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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 ...
Identification and quality assessment of high nature value (HNV) farmland in the North-West of Ireland.
(2015)
High Nature Value (HNV) farmland is farmland that is managed at low intensity and
which supports a high diversity of flora and fauna. HNV farmland has been
acknowledged as being essential to the conservation of biodiversity ...
Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are effective sentinels of water quality irrespective of their size
(2010)
Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are recognised biomonitors in determining the presence and viability of the human
waterborne pathogens Cryptosporidium parvum, C. hominis, Giardia intestinalis and microsporidia in ...
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 ...
Efficiency of Sligo secondary wastewater treatment plants in the removal of Crytospiridium and other human-virulent enteropathogens
(2013)
Most research on wastewater treatment efficiency compliance focuses on physiochemical and microbial indicators; however, very little emphasis has been placed so far on removal efficiencies of human-virulent enteropathogens ...
Management standards : alternative approaches to energy management
(2010)
Due to the interrelationship between the energy and carbon standards, the large
overlap in energy data and increasing pressure on organisations to reduce their
environmental impacts, this dissertation focuses on energy ...