Latest Research Publications
Indoor Air Pollution and Health
Year: 2013
The objective of the Indoor Air Pollution and Health (IAPAH) research project was to quantify the levels of Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) in Irish and Scottish homes where open combustion takes place, and provide an estimate of the potential health burden due to exposure to combustion derived air pollution in the home. IAP concentrations were measured in 100 homes in Ireland and Scotland.
Extreme Temperatures and Mortality in Ireland
Mathilde Pascal, Pat Goodman, Luke Clancy and Joel Schwartz, January 2013
Year: 2013
STRIVE Report 102
Methodologies For The Estimation Of Sustainable Settlement Size
Synthesis Report - ERTDI report 4 - Moles et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Meeting immediate needs of National Spatial Strategy
Methodologies For The Estimation Of Sustainable Settlement Size
Final Report - ERTDI report 4 - Moles at al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Identifies key links between sizes of settlements and their sustainability.
Development Of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Methodologies For Plans And Programmes In Ireland
Synthesis Report - ERTDI report 18 - Scott et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
This research project aimed to develop an SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) methodology for the successful implementation of the SEA Directive.
Development Of Strategic Environmental Assessment Methodologies For Plans And Programmes In Ireland
Final Report - ERTDI report 18 - Scott et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Developing a suitable methodology in SEAs of development plans and programmes in Ireland
Preliminary Study Of The Needs Associated With A National Ecological Network
Synthesis Report - ERTDI report 5 - Tubridy et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Report on a background study for the National Spatial Strategy
CréBeo – Summary of Findings: STRIVE 67
Authors: Olaf Schmidt, Aidan M. Keith, Julio Arroyo, Tom Bolger, Bas Boots, John Breen, Nicholas Clipson, Fiona M. Doohan, Christine T. Griffin, Christina Hazard, Robin Niechoj, January 2013
Year: 2013
Summary of Findings: STRIVE 67
Identification, Mapping, Assessment and Quantification of the Effects of Disturbance on the Peat Soil Carbon Stock in Ireland
Identification, Mapping, Assessment and Quantification of the Effects of Disturbance on the Peat Soil Carbon Stock in Ireland, January 2013
Year: 2013
STRIVE 98: John Connolly and Nicholas Holden
Water Framework Directive – The Application Of Mathematical Models As Decision-Support Tools (2002-W-DS-11) Final Report
Final Report (2002-W-DS/11-M1)- Irvine et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Identifies and reviews many situations where mathematical modelling can be a useful tool to assist in the understanding of hydrological and chemical transport and processes that occur in catchments, and the ecological response to anthropogenic alterations that affect them.
Water Framework Directive – The Application of Mathematical Models As Decision Support Tools
Synthesis Report - ERTDI Report 29 - Irvine et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Identifies and reviews many situations where mathematical modelling can be a useful tool to assist in the understanding of hydrological and chemical transport and processes that occur in catchments, and the ecological response to anthropogenic alterations that affect them.
Endocrine Disruptors In The Irish Aquatic Environment
Synthesis Report - ERTDI Report 32 - Tarrant et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
A study that asks whether Irish rivers contain estrogenic compounds. If so, at what concentrations? Are these levels likely to pose a threat to aquatic ecosystems, particularly wild fish? Is there a risk to drinking water supplies?
Nutrient Levels And The Zebra Mussel Population In Lough Key
ERTDI Report 34 - Synthesis Report - Lucy et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
A study to quantify the total number and biomass of zebra mussels and to assess any changes to the population during the course of the study. Relevant water parameters and phytoplankton samples were analysed; direct ecological changes were also noted during the project.
Eutrophication From Agricultural Sources: A Comparison Of SWAT, HSPF And SHETRAN/GOPC Phosphorus Models For Three Irish Catchments
Synthesis Report - ERTDI Report 39 - Nasr et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Report on the use of modelling non-point phosphorus loss from rural catchments in terms of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) objectives. The study focuses on physically based catchment-scale models which to date have not been applied to model phosphorus losses in Ireland.
Impact Assessment Of Highway Drainage On Surface Water Quality - Final Report
Final Report (2000-MS-13-M2)- Bruen et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Assesses the environmental impacts of road run-off, including a review of existing practice in road drainage design and maintenance for rural dual carriageways and motorways in Ireland, and the assessment of any environmental impacts of such run-off.
Evaluation Of The Use Of The Sodium Dominance Index As A Potential Measure Of Acid Sensitivity - Final Report
Final Report (2000-LS-3.2.1a-M2) - Cruikshanks et al , January 2013
Year: 2013
Evaluates the efficacy of the SDI approach to site designation under Irish conditions. The water chemistry of 257 sites across Ireland were examined during base flow. A further 65 sites were sampled at base and elevated flow, and more detailed hydrological events were monitored at a smaller number of sites.
A New Approach to Bioaerosol Monitoring in Ireland
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 18, January 2013
Year: 2013
This major new publication was completed by Professor John Sodeau and his research team at the Centre for Research Atmospheric Chemistry (CRAC) in University College Cork (UCC). The team used state of the art air quality instrumentation, to detect and quantify pollen, fungal spores, and bacteria that are all components of the air we breathe and are known as bio-aerosols.
Integrated Modelling Project Ireland
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 12, January 2013
Year: 2013
CCRP Report 12 - J. Andrew Kelly
Climate Change Research Programme - Fellowship Call May 2009
Research Fellowship Application Form 2009, January 2013
Year: 2013
CCRP Fellowship Call May 2009 Application Form
Benefit Transfer for Irish Water
Using Benefit Transfer Techniques to Estimate the Value of achieving ‘Good Ecological’ Status in Irish Water Bodies, December 2012
Year: 2012
STRIVE Report 94 - Daniel Norton, Stephen Hynes, Edel Doherty, Cathal Buckley, Danny Campbell & Mavra Stithou