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Leachate treatment options for closed landfills
(2004)
For many years up until the 1990’s uncontrolled disposal o f Municipal Solids Waste
at various communal dumps occurred in Ireland. Since the establishment o f the
Environmental Protection Agency and the implementation o ...
Development and preliminary testing of sustainable development indicators for biosolids management at regional/local level in Ireland
(2007)
Management of biosolids (treated sewage sludge) is becoming a significant
issue for Local Authorities throughout Ireland, especially with the progressive
implementation of the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive ...
An assessment of oestrogenicity in waste water treatment plant influent and effluent using the recombinant yeast screen assay
(2005-07)
The oestrogenic activity of solid phase-extracted (Empore SDB-XC disks) samples of
wastewater influent and effluent in four wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in
Ireland was estimated using the Yeast Oestrogen Screen ...
A study of green public procurement from a local authority perspective
(2009)
This dissertation outlined the development of green procurement policy at an
international, European and national level. The current culture of green procurement
was examined within Irish Public Bodies, particularly Local ...
Improving construction and demolition waste recycling in Ireland
(2006)
This dissertation investigated how construction and demolition waste recycling
could be advanced in Ireland. Interviews and surveys were carried out with
key professionals within the construction and demolition industry ...
The dynamics of zebra mussel (dreissena polymorpha) populations in Lough Key, Co. Roscommon, 1998-2003
(2005-06)
Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas), the zebra mussel, arrived in Ireland in the early 1990s. The species established itself in the lower Shannon River and was discovered in Lough Key (upper Shannon River catchment) in April ...
A review of the development of regional sludge treatment centres and a baseline characterisation of Irish sewage sludges
(2003)
This Study assessed the development of sludge treatment and reuse policy since the
original 1993 National Sludge Strategy Report (Weston-FTA, 1993). A review of the 48
sludge treatment centres, current wastewater treatment ...
Power use at municipal wastewater treatment plants: recommendations for greater efficiency: case study of South Tipperary County Council facilities
(2006)
Until very recently power management has not been much of a concern to
those people managing wastewater treatment facilities. Latterly, however, much has
been written in the media and elsewhere about “the end of cheap ...
Development of a rehabilitation system for the red mud waste generated at the Aughinish Alumina Bayer Plant
(2002-06)
Aughinish Alumina Limited (AAL) have an obligation by terms of their Integrated
Pollution Control Licence (IPCL) and Planning Permission to establish vegetation on the
red mud stack at their plant at Aughinish, Co. ...