A5031089093- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
- Food composition and properties
- Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Heavy metals in environment
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Polysaccharides Composition and Applications
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Potato Plant Research
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
University College Dublin
2015-2024
Liverpool John Moores University
2023
National University of Ireland
2020
American Society For Engineering Education
2020
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
2012
University College Cork
2008
Heriot-Watt University
1983-1985
• COVID-19 pandemic is clearly challenging the entire food system. A collective action needed in order to build systems that are resilient. Food multidisciplinary and highly interconnected. security important times of shocks crises.
Silver nanoparticles (nanosilver) and copper (nanocopper) exhibit antimicrobial activity have been incorporated into polymers to create packaging materials. Their use in conjunction with food has caused concerns regarding the potential risk of particle migration, resulting human exposure nanoparticles. A migration experiment was carried out investigate effect time temperature on nanosilver nanocopper particles from polyethylene (PE) nanocomposites boneless chicken breasts. Migration silver...
Microplastics (MPs) have been detected globally in the marine environment. MP polymers of various kinds different toxicity potentials when decomposed into monomers. Also, MPs is influenced by particle size distribution MPs. Based on these parameters, a semi-quantitative risk assessment model has developed this study to rank potential health concern emerging from exposure pathways. A screening strategy was used categorize three probability factors and two impact calculate final scores. Four...
Drinking water and farm-to-fork pathways have been identified as the predominant environmental associated with human exposure (HE) to Pb. This study integrates a GIS-based survey of metal concentrations in soil probabilistic quantitative risk assessment Pb through food chain. The case area was selected east Ireland. A step-wise collated data for concentration media, bioaccumulation unprocessed products, such potatoes, carrots, green vegetables, salad vegetables. daily mean HE products found...
In the last decade, there has been a significant move toward healthy lifestyle habits and dietary choices, accelerating global demand, market trade, consumption of Ready-To-Eat Fresh Produce (RTEFP), including leafy green vegetables, salads, fruits. However, such food items may result in human exposure to foodborne pathogens due minimal processing lack microbial inactivation steps during their preparation. This review summarises key enteric potentially contaminating RTEFP, discusses safety...
As nanomaterials find increased application in commercial and industrial products processes so too the potential for release of these novel materials into environment increases. The characteristics also may result toxicological actions related to their nanoscale, which will have implications on ecotoxicological limits exposure eventual regulation. A framework nanomaterial risk assessment regulatory, bases developed from recent toxicity studies is presented. nanoscale TiO2, Ag CeO2 atmosphere...
ABSTRACT The beneficial role of soluble dietary fiber in human nutrition is well documented and has lead to a growing demand for the incorporation β‐glucan, particularly from oats barley, into foods. β‐Glucan with high solubility molecular weight distribution results increased viscosity intestine, which desirable physiological activity. Molecular weight, level, β‐glucan are affected by genotype, environment, agronomic input, interactions these factors food processing methods. Available...
ABSTRACT Water quality has become a major environmental concern due to the presence of potentially harmful bacteria, protozoa, and chemicals. In particular, pharmaceuticals have recently gained prominence their potential negative effects on both aquatic environment human health. The antimicrobial classes penicillins, cephalosporins, macrolides, fluoroquinolones are among most frequent detected in Europe. common route entry these antimicrobials into is thought be through wastewater treatment...