EPA Research 2014 - 2020 Reports

Year Title
2020 Research 359: Modelling Irish Transitional and Coastal Systems to Determine Nutrient Reduction Measures to Achieve Good Status
Authors: Joseph V. McGovern, Stephen Nash and Michael Hartnett
2020 Research 358: Research on the Environment, Health, Consumer Behaviour and the Economy: ESRI Environment Research Programme 2018–2020
Authors: Achim Ahrens et al
2020 Research 357: Ireland’s Atmospheric Composition and Climate Change Network
Authors: Damien Martin and Colin O’Dowd
2020 Research356:Development of Proof-of-concept Portable Sensors for Detection of Heavy Metals and Organic Pesticides and Investigation of Anti-biofouling Materials
Authors: Alan O’Riordan, Michael Nolan, Pierre Lovera, Julio Gutiérrez Moreno, Robert Daly and Benjamin O’Sullivan
2020 Research 355: Sensing Our World: How Digital Cultural Practices Can Contribute to Changing Social Norms Around Consumption
Author: Trish Morgan
2020 Research 354: IE-NETs: Investigating the Potential for Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) in Ireland
Authors: Barry McMullin, Michael B. Jones, Paul R. Price, Alwynne McGeever and Paul Rice
2020 Research 353: Investigation into the Causes, Impacts and Measures to Deal with Algal Blooms in Vartry Reservoir
Authors: Yunhong Shi, Dunzhu Li, Laurence Gill, Bruce Misstear, Ian O’Donohue and Liwen Xiao
2020 Research 352: Synthesis of Literature and Preliminary Modelling Relevant to Society-wide Scenarios for Effective Climate Change Mitigation in Ireland
Authors: Barry McMullin and Paul Price
2020 Research 351: Identifying “What Matters” for Community Wellbeing with the Irish Public Participation Networks
Author: Simon O’Rafferty
2020

Research 350: Towards a Definitive Historical High-resolution Climate Dataset for Ireland – Promoting Climate Research in Ireland

Authors: Jason Flanagan and Paul Nolan
2020 Research 349: Develop a LEAP GHG Ireland Analytical Tool for 2050
Authors: Tomás Mac Uidhir, Fionn Rogan and Brian Ó Gallachóir
2020 Research 348 Toolkit: Connecting with Nature for Health and Wellbeing
Authors: C. Carlin, G. Kindermann, E. Britton, M. Cormican, C. Domegan, M. Gormally and D. O'Donovan
2020 Research 348: Nature and Environment to Attain and Restore Health (NEAR Health)
Authors: C. Carlin, G. Kindermann, E. Britton, M. Cormican, C. Domegan, M. Gormally and D.O’Donovan
2020 Research347:Assessment of the Impact of Ammonia Emissions from Intensive Agriculture Installations on Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas
Authors: David B. Kelleghan, Enda T. Hayes, Mark Everard and Thomas P. Curran
2020 Research 346: National Risk Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change: Bridging the Gap to Adaptation Action
Authors: Stephen Flood, Shona Paterson, Ellen O’Connor, Barry O’Dwyer, Hester Whyte, Martin LeTissier and Jeremy Gault
2020 Research 345: Furthering Understanding of Emissions from Landfilled Waste Containing POPBFRs and PFASs (FUEL)
Authors: Stuart Harrad, Daniel Drage, Martin Sharkey and Harald Berresheim
2020 Research 344: Citizens’ Views of Climate Action in Ireland: Insights on Media Use, Trusted Sources and Perceptions
Author: Brenda McNally
2020 Research 343: Elucidating Levels and Pathways of Human Exposure in Ireland to Brominated Flame Retardants and Perfluoroalkyl Substances
Authors: Stuart Harrad, Daniel Drage, Mohamed Abdallah, Nina Wemken and Marie Coggins
2020 Research 342: Ecohydrology, Greenhouse Gas Dynamics and Restoration Guidelines for Degraded Raised Bogs
Authors: Shane Regan, Michael Swenson, Mark O’Connor and Laurence Gill
2020 Research 341: Assessing the Potential of Drones to Take Water Samples and Physico-chemical Data from Open Lakes
Authors: Heather Lally, Ian O’Connor, Liam Broderick, Mark Broderick, Olaf Jensen and Conor Graham
2020 Research 340: Valorisation of Composted Organic Fines and Sewage Sludge Using Pyrolysis (OF-PYR)
Authors: Marzena Kwapinska, David A. Agar, Bart Bonsall and James J. Leahy
2020

Research 339: High-resolution Climate Projections for Ireland – A Multi-model Ensemble Approach

Authors: Paul Nolan and Jason Flanagan
2020 Research 338: Greening Transport: Final Report
Authors: Brian Caulfield, Paraic Carroll, Shreya Dey, Bidisha Ghosh and Aoife Ahern
2020 Research 337: Responding to the Energy Transition in Ireland: The Experience and Capacity of Communities
Authors: Clare Watson, Evan Boyle, Gerard Mullally and Brian Ó Gallachóir
2020 Research 336: Charting Ireland’s Sustainable Future: Innovative Approaches towards Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for Enterprises
Authors: Colm Gaskin, Ken Stockil, Niall Keely and Myles Kingston
2020 Research 335: Ecosystem Tipping Points: Learning from the Past to Manage for the Future
Authors: D. Brophy, C. Minto, O. Lyashevska, R. Nash, I. O’Connor, T. Doyle, D. Haberlin and K. Lyons
2020 Research 334: Sustainable Voluntary Communities: Support for Sustainable Environmental, Social and Economic Development
Authors: Bernadette O’Regan, Richard Moles, Rosemary Byrne and Anne Bennett
2020 Research 333: TriREUSE – Trialling the Preparation for Reuse of Consumer Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones
Authors: Damian Coughlan and Colin Fitzpatrick
2020 Research 332: An Investigation of the Optimum Specification for Soil Depressurisation Systems (Active and Passive) That Take Account of Irish Building Practices
Authors: Le Chi Hung, Jamie Goggins, Marta Fuente and Mark Foley
2020 Research 331: IMPLiCIt: IMProving inversion modeL Capability in Ireland
Authors: Colin O’Dowd, Damien Martin and Dèlia Arnold
2020 Research 330: COSAINT: Cattle Exclusion from Watercourses: Environmental and Socio-economic Implications
Authors: Daire Ó hUallacháin et al
2020 Research 329: Encouraging Environmentally Friendly Behaviour with Insights from Behavioural Economics
Authors: Leonhard K. Lades, J. Andrew Kelly and J. Peter Clinch
2020 Research 328: Eco-Health: Ecosystem Benefits of Greenspace for Health
Authors: Mark Scott, Mick Lennon, Owen Douglas and Craig Bullock
2020 Research 327: Developing the Potential of Community Energy Action Groups in the Transition to a Low-carbon Society
Authors: Susan Byrne and Bernadette O’Regan
2020 Research 326: The Role of Energy Technology in Climate Mitigation in Ireland: Irish TIMES Phase 3
Authors: Brian Ó Gallachóir, Paul Deane, James Glynn and Fionn Rogan
2020 Research 325: Sourcing and Assessing Agricultural Activity Data for Modelling and National Estimates of Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants
Author: Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil
2020 Research 324: Emission Factors from Domestic-scale Solid-fuel Appliances (EFDOSOF)
Authors: W.J. Smith and C. Quinn
2020 Research 323: Critical Loads and Soil-Vegetation Modelling
Authors: Julian Aherne, Kayla Wilkins and Hazel Cathcart
2020 Research 322: Irish Natural Capital Accounting for Sustainable Environments: Stage 1 Feasibility Report
Authors: Catherine A. Farrell and Jane C. Stout
2020 Research 321: Opportunities to Decarbonise the Irish Transport Sector
Authors: Eamonn Mulholland, Fionn Rogan, Tomás Mac Uidhir and Brian Ó Gallachóir
2020 Research 320: Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change: An Approach Illustrated through Large Urban Scale Adaptation (Urb-ADAPT)
Authors: Roberta Paranunzio, Barry O’Dwyer, Paul J. Alexander, Marco Guerrini, Ned Dwyer and Jeremy Gault
2020 Research 319: Remote Sensing of Aerosols, Clouds and Wind at Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station
Authors: Jana Preißler and Colin O’Dowd
2020 Research 318: Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter in Urban and Rural Residential Areas of Ireland (SAPPHIRE)
Authors: J. Wenger, J. Arndt, P. Buckley, S. Hellebust, E. McGillicuddy, I. O’Connor, J. Sodeau and E. Wilson
2020 Climate Research Coordination Group: Second Report on Activities: January - December 2019
Authors: This report has been prepared by the EPA on behalf of the Climate Research Coordination Group May 2020
2020 Research 317: MapEIre: National Mapping of Greenhouse Gas and Non-greenhouse Gas Emissions Sources Project.
Authors: Ole-Kenneth Nielsen, Marlene S. Plejdrup, Henrik G. Bruun, Steen Gyldenkærne and Jesper H. Christensen
2020 Research 316: Environmental Outcomes from Licence Enforcement Activity
Authors: Bernadette Power, Ellen O’ Connor, John Eakins, Celine McInerney, Stig Hellebust and Timothy Sullivan
2020 Research 315: Activity Data for Emissions of Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds
Authors: Stephen Barry and Bernadette O’Regan
2020 Research 314: Deepening Public Engagement on Climate Change: Lessons from the Citizens’ Assembly
Authors: Laura Devaney, Diarmuid Torney, Pat Brereton and Martha Coleman
2020 Research 313: Saltmarsh Function and Human Impacts in Relation to Ecological Status (SAMFHIRES)
Authors: Philip M. Perrin, Stephen Waldren, Marcin R. Penk and Fionnuala H. O’Neill
2020 Research 312: Incorporation of Ecosystem Services Values in the Integrated Management of Irish Freshwater Resources: ESManage
Authors: Mary Kelly-Quinn et al
2020 Research 311: Behavioural Change Tools to Promote Going Beyond Compliance in the Regulated Community
Authors: Niall Keely, Myles Kingston and Ken Stockil
2020

Research 310: EC-Earth Global Climate Simulations: Ireland’s Contributions to CMIP6

Authors: Paul Nolan and Alastair McKinstry
2020 Research 309: Evaluating the Suitability of the Land Parcel Identification System for Assessing Land Use and Land Use Change-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Authors: Jesko Zimmermann and Jane Stout
2020 Research 308: Al Source
Authors: Éva Ujaczki, Lisa O’Donoghue, Patricia Cusack, Mark Healy, Teresa Curtin and Ronan Courtney
2020 Research 307: Study on Usage and Waste Management of Amalgam Dental Fillings and Mercury-free Alternatives
Authors: Martina Hayes, Aileen Callanan, Mairead Harding, Christopher Lynch and Francis Burke
2020 Research 306: Second Review of Strategic Environmental Assessment Effectiveness in Ireland
Authors: Ainhoa González, Riki Therivel, Antonia Gaughran and Craig Bullock
2020 Research 306: Guidance on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Statements and Monitoring
Authors: Ainhoa González, Riki Therivel, Antonia Gaughran and Craig Bullock
2019 Research 305: BRIAR: Biomass Retrieval in Ireland using Active Remote sensing
Authors: Stuart Green, Shafique Martin, Saeid Gharechelou, Fiona Cawkwell and Kevin Black
2019 Research 304: Scaling Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions to the National Level
Authors: Mike G. Whitfield et al
2019 Research 303: Research Support for Integrated Atmospheric Studies at Mace Head
Authors: Darius Ceburnis, Colin D. O’Dowd, Stephen G. Jennings and Margaret Ryan
2019 Research 302: Fossil Fuel Lock-in in Ireland: How Much Value Is at Risk?
Authors: Celine McInerney, Conor Hickey, Paul Deane, Joseph Curtin and Brian Ó Gallachóir
2019 Research 301: Adaptive Responses to Climate Impacts (ARC)
Authors: Justin Doran, Thomas McDermott, Paul Kilgarriff, Swenja Surminski and Mauricio Perez Alaniz
2019 Research 300: Climate Change in Irish Media
Authors: Eileen Culloty, Alan Smeaton, Jane Suiter, Padraig Murphy, Pat Brereton, Dian Zhang and Dave Robbins
2019 Best Practices from the Environmental Implementation Review 2019 across the EU 28 Countries
Authors: Eileen O’Leary
2019 Research 299: Assessment of Agricultural Activity on Drained Organic Soils
Authors: Jennifer B. Donlan, Jean O’Dwyer and Kenneth A. Byrne
2019 Research 298: An Integrated Source Apportionment and Climatic Implications of PM2.5 and PM10 Particulate Matter
Authors: Darius Ceburnis, Colin D. O’Dowd and Margaret Ryan
2019 Research 297: Identification and Mapping of Water-related Research Infrastructure in Ireland
Authors: Eoin Byrne, Kevin Fitzgibbon and Anca Minescu
2019 Research 296: Algeopolymers
Authors: Éva Ujaczki, Chinnam Rama Krishna and Lisa O’Donoghue
2019 Research 295: Research on Aspects of Ireland’s Environment, Consumer Behaviour and Health: ESRI Environment Research Programme 2016–2018
Authors: Achim Ahrens et al
2019 Research 294: Investigation of Indium Recovery from End-of-life LCDs
Authors: Chinnam Rama Krishna, John Mulcahy and Lisa O’Donoghue
2019 Research 293: Water Reuse in the Context of the Circular Economy
Authors: Eoin Byrne, Kevin Fitzgibbon, Anca Minescu and Julia Blanke
2019 Research 292: Developing Frameworks for Evaluation and Mitigation of Environmental Impact of Infant Feeding Decisions on Healthcare and Society
Authors: Bernadette O’Regan, Richard Moles, Yvonne Ryan-Fogarty and Rachel Shawe
2019 Research 291: Assessing market and non-market values of Pollination Services in Ireland
Authors: Jane C. Stout, James T. Murphy and Saorla Kavanagh
2019 Research 290: Environmental Policy Integration: Innovation and Change
Authors: Brendan Flynn and Pádraic Ó hUiginn
2019 Research 289: Phosphorus from wastewater: Novel technologies for advanced treatment and re-use
Authors: Katrina A. Macintosh et al
2019 Research 288: A Review of Livestock Methane Emission Factors
Authors: Donal O’Brien and Laurence Shalloo
2019 Research 287: Catalysing and Characterising Transition
Authors: Geraint Ellis, Therese Hume, John Barry and Robin Curry
2019 Research 286: CON+AIR: Addressing Conflicts of Climate and Air Pollution
Authors: Eoin Ó Broin, Andrew Kelly, Gabriela Sousa Santos, Henrik Grythe and Luke Kelleher
2019 Research 285: Nutrient Dynamics and Ecophysiology of Opportunistic Macroalgal Blooms in Irish Estuaries and Coastal Bays (Sea-MAT)
Authors: Ricardo Bermejo et al
2019 Research 284a: Research to Policy Impact through Effective Knowledge Transfer
Authors: M. Keegan Porter, Cliona Ní Cheallacháin, Georgia Bayliss-Brown and David Murphy
2019 Research 284b: Knowledge Transfer Guidelines and Recommendations for Irish Funding Agencies
Authors: M. Keegan Porter, Cliona Ní Cheallacháin, Georgia Bayliss-Brown and David Murphy
2019 Research 283: Beyond Neoliberalism; Values and Sustainable Consumption Behaviour.
Authors: Dr Vivienne Byers and Dr Alan Gilmer
2019 Research 282: Reducing Commercial Food Waste in Ireland
Sarah Broderick and Colum Gibson
2019 Research 281: Heavy Metal Recovery from Industrial Waste with Biosorbent Mesoporous Materials (BioMes)
Authors: Eoin Flynn
2019 Research 280: Developing the Potential of Third-level Campuses as Change Agents in Transition towards Sustainable Communities
Authors: Bernadette O’Regan, Richard Moles, Rachel Shawe and William Horan
2019 Research 279: The Role of Incentivising Biomethane in Ireland Using Anaerobic Digestion
Authors: Karthik Rajendran, Brian Ó Gallachóir and Jerry D. Murphy
2019 Research 278: Developing and Testing an Environmental Sensitivity Mapping Webtool to Support Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland
Authors: Ainhoa González Del Campo, Christina Kelly, Justin Gleeson and Eoghan McCarthy
2019 Research 277: Irish Climate Futures: Data for Decision-making
Authors: Conor Murphy, Ciaran Broderick, Tom K.R. Matthews, Simon Noone and Ciara Ryan
2019 Climate Research Coordination Group: First Report on Activities: June 2017 - December 2018
Authors: This report has been prepared by the Climate Research Coordination Group with the assistance of Flannery Nagel
2019 Research 276: EU ETS and Competitiveness of Irish Industry
Authors: Celine McInerney, Ellen O’Connor, Bernadette Power, Paul Deane and Tom McDermott
2019 Research 275: Assessing Market and Non-market Values of Pollination Services in Ireland: Pollival Literature Review
Authors: James T. Murphy and Jane C. Stout
2019 Research 274: AgriBenchmark: Benchmarking Sustainable Nutrient Management on Irish Farms
Authors: Paul N.C. Murphy, Ian Thomas, Cathal Buckley, Edel Kelly, Emma Dillon and Thia Hennessy
2019 Research 273: UNVEIL: Understanding Ventilation and radon in energy-efficient buildings in Ireland
Authors: James A. McGrath and Miriam A. Byrne
2019 Research 272: Evaluation of Hand-held XRF for Screening Waste Articles for Exceedances of Limit Values for Brominated Flame Retardants.
Authors: Stuart Harrad, Daniel Drage, Mohamed Abdallah, Martin Sharkey and Harald Berresheim
2019 Research 271: Resource Efficiency in Priority Irish Business Sectors
Authors: Colman McCarthy, Safaa Al Tameemi, Colum Gibson, Tadhg Coakley and Dermot Cunningham
2019 Research 270: Air Quality Modelling for Ireland
Authors: Aoife Donnelly, Bruce Misstear and Brian Broderick
2019 Research 269: Online Bioaerosol Sensing (OLBAS)
Authors: John Sodeau et al
2019 Research 268: FloodWarnTech Synthesis Report: Flood Warning Technologies for Ireland
Authors: Michael Bruen and Mawuli Dzakpasu
2019 Research 267: High-resolution Gridded Datasets of Hydro-climate Indices for Ireland
Authors: Christopher Werner, Paul Nolan and Owen Naughton
2019 Research 266: Ground-based Remote-sensing Synergy for Cloud Properties and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions
Authors: Jana Preißler, Giovanni Martucci and Colin D. O’Dowd
2019 Research 265: Challenges of Transformative Climate Change Adaptation: Insights from Flood Risk Management
Authors: Darren Clarke and Conor Murphy.
2018 Research 264: Green and Blue Spaces and Health: A Health-led Approach
Authors: Ronan Foley, Michael Brennan, Oludunsin Arodudu, Gerald Mills, Tine Ningal and Malachy Bradley.
2018 Research 263: Reflecting on Adaptation to Climate Change: International Best Practice Review and National MRE and Indicator Development Requirements.
Authors: Kathrin Kopke, Evanna Lyons, Ellen MacMahon, Barry O’Dwyer and Jeremy Gault
2018 Research 262: A Community Based Social Marketing Approach for Increased Participation in WEEE Recycling (ColectWEEE)
Authors: Katherine Casey, Maria Lichrou and Colin Fitzpatrick
2018 Research 261: A National Roadmap for Water Stewardship in Industry and Agriculture in Ireland
Authors: Ken Stockil, Niall Keely, Maria Valle and Shane Merritt
2018 Research 260: Impact of Cattle Access to Watercourses: Literature Review on Behalf of the COSAINT Project
Authors: Paul O’Callaghan et al
2018 Research 259: Detection, Toxicology, Environmental Fate and Risk Assessment of Nanoparticles in the Aquatic Environment (DeTER)
Authors: Dearbháile Morris et al
2018 Research 258: The Development of an Irish Climate Information Platform (ICIP) - Phase 3 (2015-2017)
Authors: Barry O’Dwyer, Mohammad Hashemi and Jeremy Gault
2018 Research 257: An Operational Climate Information Platform for Ireland: Summary Report
Authors: Alastair McKinstry and Eoin McHugh
2018 Research 256: National Preparedness to Adapt to Climate Change: Analysis of State of Play
Author: Margaret Desmond
2018 Research 255: Optimal design and operation of small-scale wastewater treatment plants: the Irish case
Authors: Lorna Fitzsimons, Greg McNamara, Edelle Doherty and Eoghan Clifford
2018 Research 254: TaLAM: Mapping Land Cover in Lowlands and Uplands with Satellite Imagery
Authors: Fiona Cawkwell, Christoph Raab, Brian Barrett, Stuart Green and John Finn
2018 Research 253: Desludging Rates and Mechanisms for Domestic Wastewater Treatment System Sludges in Ireland
Authors: Laurence Gill, Joanne Mac Mahon, Jan Knappe, Salem Gharbia and Francesco Pilla
2018 Research 252: Climate Resilient Ireland
Author: Tara Shine
2018 Research 251: The Impact of On-site Domestic Wastewater Effluent on Rivers and Wells
Authors: Laurence Gill et al
2018 Research 250: Vulnerability Assessment of Peatlands: Exploration of Impacts and Adaptation Options in Relation to Climate Change and Extreme Events (VAPOR)
Authors: Florence Renou-Wilson and David Wilson
2018 Research 249: Catchment Management Support Tools for Characterisation and Evaluation of Programme of Measures
Authors: Eva M. Mockler and Michael Bruen
2018 Research 248: Assessment of Actions to Support the Work of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition
Author: Tara Shine
2018 Research 247: Protecting the North Atlantic Atmosphere: A Report on the Outcome of an International Meeting on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Second Aerosol
Authors: Leonard A. Barrie and Frank McGovern
2018 Research 246: Enabling Decarbonisation: A Study of Energy Sector Governance in Ireland
Author: Diarmuid Torney
2018 Research 245: Designing Interventions for Sustainable Behaviour Change in Business and Communities
Author: Simon O’Rafferty
2018 Research 244: Regional Climate Model Simulations for Ireland for the 21st Century
Authors: Rowan Fealy, Cindy Bruyére and Catriona Duffy
2018 Research 243: Role of Passive Sampling in Screening and Monitoring of New and Emerging Chemicals
Authors: Fiona Regan, Lisa Jones, Jenny Ronan, Denis Crowley, Evin McGovern and Brendan McHugh
2018 Research 242: HOMERUN: Relative Homogenisation of the Irish Precipitation Network
Authors: John Coll, Mary Curley, Séamus Walsh and John Sweeney
2018 Research 241: Research of Upcycling Supports to Increase Re-use, with a Focus on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (UpWEEE)
Authors: Michael Johnson, Kathleen McMahon and Colin Fitzpatrick
2018 Research 240: Technologies for Monitoring, Detecting and Treating Overflows from Urban Wastewater Networks
Authors: David Morgan, Liwen Xiao and Aonghus McNabola
2018 Research 239: Valuing Ireland’s Coastal, Marine and Estuarine Ecosystem Services
Authors: Daniel Norton, Stephen Hynes and John Boyd
2018 Research 238: Identifying, Reviewing and Testing the Factors that Drive the Sustainable Behaviour and Transition of Communities, Groups and Individuals
Authors: Vincent Carragher and Sarah McCormack
2018 Research 237: Integrated Indicators for Ireland: Adjusting Economic Progress for Environmental and Social Sustainability (I3: AEPESS)
Authors: Eleanor Doyle and Mauricio Perez-Alaniz
2018 Research 236: Network Monitoring Rewetted and Restored Peatlands/Organic Soils for Climate and Biodiversity Benefits (NEROS)
Authors: Florence Renou-Wilson, David Wilson, Caítlin Rigney, Ken Byrne, Catherine Farrell and Christoph Müller
2017 Research 235: Current Status and Potential Role of Eco-labels in Informing Environmentally Friendly Purchases and Behaviours
Authors: William Brazil, Brian Caulfield
2017 Research 234 - One-step Drinking Water Treatment Using Filtration and Nanostructured Composites
Authors: Anne Morrissey, Declan McGlade, Kieran Nolan, Brid Quilty and Jenny Lawler
2018 Research 233: WARNDIS Project Final Report: A Review of Climate Change-related Hazards and Natural Disaster Vulnerabilities and of Agencies Involved in Warning
Authors: Michael Bruen and Mawuli Dzakpasu
2017 Research 232: Demand for Water-Based Leisure Activity: the Benefits of Good Water Quality
Authors: John Curtis and Stephen Hynes
2017 Research 231: Assessment of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) and Ptaquiloside in Irish Waters
Authors: Connie O’Driscoll, Liwen Xiao, Xinmin Zhan, Bruce Misstear and Francesco Pilla
2017 Research 230: Sediment Flux – Measurement, Impacts, Mitigation and Implications for River Management in Ireland
Authors: Michael Bruen Et Al
2017 Research 229: Developing the Concept of Catchment Services for Progress Towards Integrated Water Management (Extra TIMe)
Authors: Alec Rolston, Eleanor Jennings, Suzanne Linnane and David Getty
2018 Research 228: PeatGHG - Survey of GHG Emission and Sink Potential of Blanket Peatlands
Authors: Gerard Kiely, Paul Leahy, Philip McVeigh, Ciaran Lewis, Matteo Sottocornola, Anna Laine and Ann-Kristin Koehler
2018 Research 227: GHG Fluxes from Terrestrial Ecosystems in Ireland
Authors: Gerard Kiely, Paul Leahy, Ciaran Lewis, Matteo Sottocornola, Anna Laine and Ann-Kristin Koehler
2017 Research 226: An Investigation into Air Purification of Malodorous Methyl Mercaptan by Photocatalysis and Adsorption
Authors: Donal Keane, Suresh Pillai, Lorraine Gibson, Justin Holmes and Michael Morris
2017 Research 225: SoilC - Feasibility of Grassland Soil Carbon Survey
Authors: Gerard Kiely, Paul Leahy, Ciaran Lewis, Xianli Xu and Matteo Sottocornola
2017 Research 224: Integrated Modelling Project Ireland
Author: J. Andrew Kelly
2017 Research 223: A Summary of the State of Knowledge on Climate Change Impacts for Ireland
Authors: Margaret Desmond, Phillip O’Brien and Frank McGovern
2017 Research 222: The Development of an Irish Climate Information Platform (ICIP) – Phase 2
Authors: Barry O’Dwyer and Jeremy Gault
2017 Research 221: 21st Century Deforestation in Ireland
Authors: John Devaney, John Redmond, Brian Barrett, Grace Cott and John O’Halloran
2017 Research 220: Financial Incentives to Promote Citizen Investment in Low-carbon and Resource-efficient Assets
Authors: Celine McInerney and Joseph Curtin
2017 Research 219: Characterising the Biological Communities of Rare River Types
Authors: Edel Hannigan and Mary Kelly-Quinn
2017 Research 218: Assessment of the Hydrometric Network and Hydrodynamic Behaviour of Small Irish Catchments
Authors: Ahmed Elssidig Nasr and Paul Hynds
2017 Research 217: Beneficial Use of Old Landfills as a Parkland Amenity
Authors: Cathriona Cahill and Cora Plant
2017 Research 216: Thermodynamic Modelling of Energy Recovery Options from Digestate at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Authors: Karla Dussan and Rory Monaghan
2017 Research 215: Going Green Digitally? Environmental Crisis, Consumption Patterns and the Evolving Role of Media
Author: Trish Morgan
2017 Research 214: Suitability of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants for the Treatment of Landfill Leachate
Authors: Raymond B. Brennan, Mark G. Healy, Liam Morrison, Stephen Hynes, Daniel Norton and Eoghan Clifford
2017 Research 213: Material Reuse Good Practice Guide
Authors: Sarah Miller, Jackie McGloughlin, Olivier Gaillot and Louise Connolly
2017 Research 212: Climate and Air Policy in Ireland: Synergies and Tensions – A GAINS Ireland and Irish TIMES analysis
Authors: Andrew Kelly, Alessandro Chiodi, Miao Fu, Paul Deane and Brian P. Ó Gallachóir
2017 Research 211:State of Play of Air Science Research in Ireland: Discussion Document
Authors: Aoife Donnelly, Bruce Misstear, Brian Broderick and Francesco Pilla
2017 Research 210: Scope, Fate, Risks and Impacts of Microplastic Pollution in Irish Freshwater Systems
Authors: Anne Marie Mahon, Rick Officer, Róisín Nash and Ian O’Connor
2017 Research 209: Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland
Authors: James Moran and Caroline Sullivan
2017 Research 208: ESManage Project: Freshwater Ecosystem Services - An Introduction for Stakeholders
Authors: Hugh B. Feeley et al.
2017 Research 207: ESManage Project: Irish Freshwater Resources and Assessment of Ecosystem Services Provision
Authors: Hugh B. Feeley, Michael Bruen, Craig Bullock, Mike Christie, Fiona Kelly and Mary Kelly-Quinn
2017 Research 206: ECORISK Ecosystem Services Valuation for Environmental Risk and Damage Assessment
Authors: Craig Bullock and Robert O’Shea
2017 Research 205: CONSENSUS II: Segmentation, Experimentation and Biographies for Sustainability
Authors: Anna Davies, Frances Fahy, Henrike Rau, Laura Devaney, Ruth Doyle, Mary Jo Lavelle and Richard Manton
2016 Research 204: Irish Soil Information System: Soil Property Maps
Authors: Rachel E. Creamer, Iolanda Simo, Lilian O’Sullivan, Brian Reidy, Rogier P.O. Schulte and Reamonn M. Fealy
2017 Research 203: Environmental Flow Assessment for Irish Rivers
Authors: Katherine E. Webster, Katie Tedd, Catherine Coxon and Ian Donohue
2017 Research 202: Review of Waste/Resource Exchange Systems and Good Practice Guide
Authors: Louise Connolly, Brian McIntyre, Serena Byrne, Brenda McEvoy and Louise Campion
2017 Research 201: Investigation of Liquid Crystal Displays as a Source of Indium
Authors: Lisa O’Donoghue and Paul Moroney
2017 Research 200: Health and Water Quality Impacts Arising from Land Spreading of Biosolids
Authors: Mark G. Healy et al
2017 Research 199: Irish TIMES Energy Systems Model Phase 2
Authors:Paul Deane, Alessandro Chiodi and Brian Ó Gallachóir
2017 Research 198: The Irish Land Mapping Observatory: Mapping and Monitoring Land Cover, Use and Change
Authors:Fiona Cawkwell, Brian Barrett, Ingmar Nitze, Stuart Green, Kevin Black and Peter Hallahan
2017 Research 197: Development of Critical Loads for Ireland: Simulating Impacts on Systems (SIOS)
Authors: Julian Aherne, Jason Henry and Marta Wolniewicz
2016 Research 196: Climate Technology - Realising the Potential
Research report 196 on Climate Technology - Realising the Potential
2016 Research 195: Health Benefits from Biodiversity and Green Infastructure
Research 195 detailing the Health Benefits from Biodiversity and Green Infastructure
2016 Research 194: AgImpact Project: A Systematic and Participatory Review of Research on the Impact of Agriculture on Aquatic Ecosystems in Ireland
Research 194: AgImpact Project: A Systematic and Participatory Review of Research on the Impact of Agriculture on Aquati
2017 Research 193: Ambient Atmospheric Ammonia in Ireland 2013–2014
Authors: Brian Doyle, Thomas Cummins, Cara Augustenborg and Julian Aherne
2016 Research 192: Connecting Data and Environmental Research at the Environmental Protection Agency
Research report 192 on Connecting Data and Environmental Research at the Environmental Protection Agency
2016 Research 191: Delivering Integrated Catchment Management through the Bottom-up Approach: A Critical Analysis
Research report 191 - A Critical Analysis of Delivering Integrated Catchment Management through the Bottom-up Approach
2016 Research 190: Biopolymer Production from Irish Dairy Industry Wastewaters
Research report 190 on Biopolymer Production from Irish Dairy Industry Wastewaters
2016 Research 189: Identification and evaluation of phosphorus recovery technologies in an Irish context
Research report 189 on Identification and evaluation of phosphorus recovery technologies
2016 Research 188: Integrating Ecosystem Approaches, Green Infrastructure and Spatial Planning
Research report 188 on Integrating Ecosystem Approaches, Green Infrastructure and Spatial Planning
2016 Research 187 - ESManage Literature Review Ecosystem Services in Freshwaters
EPA Research Report 187
2016 Research Report 186: The Development of a Model to Ascertain Future Levels of Historic WEEE Arising (Historic WEEE)
Research Report 186 detailing The Development of a Model to Ascertain Future Levels of Historic WEEE Arising
2016 Research Report 185: Investigation of the Implications for Ireland of Emerging Standards on Pharmaceuticals in Receiving Waters
Report 185: Investigating the Implications for Ireland of Emerging Standards on Pharmaceuticals in Receiving Waters
2016 Research 184: Assessing Recent Trends in Nutrient Inputs to Estuarine Waters and Their Ecological Effect
Research report 184 Assessing Recent Trends in Nutrient Inputs to Estuarine Waters and Their Ecological Effect
2016 Research 184: Assessing Recent Trends in Nutrient Inputs to Estuarine Waters and Their Ecological Effect
Infographic based on Research Report 184
2017 Research 183: Assessing and Developing Natural Background Levels for Chemical Parameters in Irish Groundwater
Authors: Katie Tedd, Catherine Coxon, Bruce Misstear, Donal Daly, Matthew Craig, Anthony Mannix and Taly Hunter Williams
2016 Research 182: Green Infrastructure: A ‘How To’ Guide for Disseminating and Integrating the Concept into Spatial Planning Practice
Research 182 Green Infrastructure: A ‘How To’ Guide for Disseminating and Integrating the Concept into Spatial Planning
2016 Research 181: Predicting Ecological Status in Unmonitored Lakes Using Catchment Land Use and Hydromorphological Characteristics
Research 181 Predicting Ecological Status in Unmonitored Lakes Using Catchment Land Use and Hydromorphological Character
2016 Research Report 180: Towards Integrated Water Management (TIMe)
Synthesis report for Towards Integrated Water Management (TIMe) project
2016 Research 179: Soil Status and Protection
Research report 179 - Soil Status and Protection
2016 Research 178B: Sustainability Evaluation Metric for Policy Recommendation: Technical Guidance Manual
Research 178B: Sustainability Evaluation Metric for Policy Recommendation: Technical Guidance Manual
2016 Research 178A: Quantitative Evaluation of Settlement Sustainability Policy
Research 178A describing the Quantitative Evaluation of Settlement Sustainability Policy
2016 Research 177 - Economic Assessment of the Waterborne Outbreak of Cryptosporidium hominis in Galway, 2007
Research Report Number 177
2017 Research 176: SILTFLUX Literature Review
Authors: Damian Lawler et al
2016 Research 175 - AgImpact Project: Identifying Approaches to Improving Knowledge Exchange (KE) in the Irish AgriFood Sector using Expert Opinion
Research report 175 Identifying Approaches to Improving Knowledge Exchange (KE) in the Irish AgriFood Sector
2016 Research 174 - Towards an Integrated Policy Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning in Ireland: Recommendations for Preparing Maritime Spatial Plans in Ireland
Research report 174 detailing Recommendations for Preparing Maritime Spatial Plans in Ireland
2016 Research Report 173 - The Characterisation of Dairy Waste and the Potential of Whey for Industrial Fermentation
Research Report 173 detailing The Characterisation of Dairy Waste and the Potential of Whey for Industrial Fermentation
2016 Research 172 - Combining earth observation and geochemical tracing techniques for groundwater detection and evaluation in Ireland
Research 172
2016 Research 171: The Effect of Wastewater Treatment Processes, in Particular Ultraviolet Light Treatment, on Pathogenic Virus Removal
Research report 171 detailing The Effect of Wastewater Treatment Processes
2016 Research 170 - Review of Public Information Programmes to Enhance Home Radon Screening Uptake and Home Remediation
EPA Research Report 170
2016 Research 169: HYDROFOR: Assessment of the Impacts of Forest Operations on the Ecological Quality of Water
Research report 169 assessing the impacts of Forest Operations on the Ecological Quality of Water
2016 Research Report 168: Increasing Resource Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment Plants
Research Report 168 detailing the Increasing Resource Efficiency in Wastewater Treatment Plants
2016 Research 167 - EPA RESOURCE KIT: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy
EPA RESOURCE KIT: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Policy
2016 Research 167 - Guidelines for Effective Risk Communication
Research 167 Guidelines
2016 Research 166 - Characterisation of Reference Conditions for Rare River Types
Research report no.166
2016 Research 165 - Contaminant Movement and Attenuation along Pathways from the Land Surface to Aquatic Receptors: the PATHWAYS Project
EPA Research Report No. 165
2016 Research Report 164 - Local Authority Adaptation Strategy Development Guideline
Research report for local authorities guidelines for adapting climate change strategy
2015 Research 163 - Saltmarsh Angiosperm Assessment Tool for Ireland (SMAATIE)
Research report no 163
2016 Research 162 - Hospital effluent: impact on the microbial environment and risk to human health
Research Report 162
2016 Research 161 - Assessment of disposal options for treated waste water from single houses in low permeability subsoils
Research 161
2015 Research 160 - Investigation of Novel Technologies and New Procedures for Environmental Enforcement
Research Report 160
2015 Research 159: Ensemble of regional climate model projections for Ireland
This report provides an outline of the regional climate modelling undertaken to determine the potential impacts of clima
2015 Research 158 - Assessing the Impact of Domestic Solid Fuel on Ambient Air Quality in Ireland
Research Report 158
2015 Research 157: MOLAND Lite - Land use modelling for SEA alternatives development and assessment
Research report 157
2015 Research 157: Developing and Assessing Alternatives in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Research report 157
2015 Research 156 - Visualisation and quantification of the interaction of fluorescent nanoparticles with ecotoxicologically relevant species
Research report 156
2015 EPA Research 155: Public Engagement in Integrated Catchment Management
EPA Research 155: Public Engagement in Integrated Catchment Management
2015 Research 154: PALM: A Personal Activity–Location Model of Exposure to Air Pollution
This report details A Personal Activity–Location Model of Exposure to Air Pollution
2015 Research 153: Identifying the Biological and Geographical Origins of Faecal Contamination
Research report 153 identifies the Biological and Geographical Origins of Faecal Contamination
2015 Research 152: Cryptosporidiosis: Human, animal and environmental interface
Research report 152 details the Cryptosporidiosis exchange between humans, animals and the environment
2015 Research 151: CapE-Capture, Extract, Amplify: A rapid method for monitoring large water volumes for pathogenic contaminants
Research report 150 detailing A rapid method for monitoring large water volumes for pathogenic contaminants
2015 Research 150: Assessment of exposure to metallic nanoparticles, focusing on silver on marine and fresh water model organisms at a cellular and genetic level
EPA Research Report assessing exposure to metallic nanoparticles
2015 Research Report 149
Improved Emissions Inventories for NOx and Particulate Matter from Transport and Small Scale Combustion Installations 2
2015 Research Report 148
Improved Emissions Inventories for NOx and Particulate Matter from Transport and Small Scale Combustion Installations
2015 Research Report 147
Research Report 147 Modelling air quality climate change and volcanic ash
2015 Research 146 - A Review of Design and Construction Waste Management Practices in Selected Case Studies – Lessons Learned
This report is A Review of Design and Construction Waste Management Practices
2015 Research 146 Design out Waste Factsheets
These factsheets compliment Research Report 146
2015 Research 145: Development of a pulsed light approach as a novel solution in drinking water treatment
This EPA funded research report details the development of a pulsed light approach as a novel solution in drinking water
2015 Research 144:The Protection of Water Resources:Developing Novel Sensor Materials
This EPA funded research report details the development of Novel Sensor Materials
2015 Research 143: Pharmaceuticals in the Irish Aquatic Environment
EPA Research Report 143 about Pharmaceuticals in the Irish Aquatic Environment
2015 Research 142: Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment
This report is about Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment
2015 Research 141: Carbon Loss from Drained Organic Soils under Grassland – CALISTO
This report details Carbon Loss from Drained Organic Soils under Grassland
2015 Research 140: ADAPT: Quantifying the Costs and Benefits Associated with Climate Change Risks and Adaptation
This report quatifies the Costs and Benefits Associated with Climate Change Risks and Adaptation
2014 Research 139: Climate Status Report Compilation Guidelines
This report outlines Guidelines for compiling a Climate Status Report
2015 Research 138: CONSENSUS: Consumption, Environment and Sustainability
This report demonstrates sustainable consumption patterns
2015 Research 137: Towards developing a Cryptosporidium monitoring protocol
EPA Research Report 137 detailing how to develop a Cryptosporidium monitoring protocol
2015 Research 136: Development of Methodologies and Modelling for Accounting Greenhouse Gases and Organic Carbon Stocks in Agricultural Soils
Report on Development of Methods and Modelling for Accounting GHGs and Organic Carbon Stocks in Agricultural Soils
2014 Research Report 135: The Development of an Irish Climate Information Platform (ICIP)
This report details the development of an Irish Climate Information Platform (I
2014 Research 134:Biological Effects and Chemical Measurements in Irish Marine Waters
This report looks at Biological Effects and Chemical Measurements in Irish Marine Waters
2014 Research 133 - Bridging the gap between science and policy
EPA Research Report 133 - Knowledge Transfer Guide for Researchers
2014 Research 132 - Bridging the gap between science and policy
EPA Research Report 132 - Good Practice Guide for science-policy communication
2014 Research 131: Bridging the gap between science and policy
EPA Research Report 131 - BRIDGE: Tools for science-policy communication
2014 Summary Of Findings (EPA Research 130): Irish Soils Information System
Irish Soils Information System Project
2014 Research 130: Irish Soils Information System
ISIS Project lead by Teagascwith the participation of researchers from Cranfield University (UK) and UCD
2014 Research Report: 129: Are we willing to pay for good river Water Quality?
The objectives of this research was to examine public attitudes towards water quality
2014 Research 128: Roadmap for a National Resource Efficiency Plan for Ireland
Summary of recommendations to help to create a Roadmap for Resource Efficiency for Ireland.
2014 Research Report 127: What’s our water worth? Estimating the Value to Irish Society of Benefits Derived from Water-Related Ecosystem Services
Research Report 127 Dr Stephen Hynes NUIG