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The potential for development of eco industries in Ireland
(2005)
This dissertation sought to determine the status o f Eco Industries in Ireland with a view to
incorporating ethical investment, policies o f sustainable development and support systems as a
means to improve Ireland’s ...
The effect of irrigation with wastewaters on the abundance of bio-indicators in established short rotation coppice willow plantations
(2015)
This study investigated the effect of irrigation with wastewaters on the abundance of earthworms, mites and springtails in established short rotation coppice willow plantations. The study examined two different sites in ...
An investigation into the financial and environmental suitability of ground source heat pumps for residential use in Ireland
(2005)
A ground source heat pump (GSHP) extracts heat energy from the ground for use in
space and water heating systems. A GSHP requires some electrical energy to operate, but
is capable of extracting up to four times as much ...
Managing asbestos in Ireland
(2005)
Asbestos-containing materials were widely used in the past especially in the
construction industry, where they were incorporated into numerous buildings, being
used in roofing materials, insulation and fire protection.
The ...
Enumeration & identification of Clostridium perfringens in raw and final waters using two types of media
(2002)
Cl. perfringens is a recognised indicator of faecal water pollution. There are
several media that can be employed for the membrane filtration enumeration of this
microorganism and so the main aim of this project was to ...
Environmental education in primary schools
(2004)
It is essential that people are educated in relation to the environment in order that
sustainability is achieved. The younger that children are educated on these matters the
greater the likelihood that it manifests itself ...
Evaluation of vermicomposting of municipal sewage sludges in Ireland
(2002)
From the research conducted, it is concluded that vermicomposting of dewatered
municipal sludges in small rural wastewater treatment plants still has a number of
technical and economic problems, before it could be ...
The application of GIS, predictive modelling, and morphological analysis to further understand cave use in Neolithic Ireland
(2016)
This thesis presents the results of two archaeological predictive models applied to two
geographic regions in Ireland - North Connaught and Munster. The main aim of the
project was to identify caves that were most likely ...