Browsing by Author "EPA"
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Assessment of the impact of forestry on peatlands on the environment
Finnegan, Joanne (2012-12-19)Ireland's forest cover stands at approximately 10 %, or 700,000 ha, of the total surface area of the island and it is estimated that almost 60 % of this forestry is on peat. Forestry on peatland throughout the world is now ... -
Curbing The Consumption of Distance? A practice-theoretical investigation of an employer-based mobility management initiative to promote more sustainable commuting
Heisserer, Barbara (2013-01-15)A central feature of modern life is the desire and the need to be mobile. The increasing availability of cars during the twentieth century facilitated the rise in individualised, motorised travel in many countries, including ... -
EC-Earth global climate simulations: Ireland’s contributions to CMIP6
Nolan, Paul; McKinstry, Alastair (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2020)The global climate simulations described in this report constitute Ireland s contribution to the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) (phase 6) (CMIP6) and will be included for assessment in the United Nations ... -
Ecophysiological studies of selected macro- and microalgae: production of organic compounds and climate change interactions
Zacharias, Merry (2012-03-29)This study focused on algal ecophysiological and chemical responses of marine algae to environmental impacts, in particular, light including UV radiation, temperature and nutrients. Marine algae influence climate by affecting ... -
Harvesting effects on biomass and nutrient retention in phragmites australis in a free-water surface constructed wetland in western Ireland
Healy, Mark G.; Newell, J.; Rodgers, M. (The Royal Irish Academy, 2008-06-26)The aim of this study was to examine the seasonal variation in biomass, total nitrogen (Tot-N) and total phosphorus (Tot-P) content of Phragmites australis in a 3-cell free-water surface (FWS) constructed wetland in western ... -
High-resolution gridded datasets of hydro-climate indices for Ireland
Werner, Christopher; Nolan, Paul; Naughton, Owen (Environmental Protection Agency, 2019-01)This report describes the application of numerical weather prediction (NWP) simulations to develop high-quality, long-term, gridded climate datasets of hydro-climate variables for Ireland, covering the period 1981 2016. ... -
Regional Scale Modelling of Boundary Layer Ozone and Influences of Climate Change
Coleman, Mary (2013-02-20)Ozone is a major air quality parameter, a key player in atmospheric chemistry and instrumental in greenhouse gas forcing. Consequently, the subject of ozone pollution warrants significant consideration in the construction ... -
Research 339: High-resolution climate projections for Ireland – A multi-model ensemble approach
Nolan, Paul; Flanagan, Jason (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2020)The method of regional climate modelling was employed to assess the impacts of a warming climate on the 21st-century climate of Ireland. The regional climate model (RCM) simulations were run at high spatial resolution (3.8 ... -
Towards sustainability: Household consumption and lifestyles in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Lavelle, Mary Josephine (2014-09-16)Increasing levels of global household consumption, particularly in developed countries, represent a significant sustainability problem. Although emissions across certain sectors - most notably transport and construction - ...