Browsing University of Galway Theses by Author "Healy, Mark"
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Biodiversity and performance of constructed wetlands; a comparison with natural wetlands
Mulkeen, Collette Jane (NUI Galway, 2018-07-03)Natural wetlands (NWs) are one of the most economically and ecologically important habitats on Earth, currently comprising about 6% of the world’s surface area. They provide many ecosystem services including the supply of ... -
Phosphorus and organic soils under grassland production: Assessment of phosphorus losses for a more sustainable agriculture
Gonzalez, Jose (NUI Galway, 2019-06-19)The intensification of agriculture in Ireland aims to increase the exports of dairy and beef products considerably in the coming years, which inevitably implies the expansion of grassland systems to areas that were ... -
Predicting the long-term performance of low-cost phosphorus-sorbing materials using small-scale adsorption column experiments
Callery, Oisín (2017-07-31)Anthropogenic phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) inputs to aquatic environments have rapidly increased in magnitude since the middle of the twentieth century, and nutrient pollution has become the primary threat to global ... -
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 ...