Water quality, sanitation and health
Theme Leader: Prof. Martin Cormican
Tel: 353 91 524222
email:
martin.cormican
hse.ie
The flow of water into, through and out of our bodies is indispensable to life. As it flows it can carry along with it chemicals and organisms that have a profound impact, both positive and negative on our health. Much of the health gain of human populations in the twentieth century was achieved by improved management of sanitation and water supply. Ireland has a relatively abundant supply of fresh water and standards of sanitation and access to potable water are generally good however there is room for improvement both in terms of protection of water sources from contamination and in ensuring safe drinking water for all, particularly in rural areas. Worldwide “2.5 billion people remain without improved sanitation facilities, 900 million people still rely on unimproved drinking-water supplies” and that “diarrhoeal disease is the third leading cause of death from infectious diseases”. NUI Galway has attracted significant funding for research in the area of water quality and health and has significant capacity to continue to contribute to this area in the future.
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Dr. Eoghan Clifford
Civil Engineering
Phone: (091) 492219; Email: eoghan.cliffordnuigalway.ie
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Dr. Clifford has been involved in the development of a number of water and waste treatment technologies. His research focus is on the development and validation of new environmental and energy efficient technologies for water treatment, wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, and odour & gas treatment.
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Professor Martin Cormican
Bacteriology and Priority Research Area Leader of the Ryan Institute
Phone: (091) 524146; Email: martin.cormicanhse.ie
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Prof. Cormican is Director of the CHE and leader of the
Environment and Health priority thematic area of the Ryan Institute. He is a Professor of Bacteriology, Clinical Vice-Dean of NUI Galway’s Medical School, and also works as a Consultant Microbiologist with University College Hospital, Galway. His research interests in the area of Environment and Health are diverse, with a focus on food and water borne pathogens, and antimicrobial resistance.
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Dr. Dearbhaile Morris
Bacteriology
Phone: (091) 494692; Email: dearbhaile.morrisnuigalway.ie
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Dr. Brian Quinn
Irish Centre for Environmental Toxicology, GMIT and adjunct lecturer, Ryan Institute, NUI Galway
Phone: (091) 742515; Email: brian.quinngmit.ie
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Dr. Quinn is an environmental toxicologist and ecotoxicologist with a broad interest in marine and freshwater environments and a long standing passion for marine ecology. Extensive research in the interaction between aquatic animals and environmental stressors, including work carried out in the areas of endocrine disruption, invertebrate tissue culture, bioassay development, freshwater & marine ecology, environmental chemistry, biomarker development and environmental diagnostics. Currently Principle Investigator and Director of ICET.
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Dr. Cindy Smith
Microbiology
Phone: (091) 493832; Email: cindy.smithnuigalway.ie
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Dr. Smith's research interests are focused on accessing microbial community structure and function in the environment using molecular approaches. Research themes include:
Marine microbial diversity and ecology.
Biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen in temperate and tropical coastal zones.
Microbial associations with marine fish and in aquaculture
Environmental microbiology of water distribution systems |
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Dr. Xinmin Zhan
Civil Engineering
Phone: (091) 495239; Email: xinmin.zhannuigalway.ie
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Dr. Zhan's main research areas include: water and wastewater treatment; waste management; environmental biofilm technology; GHG emissions in wastewater and water treatment industries; biofuels (biogas, biodiesel and bioethanol); environmentally sound nano materials.
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