Browsing Civil Engineering (Scholarly Articles) by Author "McGinley, John"
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An assessment of potential pesticide transmission, considering the combined impact of soil texture and pesticide properties: A meta-analysis
McGinley, John; Harmon O’Driscoll, Jenny; Healy, Mark G.; Ryan, Paraic C.; Mellander, Per Eric; Morrison, Liam; Callery, Oisin; Siggins, Alma (Wiley, 2022-02-22)Pesticides are widely employed as a cost-effective means of reducing the impacts of undesirable plants and animals. The aim of this paper is to develop a risk ranking of transmission of key pesticides through soil to ... -
Field assessment of coconut-based activated carbon systems for the treatment of herbicide contamination
McGinley, John; Healy, Mark G.; Scannell, Shane; Ryan, Paraic C.; Harmon O'Driscoll, Jenny; Mellander, Per-Erik; Morrison, Liam; Siggins, Alma (Elsevier, 2023-12-03)Once released into the environment, herbicides can move through soil or surface water to streams and groundwater. Filters containing adsorbent media placed in fields may be an effective solution to herbicide loss in the ...