Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "E. coli"
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Energy recovery and pathogen inactivation with dry co-digestion of food waste and pig manure
(NUI Galway, 2019-03-14)Anaerobic digestion is one of the best available technologies for food waste (FW) and pig manure (PM) management by producing methane-rich biogas. However, mono digestion of FW or PM is easily inhibited by high volatile ... -
Investigation of faecal pollution sources and bacterial transfer hydrodynamics in rural catchments
(2015-03-13)Faecal bacteria from point and diffuse source pollution can impact water which poses a serious public health and environmental threat. Faecal pollution contains nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen and when in excess ... -
Microbial ecology of E.coli removal mechanisms and drinking water production in slow sand filters exposed to emerging contaminants
(NUI Galway, 2019-04-19)Slow sand filters (SSFs) are a water treatment technology which can produce high quality water through a combination of physical and the activity of their microbial community. SSFs are easy to operate and have and low ...