A5082368469- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Food Quality and Safety Studies
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Environmental Science and Water Management
- Heavy metals in environment
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
Institute of Technology Carlow
2004-2025
South East Technological University
2024-2025
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is a selective systemic herbicide for the control of broad-leaved weeds, which widely used throughout world. The persistence its residues and potential to migrate in soil make it necessary reduce concentrations contaminated groundwater. nature this compound makes particularly toxic plants, such as poplar (Populus) willow (Salix), are often phytoremediation projects. We describe inoculation model plant, pea (Pisum sativum), with genetically tagged bacterial...
With the exception of nitrogen fixing bacteria, there is little known about colonisation patterns or population sizes bacterial endophytes in deciduous trees. This study describes isolation, identification, construction and re-colonisation three green fluorescent protein(gfp):kanamycin(R) labelled when re-introduced into poplar trees, their original host plant. Two these showed considerable roots stems inoculated plants. gfp expressing cells all strains were observed to colonise xylem tissue...
The South East of Ireland (County Carlow) contains a deposit the valuable lithium-bearing mineral spodumene (LiAl(SiO₃)₂). This resource has recently attracted interest and abstractive mining in area is possibility for future. open cast this could represent potential hazard form metalliferous pollution to local water. population County Carlow just under 60,000. authority reports that approximately 75.7% population's publicly supplied drinking water abstracted from surface 11.6% groundwater....
Lithium’s (Li) value has grown exponentially since the development of Li-ion batteries. It is usually accessed in one two ways: hard rock mineral mining or extraction from mineral-rich brines. Both methods are expensive and require a rich source Li. This paper examines potential agro-mining as an environmentally friendly, economically viable process for extracting Li low grade ore. Agro-mining exploits ability found few plant species, to accumulate substantial amounts metals above ground...
Landfilling is one of the most common and widely accepted practices for disposal waste throughout world. Leachate, a major drawback landfilling, continues to be produced at vast rates current treatment options are costly often inadequate. The management leachate economic environmental importance, due its potential cause contamination ground surface water. This research focuses on treating in cost-effective manner through bioremediation. Microorganisms were isolated from landfill (LFL)...
Four low-cost materials, oyster shells, pumice stone, sand and zeolite were employed as adsorbents in an adsorption batch assays investigating the removal of ammonia, phosphate nitrate from aqueous solution. These compounds chosen they represent typical found landfill leachate (LFL). Assay performance was evaluated by Langmuir Freundlich isotherms. The top two shells a fixed-bed column trial examining effect bed height flow rate on treatment synthetic LFL. concluded that highest rates...
Terroir refers to the combination of environmental factors, such as climate, soil, and agricultural practices, that shape characteristics a crop, contributing unique qualities final product. The concept has been traditionally linked wine, but some recent findings suggest it also holds importance for distilled spirits. expanding Irish distilling sector is shifting towards local raw materials wheat rye, driven by regulatory changes, economic benefits, consumer demand sustainable products. This...
Tributyltin (TBT) is the most toxic chemical ever knowingly introduced into marine environment, exerting lethal effects on a wide variety of organisms. Due to impact TBT necessity exists for screening resistant and degrading bacteria treatment contaminated sediment. Therefore approach taken this study was isolate identify new utilising microbes from sediments soils. In addition carry out optimise batch biodegradation assays measure degradation rate production products dibutyltin (DBT)...
Tributyltin (TBT) is one of the most toxic anthropogenic compounds introduced into marine environment. Despite its global ban in 2008, TBT still a problem great concern due to high affinity for particulate matter, providing direct and potentially persistent route entry benthic sediments. Bioremediation strategies may constitute an alternative approach conventional physicochemical methods, benefiting from microorganism's potential metabolize compounds. In this work, simple, precise accurate...
Tributyltin (TBT) is a synthetic organotin compound and recognised as the most toxic chemical ever knowingly introduced into marine environment. Organotins have wide range of application with an estimated global production 50,000 tons per year therefore impacts from TBT can be seen or anticipated in many environments including protected areas like aqua farms world heritage sites effecting aquaculture undisturbed ecosystems. Due to impact necessity exists for treatment contaminated sediment...
Given the challenges imposed by climate change and recent socio-economic destabilising events, European Union has established ambitious goals as part of its Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy. Focussed on accelerating transition systems sustainable food production, processing consumption, a key element F2F is reduce use fertilisers at least 20% plant protection products up 50% 2030. In years, substantial body research highlighted potential impact microbial-based applications support crop production...
Tributyltin (TBT) is one of the most toxic anthropogenic compounds introduced into marine environment. Despite its global ban in 2008, TBT still a problem great concern due to high affinity for particulate matter, providing direct and potentially persistent route entry benthic sediments. Bioremediation strategies may constitute an alternative approach conventional physicochemical methods, benefiting from microorganism’s potential metabolize compounds. In this work, simple, precise...
Abstract This study focuses on the bacterial community diversity analysis of landfill leachate (LFL) sourced from Powerstown Co. Carlow, Ireland. HiSeq sequencing systems based 16S rRNA gene sequence was used to investigate communities a total six LFL samples; four samples cells (two closed and two active cells), tank collected over an interval 2.5 years. Members phylum Proteobacteria were dominant in all investigated, followed by Bacteroidetes . genus Sulfurimonas found landfill, while...
Abstract Little is known about the microbial ecology of closed landfill, or how diversity these communities changes over time. This study focuses on bacterial community analysis landfill leachate (LFL) sourced from Powerstown Co. Carlow, Ireland. The LFL samples used in this came both and active represent different phases landfill. HiSeq sequencing systems based 16S rRNA gene sequence was to investigate a total six samples; four cells (two two cells), tank (LT) collected an interval 2.5...