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Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo Esai Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai Institute of Technology, Sligo April 8th to 10th 2015 www.environ2015.org The 25th Environmental Researchers’ Colloquium (ENVIRON 2015) a partnership between the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland and Institute of Technology, Sligo ISBN 978-1-907592-03-4 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai CONTENTS Welcome to ENVIRON 2015 2 ESAI Welcome to ENVIRON 2015 Delegates 4 Delegate Information 10 ENVIRON 2015 Programme Outline 13 Biographies: Questions & Answers, Plenary Session 15 Oral and Poster Presentation Schedule 23 Oral Presentation Abstracts 33 Poster Presentation Abstracts 149 ESAI Annual Review 2014 233 1 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai Welcome to ENVIRON 2015 Dear Delegate, The ENVIRON 2015 Organising Committee welcomes you to the 25th Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium (ENVIRON 2015) at the Institute of Technology, Sligo. The very first Environmental Colloquium was held here in January 1991 and we at IT Sligo are very proud to be Environ hosts for the fourth time on its silver anniversary. The ENVIRON colloquium is the largest annual gathering of environmental researchers in Ireland with over 280 researchers attending this year. The event continues to provide a wonderful platform for postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers to present their research to a wide audience. Since its establishment, one of the main strengths of the colloquium has been that it attracts delegates from a wide variety of disciplines providing a unique opportunity for specialist researchers to learn what is happening outside their own research area. During ENVIRON2015, there is a great opportunity to network with fellow researchers, and with industry, agencies and policy makers. This will inspire you to think ‘outside the box’, to explore global research trends and technologies in search of a cross disciplinary vision. In today’s research world there is an increasing emphasis to tackle societal challenges and impacts, in other words to look beyond our laboratory and field work, and by engaging with stakeholders, find sustainable solutions to real life issues. This is reflected in the theme of this 25th colloquium, ‘Environ 25: Sustainability and Opportunities for Change’. The colloquium theme addresses the need to review environmental change since 1991. These shifts will be reflected upon during the plenary session, by Dr Richard Thorn, emeritus President of IT Sligo and the very first Environ convenor. Although technologies and knowledge transfer systems have developed exponentially in the new millennium, the major challenges to global sustainability have also evolved. Is current Irish environmental research optimising research to deliver management and policy recommendations towards sustainability? The colloquium will investigate current sustainability actions while addressing opportunities for positive changes in engagement. The conference will begin on Wednesday April 8th with two workshops on: ‘Introduction of the use of R in Environmental Statistics’ (Dr Cóilín Minto, GMIT) and ‘Communications in Science’ (Dr Cara Augustenborg, Impact Research Management and Mr. David Dodd, DEHLG)). Environ 25 will open to the public on the evening of Wednesday April 8th with a question and answers style panel debate on the popular topic of 'Paying for our water: quality and quantity matter'. The panel will comprise Jerry Grant (Head of Asset Management, Irish Water), Fiona Regan (Director of DCU Water Institute), Michael Ewing (Environmental Pillar Co-ordinator) and Michael Fitzmaurice (Independent TD for Roscommon-South Leitrim). The colloquium will be formally opened on Thursday morning by Professor Vincent Cunnane, President of IT Sligo followed by four keynote speakers: Dr Richard Thorn (President Emeritus IT Sligo), Dr Micheál Ó Cinnéide (EPA Director), Marianne Kettunen (Senior Policy Analyst, Institute for European Environmental Policy) and Dr Brian Motherway (CEO, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland). Four concurrent sessions will follow lasting one and half days and spanning 15 topic areas. For the first time in the Environ series, we have sessions on Invasive Species, 2 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai Nanotechnology, Environmental Socioeconomics, and Sustainable Agriculture – these are cross-disciplinary research areas which were largely unknown or unexplored in the early years of Environ. In reviewing the abstracts for oral and poster sessions, we were amazed by the diversity of the research within all the sessions, which is a testament to the researchers, their supervisors and to the vision of the funding organisations. I hope you will find Environ stimulating for your own research and that you will also enjoy the various social activities you undertake in the beautiful surroundings of Sligo. Fáilte roimh go léir go Sligeach agus bain sult as ENVIRON 2015! Dr Frances Lucy, ENVIRON 2015 Colloquium Convenor, On behalf of the ENVIRON2015 Organising Committees 3 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai ESAI Welcome to ENVIRON 2015 Delegates On behalf of the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland (ESAI), the ESAI Council extends to you a warm welcome to the 25th Irish Environmental Researchers colloquium (ENVIRON) at Institute of Technology Sligo (IT Sligo). We are delighted that the ENVIRON Colloquium should be held in IT Sligo and is coming back to its first home on its significant silver jubilee. It also coincides with some significant recent developments in IT Sligo with the opening of the new Science building and the launch of the Centre for Environmental Research Innovation and Sustainability (CERIS). It is not surprising that there has been a record level of abstracts submitted to ENVIRON this year as it is a good reflection of the esteem in which the Department of Environmental Science at IT Sligo is held among environmental researchers across Ireland. We are also cognisant of the significant involvement of IT Sligo in the Connacht-Ulster Alliance and the ambition of a move towards Technological University status. ENVIRON provides a platform for researchers to present to a wide audience and also gives an opportunity to engage with the general public. Environmental news is now mainstream with topics such as climate change, waste management and water pricing featuring regularly on both social media and on traditional platforms. For the last number of years, the colloquium has been open to the public on the first evening of the event in the form of a Questions & Answers debate. This time, the Q&A is on the hot topic of water, the management of which is undergoing a significant transformational change at the moment. Another new outreach activity this year is the invitation to secondary school students to view the research posters. I would like to highlight some other initiatives that we have developed in ESAI for the benefit of our members. We are welcoming on board an ESAI Liaison in each college. We are also offering free membership to all undergraduates in relevant courses in each college. On the back page of this book, please read details of the ESAI Postgraduate Researcher of the Year competition and a new ESAI/EPA Workshop Support initiative. The ESAI wishes to sincerely thank Dr Frances Lucy (Director of CERIS) and the IT Sligo committee for hosting ENVIRON and for assembling a very comprehensive programme. We also wish to thank Ms Sinead Macken for providing excellent administrative support to the event as always. We look forward to meeting you over the course of the colloquium and hope you enjoy your visit to Sligo. Dr Tom Curran ESAI Chairperson The current ESAI Council Members are Dr Cara Augustenborg Dr Martina Prendergast Dr Frances Lucy Dr Paul Bolger Mr Kevin Ryan Dr David Bourke Ms Emer Cosgrove Ms Aoife Delaney Mr Alan Berry Mr Mark Nolan Ms Dorothy Stewart Dr Tom Curran Ms Elizabeth O Reilly Ms Rebecca Mooney 4 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai ENVIRON 2015 ORGANISING COMMITTEE Conference Convenor Dr Frances Lucy CERIS Director, Department of Environmental Science, IT Sligo Institute of Technology, Sligo Planning Committee Mr. Daniel Doherty Dr Mary Heneghan Mr. Declan Feeney Dr John Bartlett Dr Anne O’ Donohue Dr Billy Fitzgerald Dr Nicolas Touzet Dr Bill Crowe Dr Cian Taylor Ms Cait Coyle Ms Maria Keeney Ms Margaret Savage Dr Caroline Sullivan Dr Suresh Pillai Dr Tomás O’ Flaherty Dr Brian McCann Mr. David Doyle Ms Aideen Considine Dr Eoin Gillespie Mr Paul Hamilton Mr. Steve Tonry Ms Lil Rudden Dr James Moran Dr Michael Broaders Dr Ann-Marie Duddy Ms Edel Costello Mr. Ossian Geraghty Mr Guy Marsden Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland (ESAI) Ms Sinead Macken ESAI Administrator Dr Tom Curran ESAI Chairperson ESAI Council On the Ground Assistance at IT Sligo A special thank you to: IT Sligo Postgraduate Research Students and Environmental Science Undergraduate Students Estates at IT Sligo Ms Breege Fahy, School of Science IT Services at IT Sligo O’Hehirs’ Food Court Dr Monica Sullivan, Environmental Services Ireland 5 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai Thanks to ENVIRON 2015 Sponsors & Exhibitors Thanks to Environ 2015 Main Sponsors: Thanks to Environ 2015 Theme Sponsors: 6 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai Thanks to Environ 2015 General Sponsors: Thanks to Environ 2015 Stand Sponsors: 7 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai 8 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai Thanks to Environ 2015 Prize Sponsors: 9 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai Institute of Technology, Sligo April 8th to 10th 2015 www.environ2015.org DELEGATE INFORMATION 10 Environ 2015 Institute of Technology Sligo esai REGISTRATION The ENVIRON 2015 Registration Desk will be open at the following times Wednesday April 8th 1pm -8pm Thursday April 9th 8am- 6pm Friday April 10th 8.30am-1pm All enquiries regarding the colloquium (including meals, finance, accommodation and social events) can be made at the Registration Desk. Check the registration area for notices and updates about events. Follow @environ2015 on Twitter for #ENVIRON2015 updates DELEGATE BADGES Delegates are asked to wear their badges at all times during the colloquium.
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