Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Fenton, Owen"
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Assessment of materials used in land drainage systems
Byrne, Ian Richard (NUI Galway, 2023-08-15)Agricultural land drainage is one of a number of critical components to sustaining food production on poorly drained mineral soils. The key to efficient and consistent drainage system performance is an appropriate type and ... -
The impact of chemically amended pig slurry on surface runoff, leachate and greenhouse gasses.
O' Flynn, Cornelius J. (2013-08-27)In Ireland, the pig industry is concentrated in a small number of counties. Pig farms typically have a high stocking rate. Therefore, the disposal of slurry in a cost-effective and environmentally-responsible way is a ... -
Optimizing dairy farmyard infrastructure for the management and treatment of dairy soiled water
Abdalla Mohamed, Ahmed Yousif (NUI Galway, 2023-01-20)Dairy farms produce dairy soiled water (DSW) during the milking process, which consists of a mixture of water, cow faeces, urine, milk, detergents, and sediment. Land spreading is the most common disposal method for ... -
Potential and optimisation of agriculture-based anaerobic digestion for environmental mitigation of agriculture-associated pollution
Nolan, Stephen (NUI Galway, 2020-12-10)The current work has taken a holistic approach to understanding the potential for mitigation of pollution from agriculture using anaerobic digestion (AD), with a particular focus on reduction of pathogen load to the ... -
Sustainable treatment technologies using mixed waste media to mitigate agricultural contaminants in land drainage
Asghari Ezzati, Golnaz (NUI Galway, 2020-01-30)Intensification of agriculture in the European Union has resulted in nutrient losses from farms, which have contributed to a deterioration in water quality. As soil in drainage water ditch networks has limited capacity to ...