Browsing Civil Engineering by Author "Clifford, Eoghan"
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Inactivation efficiency of Bacillus endospores via modified flow-through PUV treatment with comparison to conventional LPUV treatment
Fitzhenry, Kelly; Rowan, Neil; Val del Río, Ángeles; Cremillieux, A.; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2018-11-28)Water is a fragile resource, consequently there is a pressing need to develop sustainable environmental-friendly disinfection technologies. This constitutes the first study to compare efficacy of continuous low-pressure ... -
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 ... -
Interactive Water Services: The Waternomics Approach
Curry, Edward; Degeler, Viktoriya; Clifford, Eoghan; Coakley, Daniel (Elsevier, 2014)WATERNOMICS focuses on the development of ICT as an enabling technology to manage water as a resource, increase end - user conservation awareness and affect behavioral changes. Unique aspects of WATERNOMICS include ... -
Interactive water services: The WATERNOMICS approach
Clifford, Eoghan; Coakley, Daniel; Curry, Edward; Degeler, Viktoriya; Costa, Andrea; Messervey, Thomas Brian; van Andel, S. J.; van de Giesen, Nick; Kouronpetroglou, C.; Mink, Jan; Smit, Sander (Elsevier, 2014-12-17)WATERNOMICS focuses on the development of ICT as an enabling technology to manage water as a resource, increase end-user conservation awareness and affect behavioral changes. Unique aspects of WATERNOMICS include personalized ... -
Life cycle assessment of fish and seafood processed products – A review of methodologies and new challenges
Ruiz-Salmón, Israel; Laso, Jara; Margallo, María; Villanueva-Rey, Pedro; Rodríguez, Eduardo; Quinteiro, Paula; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Almeida, Cheila; Nunes, Maria Leonor; Marques, António,; Cortés, Antonio; Moreira, María Teresa; Feijoo, Gumersindo; Loubet, Philippe; Sonnemann, Guido; Morse, Andrew P.; Cooney, Ronan; Clifford, Eoghan; Regueiro, Leticia; Méndez, Diego; Anglada, Clémentine; Noirot, Christelle; Rowan, Neil; Vázquez-Rowe, Ian; Aldaco, Rubén (Elsevier, 2020-12-14)Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely applied in many different sectors, but the marine products and seafood segment have received relatively little attention in the past. In recent decades, global fish production ... -
Linked Water Data for Water Information Management
Curry, Edward; Degeler, Viktoriya; Clifford, Eoghan; Coakley, Daniel (2014)[no abstract available] -
Liquid phase optimisation in a horizontal flow biofilm reactor (HFBR) technology for the removal of methane at low temperatures
Kennelly, Colm; Gerrity, Seán; Collins, Gavin; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2014-01-03)Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas often emitted in low concentrations from waste sector activities. Biological oxidation techniques have the potential to offer effective methods for the remediation of such emissions. ... -
Liquid phase optimisation in a horizontal flow biofilm reactor (HFBR) technology for the removal of methane at low temperatures.
Kennelly, Colm; Gerrity, Seán; Collins, Gavin; Clifford, Eoghan (2013-03)In this study, methods of improving the methane oxidation performance of a biofilm technology, the horizontal flow biofilm reactor (HFBR), operated at low temperatures were investigated. Three pilot scale HFBRs were ... -
Microbiological characterisation and impact of suspended solids on pathogen removal from wastewaters in dairy processing factories
Fitzhenry, Kelly; Rowan, Neil; Finnegan, William; Zhan, Xinmin; Clifford, Eoghan (Cambridge University Press, 2018-08-29)In this Research Communication we investigate the microbiological profile of 12 dairy wastewater streams from three contrasting Irish dairy processing factories to determine whether faecal indicators/pathogens were present ... -
Multiphase numerical modelling of hydraulic structures with rapidly rotating flows: Stormwater vortex hydrodynamic separator
Mullligan, Sean; McDermott, Dermot; Clifford, Eoghan (Conferences and Events at DigitalCommons@USU, 2018-05-15)Hydraulic structures exhibiting strongly rotating flows are widely applied in the field of urban and wastewater hydraulics. Given demographic, urban development and climate change challenge, such infrastructure will require ... -
National Centre for Water and Wastewater Research and Demonstration
Clifford, Eoghan; O'Reilly, Edmond; Rodgers, Michael; O'Donoghue, Padraic (EPA: STRIVE Report 78, 2010)Decentralised wastewater treatment systems for small towns (200 2,000 PE) often have different design requirements to those of systems for larger conurbations even though the treatment process technologies may be similar. ... -
A novel image processing-based system for turbidity measurement in domestic and industrial wastewater
Mullins, Darragh; Coburn, Derek; Hannon, Louise; Jones, Edward; Clifford, Eoghan; Glavin, Martin (IWA Publishing, 2018-01-19)Wastewater treatment facilities are continually challenged to meet both environmental regulations and reduce running costs (particularly energy and staffing costs). Improving the efficiency of operational monitoring at ... -
Novel use of peatlands as future locations for the sustainable intensification of freshwater aquaculture production - A case study from the Republic of Ireland
O'Neill, Emer A.; Stejskal, Vlastimil; Clifford, Eoghan; Rowan, Neil J. (Elsevier, 2019-12-10)There has been an increasing interest in enhancing freshwater aquaculture processes without hindering the progress of the Water Framework Directive. This constitutes the first study to describe a new concept in integrated ... -
Numerical simulation and assessment of the effects of inlet configuration on the flushing time of a potable water service reservoir
O'Neill, Colin J.; Nash, Stephen; Clifford, Eoghan; Mullligan, Sean (Conferences and Events at DigitalCommons@USU, 2018-05-15)Service reservoirs provide the dual function of balancing supply with demand and providing adequate pressure in the water supply network by maintaining sufficient pressure head. In a potable water service reservoir, the ... -
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 ... -
Packaging environmental impact on seafood supply chains: A review of life cycle assessment studies
Almeida, Cheila; Loubet, Philippe; da Costa, Tamíris Pacheco; Quinteiro, Paula; Laso, Jara; Baptista de Sousa, David; Cooney, Ronan; Sinead, Mellett; Guido, Sonnemann; José Rodríguez, Carlos; Rowan, Neil; Clifford, Eoghan; Ruiz-Salmón, Israel; Margallo, María; Aldaco, Rubén; Nunes, Maria Leonor; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Marques, António (Wiley, 2021-08-24)Packaging is fundamental for food preservation and transportation but generates an environmental burden from its production and end-of-life management. This review evaluates packaging contribution to the environmental ... -
Partnering for success: a students’ union-academic collaborative approach to supplemental instruction
Scriver, Stacey; Walsh Olesen, Amber; Clifford, Eoghan (Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2021-03-16)This paper examines the successes and challenges of a Supplemental Instruction/Peer Assisted Learning (SI/PAL) scheme at an Irish Higher Education Institute that was the outcome of a co-working approach between academic ... -
Performance and surface clogging in intermittently loaded and slow sand filters containing novel media
Grace, Maeve A.; Healy, Mark G.; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2016-05-20)Slow sand filers are commonly used in water purification processes. However, with the emergence of new contaminants and concern over removing precursors to disinfection by-products, as well as traditional contaminants, ... -
Performance of novel media in stratified filters to remove organic carbon from lake water
Grace, Maebh A.; Clifford, Eoghan; Healy, Mark G. (IWA Publishing, 2016-08-15)Disinfection by-products (DBPs) are an ever-increasing occurrence in water networks, particularly those which abstract water from peatland areas. Although much research has been carried out to discover novel methods to ... -
The potential for the use of waste products from a variety of sectors in water treatment processes.
Grace, Maebh A.; Clifford, Eoghan; Healy, Mark G. (Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2016-07-21)This review examines the utilisation of waste products from three sectors (industry, agriculture, and construction and demolition) in filters for the removal of contaminants from water. Sand is commonly used in drinking ...