, Rubén (2022-03-05): Fisheries and aquaculture are becoming a focus of societal concern driven by globalization and increasing environmental degradation, mainly caused by climate change and marine litter. In response to this problem, the ... -
Addressing challenges and opportunities of the European seafood sector under a circular economy framework.
Ruiz-Salmón, Israel; Margallo, María; Laso, Jara; Villaneuva-Rey, Pedro; Mariño, Dolores; Quinteiro, Paula; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Nunes, María Leonor; Marques, António; Feijoo, Gumersindo; Moreira, María Teresa; Loubet, Philippe; Sonnemann, Guido; Morse, Andy; Cooney, Ronan; Clifford, Eoghan; Rowan, Neil; Méndez-Paz, Diego; Iglesias-Parga, Xesús; Anglada, Clémentine; Martin, Jean-Christophe; Irabien, Ángel; Aldaco, Rúben (Elsevier, 2020-02)The European seafood and aquaculture sectors are facing important challenges in terms of environmental threats (climate change, marine debris, resources depletion), social development (worker rights, consumer's awareness) ... -
Bacterial inactivation, photoreactivation and dark repair post flow-through pulsed IV disinfection
Fitzhenry, Kelly; Clifford, Eoghan; Rowan, Neil J.; Val del Rio, Angeles (Elsevier, 2021-04-19)Pulsed UV (PUV) technology is accepted commercially for disinfection within the food packaging industry, but has yet to be deployed by the water/wastewater sector. This is partly due to a lack of robust, independently ... -
A circular economy framework for seafood waste valorisation to meet challenges and opportunities for intensive production and sustainability
Cooney, Ronan; Baptista de Sousa, David; Fernández-Ríos, Ana; Mellett, Sinead; Rowan, Neil; Morse, Andrew P.; Hayes, Maria; Laso, Jara; Regueiro, Leticia; Wan, Alex HL.; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2023)There is a growing concern among societies and consumers over food security and the sustainability of food production systems. For seafood, it has been highly advocated as a healthy food source and its sustainability ... -
DairyWater: striving for sustainability within the dairy processing industry in the Republic of Ireland.
Finnegan, William; Clifford, Eoghan; Goggins, Jamie; O'Leary, Niall; Dobson, Alan; Rowan, Neill; Xiao, Liwen; Miao, Song; Fitzhenry, Kelly; Leonard, Peter; Tarpey, Emma; Gil-Pulido, Beatriz; Gao, Fei; Zhan, Xinmin (CUP, 2018-08)This Review describes the objectives and methodology of the DairyWater project as it aims to aid the Irish dairy processing industry in achieving sustainability as it expands. With the abolition of European milk quotas in ... -
Detection, fate and inactivation of pathogenic Norovirus employing settlement and UV treatment in wastewater treatment facilities.
Barrett, Maria; Fitzhenry, Kelly; O'Flaherty, Vincent; Dore, William; Keaveney, Sinead; Cormican, Martin; Rowan, Neil J.; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2016-10)It is accepted that discharged wastewaters can be a significant source of pathogenic viruses in receiving water bodies contributing to pollution and may in turn enter the human food chain and pose a risk to human health, ... -
Digital transformation of peatland eco-innovations (‘Paludiculture’): Enabling a paradigm shift towards the real-time sustainable production of ‘green-friendly’ products and services
Rowan, Neil J.; Murray, Niall; Qiao, Yuansong; O'Neill, E.; Clifford, Eoghan; Barceló, Damià (Elsevier, 2022-05-29)The world is heading in the wrong direction on carbon emissions where we are not on track to limit global warming to 1.5 °C; Ireland is among the countries where overall emissions have continued to rise. The development ... -
The effect of wastewater treatment processes, in particular ultraoviolet light treatment, on pathogenic virus removal.
Fitzhenry, Kelly; Barrett, Maria; O'Flaherty, Vincent; Dore, William; Cormican, Martin; Rowan, Neil J.; Clifford, Eoghan (Environmental Protection Agency, 2016)Municipal wastewater treatment plant discharges are a recognised source of human pathogenic viruses, of which norovirus is of great concern and the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Currently, no legislation ... -
Efficacy of using harmless Bacillus endospores as novel surrogate organisms to indicate the inactivation performance of recalcitrant cryptosporidium parvus oocysts suspended in water using pulsed IV light
Garvey, Mary; Clifford, Eoghan; O'Reilly, Edmond; Rowan, Neil J. (American Society of Parasitologists, 2013-06)The need to use complex in vitro cell culture, expensive equipment and highly-trained technicians that are available only to specialist laboratories has significantly limited studies assessing the potential of pulsed UV ... -
Full water quality monitoring of a traditional flow-through rainbow trout farm.
Tahar, Alexandre; Kennedy, Alan; Fitzgerald, Richard D.; Clifford, Eoghan; Rowan, Neil J. (MDPI, 2018-07)Traditional freshwater rainbow trout farms are still popular in some European countries such as Poland, France and Ireland. These systems generally operate in flow-through configuration. The impact such production systems ... -
Implications for the seafood industry, consumers and the environment arising from contamination of shellfish with pharmaceuticals, plastics and potentially toxic elements: a case study from Irish waters with a global orientation
Fehrenbach, Gustavo Waltzer; Pogue, Robert; Carter, Frank; Clifford, Eoghan; Rowan, Neil J. (Elsevier, 2022-10-20)Shellfish are a rich source of minerals, B-vitamins and omega-3 to the human diet. The global population is expected to reach 9.6 billion people by 2050 where there will be increased demand for shellfish and for sustained ... -
Longitudinal evaluation of the impact of traditional rainbow trout farming on receiving water quality in Ireland.
Tahar, Alexandre; Kennedy, Alan M.; Fitzgerald, Richard D.; Clifford, Eoghan; Rowan, Neil J. (PeerJ, 2018)In the context of future aquaculture intensification, a longitudinal ten-year evaluation of the current traditional rainbow trout production in Ireland was performed. Publically available and independent data obtained from ... -
Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) as an in vivo infection model for domestic effluent contamination in seawater
Fehrenbach, Gustavo; Pogue, Robert; Clifford, Eoghan; Carter, Frank; Rowan, Neil (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Contamination of water and food are responsible by many outbreaks and deaths worldwide. Pathogens such as bacteria, yeasts and viruses can reach the shellfish by several routes, where the discharge of domestic effluent ... -
Packaging environmental impact on seafood supply chains: a review of life cycle assessment studies
Almeida, Cheila; Loubet, Philippe; Pacheco da Costa, Tamiris; Quinteiro, Paula; Laso, Jara; Baptista de Sousa, David; Cooney, Ronan; Mellett, Sinead; Sonnemann, Guido; Rodríguez, Carlos José; Rowan, Neil J.; Clifford, Eoghan; Ruiz-Salmón, Israel; Margallo, María; Aldaco, Rubén; Nunes, Maria Leonor; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Marques, António (Wiley, 2022)Packaging is fundamental for food preservation and transportation but generates an environmental burden from its production and end-of-life management. This review evaluates packaging contribution to the environmental ... -
Potential use of peatlands as future locations for the sustainable intensification of freshwater aquaculture production - a case study from the Republic of Ireland
O'Neill, Emer A.; Stejskal, Vlastimil; Clifford, Eoghan; Rowan, Neil J. (Elsevier, 2020-03-01)There has been an increasing interest in enhancing freshwater aquaculture processes without hindering the progress of the Water Framework Directive. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Ireland’s national seafood development organisation), ... -
Pulsed ultraviolet (PUV) disinfection of artifcially contaminated seawater seeded with high levels of pathogen disease indicators as an alternative for the shellfish industry depuration systems
Fehrenbach, Gustavo Waltzer; Murphy, Emma; Pogue, Robert; Carter, Frank; Clifford, Eoghan; Major, Ian; Rowan, Neil J. (Springer, 2023-05-08)The increase in pathogen levels in seawater threatens the safety of entire aquatic ecosystems. Foodborne pathogens can potentially accumulate in shellfish, especially in filter feeders such as bivalves, requiring an efficient ... -
Pulsed ultraviolet-light technology and ecoinnovations for safeguarding consumer health and fragile seafood industry from norovirus outbreaks
Fehrenbach, Gustavo; Lynch, Mark; Clifford, Eoghan; Carter, Frank; Rowan, Neil J. (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Contamination of water and food are responsible by many outbreaks and deaths worldwide, caused by failures in production, ineffective disinfection techniques, proximity to sources of contamination, and human intervention ...