Latest Research reports
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 Sodium Dominance Index (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
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
Biogeography and Ecology of Irish Groundwater Fauna
EPA Research Programme - STRIVE Report 95, December 2012
Year: 2012
STRIVE Report 95 - Jörg Arnscheidt et al.
Evaluating the Influence of Groundwater Pressures on Groundwater-Dependent Wetlands
Sarah Kimberley and Catherine Coxon, December 2012
Year: 2012
Environmental Supporting Conditions for Groundwater-Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems
Management Strategies for the Protection of High Status Water Bodies
Year: 2012
STRIVE Report 99 - Bernadette Ní Chatháin et al.
National Adaptive Capacity Assessment
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 17, December 2012
Year: 2012
Climate Change Research Programme - CCRP Report 17
Biodiversity in Irish Plantation Forests (BioForest)
Year: 2012
Final Reports of the sub-projects of the BioForest project (ERTDI 2000-LS-3.1-M2) - S. Iremonger et al.
Effects of Species Loss and Nutrients on Biodiversity
Final Report for project 2007-FS-B-8-M5, July 2012
Year: 2012
This project examined the effects of anthropogenic increased nutrient loads on the diversity of coastal ecosystems and the effects of loss of species on ecosystem functioning.
Robust Adaptation to Climate Change in the Water Sector in Ireland
CCRP Report 16 - Julia Hall, Conor Murphy and John Sweeney, June 2012
Year: 2012
Adaptation is necessary to position Ireland to better cope with the impacts of climate change. This report develops a framework for supporting adaptation to climate change and a tool for assessing adaptation options.