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Pulsed ultraviolet-light technology and ecoinnovations for safeguarding consumer health and fragile seafood industry from norovirus outbreaks
(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 ...
β-Glucan
(MDPI, 2021)
β-glucans are a key active ingredient in mushrooms and are also found in oats, barley, yeast, bacteria and algae. In microbial sources, they are a structural component and in grain sources, they are found in the endospermic ...
Introduction to food disruptions
(Elsevier, 2021-01-20)
The agri-food sector is one of the largest manufacturing sectors globally and
comprises a dynamic societal-technical innovation ecosystem (Rowan, 2019;
Saguy, Roos, & Cohen, 2018). In the EU, this increasingly important ...
Developing sustainable freshwater aquaculture using Irish peatlands during COVID-19 crisis
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)
Aquaculture
is one of the fastest growing food producing industries in the world 1 Aquaculture will contribute to meeting global need
for sustainable food production The Irish aquaculture sector was worth 208 4 M in 2017 ...
The effect of wastewater treatment processes, in particular ultraoviolet light treatment, on pathogenic virus removal.
(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 ...
Real-time sterilization microbiology - role of flow cytometry
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)
Sterile medical devices provide critical care and diagnostic applications where sterility is validated by
demonstrating the inactivation of reference Biological Indicators (BIs). However, BI’s are qualified using
conventional ...
Pulsed-UV disinfection of Polyvinyl alcohol-based films inoculated with Bacillus cereus endospores.
(AIT Institute of Technology, 2019-05)
Pulsed UV light (PUV) is an emergent non-thermal technology widely used to disinfect food, liquids and surfaces through short but high intensity pulses of
polychromatic light (range between 200nm - 1100nm). The PUV is ...