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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 ...
Marketing the Irish hotel industry in an economic downturn: an exploration into the rejuvenation of the Sligo hotel industry through customer innovation
(2010)
The purpose o f this research study was to ascertain innovative ideas from a sample o f
hotel customers’ from four participant hotels in Sligo in order to enhance hotel service
offerings. The researcher conducted a ...
Effect of Cu doping on the anatase-to-rutile phase transition in TiO2 photocatalysts: theory and experiments /
(Elsevier, 2019-01-22)
This paper shows that incorporation of Cu inhibits the anatase to rutile phase transition at temperatures above
500 °C. The control sample, with 0% Cu contained 34.3% anatase at 600 °C and transitioned to 100% rutile ...
Service provision in Castlerea Prison : adequacy and shortfall from the perspective of prisoners
(2005)
This study is an examination of the needs of Castlerea prisoners and the adequacy of service provision in the prison. The Irish prison population presents as a severely disadvantaged and marginalised group (O’Mahony 1996; ...
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 ...
Our children, our future
(2012)
We are delighted to present the proceedings of the international conference in early childhood care and education, ‘Our Children, Our Future’, hosted by the Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland, in October 2011. The ...
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 ...
Fish as biomonitors : an integrated perspective
(1995)
There is a perception in some quarters that because there has been a reduction in fish kills in Ireland in recent years that the fishery resource is no longer under threat to the same degree as
heretofore. This is not ...
Origin of language in last poems
(Yeats International Summer School, Sligo, 1995)