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Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Education•Galway, Ireland•
About: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology is a education organization based out in Galway, Ireland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Blazar. The organization has 343 authors who have published 821 publications receiving 23772 citations. The organization is also known as: Institúid Teicneolaíochta na Gaillimhe-Maigh Eo.
Topics: Population, Blazar, Crab Nebula, BL Lac object, Microplastics
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TL;DR: A detailed kinetic mechanism has been developed to simulate the combustion of H2/O2 mixtures, over a wide range of temperatures, pressures, and equivalence ratios as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: A detailed kinetic mechanism has been developed to simulate the combustion of H2/O2 mixtures, over a wide range of temperatures, pressures, and equivalence ratios. Over the series of experiments numerically investigated, the temperature ranged from 298 to 2700 K, the pressure from 0.05 to 87 atm, and the equivalence ratios from 0.2 to 6.
Ignition delay times, flame speeds, and species composition data provide for a stringent test of the chemical kinetic mechanism, all of which are simulated in the current study with varying success. A sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine which reactions were dominating the H2/O2 system at particular conditions of pressure, temperature, and fuel/oxygen/diluent ratios. Overall, good agreement was observed between the model and the wide range of experiments simulated. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 36: 603–622, 2004
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TL;DR: This manuscript aims to reach a consensus on a definition for microplastics which can be useful for research, reporting and legislative purposes and considers physical and chemical defining properties.
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TL;DR: The first study of microplastic in Arctic waters, south and southwest of Svalbard, Norway is presented and concurrent observations of high zooplankton abundance suggest a high probability for marine biota to encounter microplastics and a potential for trophic interactions.
Abstract: Plastic, as a form of marine litter, is found in varying quantities and sizes around the globe from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Identifying patterns of microplastic distribution will benefit an understanding of the scale of their potential effect on the environment and organisms. As sea ice extent is reducing in the Arctic, heightened shipping and fishing activity may increase marine pollution in the area. Microplastics may enter the region following ocean transport and local input, although baseline contamination measurements are still required. Here we present the first study of microplastics in Arctic waters, south and southwest of Svalbard, Norway. Microplastics were found in surface (top 16 cm) and sub-surface (6 m depth) samples using two independent techniques. Origins and pathways bringing microplastic to the Arctic remain unclear. Particle composition (95% fibres) suggests they may either result from the breakdown of larger items (transported over large distances by prevailing currents, or derived from local vessel activity), or input in sewage and wastewater from coastal areas. Concurrent observations of high zooplankton abundance suggest a high probability for marine biota to encounter microplastics and a potential for trophic interactions. Further research is required to understand the effects of microplastic-biota interaction within this productive environment.
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TL;DR: The potential for sewage sludge treatment processes to affect the risk of MP pollution prior to land spreading is highlighted and may have implications for legislation governing the application of biosolids to agricultural land.
Abstract: Waste water treatment plants (WWTPs) are receptors for the cumulative loading of microplastics (MPs) derived from industry, landfill, domestic wastewater and stormwater. The partitioning of MPs through the settlement processes of wastewater treatment results in the majority becoming entrained in the sewage sludge. This study characterized MPs in sludge samples from seven WWTPs in Ireland which use anaerobic digestion (AD), thermal drying (TD), or lime stabilization (LS) treatment processes. Abundances ranged from 4196 to 15 385 particles kg–1 (dry weight). Results of a general linear mixed model (GLMM) showed significantly higher abundances of MPs in smaller size classes in the LS samples, suggesting that the treatment process of LS shears MP particles. In contrast, lower abundances of MPs found in the AD samples suggests that this process may reduce MP abundances. Surface morphologies examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed characteristics of melting and blistering of TD MPs and shreddin...
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TL;DR: This is the first report to demonstrate the ubiquitous nature of microplastic pollution in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and to present a potential method for standardised monitoring of microPlastic pollution.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Henry J. Curran | 80 | 283 | 22831 |
Richard J. FitzGerald | 68 | 352 | 15667 |
P. Moriarty | 65 | 285 | 13644 |
Ellen P. McCarthy | 60 | 166 | 12678 |
V. A. Acciari | 44 | 58 | 4704 |
Martin G. Wilkinson | 39 | 111 | 4264 |
Francesco Noci | 34 | 49 | 3248 |
Simon Berrow | 27 | 117 | 2568 |
Brian Quinn | 26 | 46 | 3084 |
Amy Lusher | 26 | 66 | 5450 |
Mark N. Quinn | 25 | 71 | 1915 |
Ian O'Connor | 23 | 75 | 3127 |
Valerie Eveloy | 22 | 81 | 1453 |
Gerard O'cuinn | 22 | 56 | 1734 |
Lisa Ryan | 20 | 80 | 1462 |