Browsing by Author "Doherty, Edelle"
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Design and implementation of a performance assessment methodology cognisant of data accuracy for Irish wastewater treatment plants
Doherty, Edelle; McNamara, Greg; Fitzsimons, Lorna; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2017-07-12)Without intervention, wastewater treatment plants will become more resource intensive as they strive to meet environmental regulations. This challenge is set against the backdrop, in many countries, of an emphasis on cost ... -
Development of new benchmarking systems for wastewater treatment facilities
Doherty, Edelle (2017-06-30)In the European Union, the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) of 1991 sets out the requirements for the collection, treatment and discharge of wastewater, to protect the environment from the adverse effects of ... -
Increasing resource efficiency in wastewater treatment plants: EPA Research Report 168
Fitzsimons, Lorna; Clifford, Eoghan; McNamara, Greg; Doherty, Edelle; Phelan, Thomas; Horrigan, Matthew; Delauré, Yann; Corcoran, Brian (Environmental Protection Agency, 2016-03)The focus of this project was the resource efficiency of Irish wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The perspective of the report is both operational (economic) and environmental. Wastewater treatment is a resource-intensive ... -
Life cycle assessment of waste water treatment plants in ireland
Mcnamara, Greg; Fitzsimons, Lorna; Horrigan, Matthew; Phelan, Thomas; Delaure, Yan; Corcoran, Brian; Doherty, Edelle; Clifford, Eoghan (International Centre for Sustainable Development of Water, 2016-09-01)The Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC introduced a series of measures for the purpose of protecting the environment from the adverse effects of effluent discharge from wastewater treatment plants. There are ... -
Optimal design and operation of small-scale wastewater treatment plants: The Irish case: EPA Research Report 255
Fitzsimons, Lorna; McNamara, Greg; Doherty, Edelle; Clifford, Eoghan (Environmental Protection Agency, 2018-08)There are many variables which must be considered when designing and operating a wastewater treatment system. The key objectives of this research were to develop software tools to assist in the selection and management of ...