I met Desmond Morris many times while studying in London and spending many happy hours at Regents Park Zoo. Always happy to encourage research involving us ‘limited’ undergraduates. Enjoyed all his books especially his insight into aggressive behaviour. www.bbc.com/news/article... #zoology
Just finished this wonderfully insightful novel by Caitriona Lallly. I have always enjoyed our modern Irish female poets, and Caitriona's book is a classic and must read. I have just ordered her new book Home Economics which is out in a few weeks. Can't wait. #Irishauthors #books
This administration is really at 'a four year low'
This man has caused so much suffering around the world. A child like leader who has destabilised the world and caused more damage than any other in the modern era.
Delighted that my latest book 'Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment' has been published by World Scientific. It explores the exciting new range of anaerobic processes that are transforming WWTPs into resource recovery centres. doi.org/10.1142/q0507
#wastewater #anaerobic #biogas #circulareconomy
I have really enjoyed reading this super new collection of poems from Victoria Melkovska. I really recommend it. I found it heartwarming and personal. A great new talent in Irish poetry. www.dedaluspress.com/authors/melk...
Humiliating senior military leaders in public is not a good idea.
Happy Birthday John
Fermentation
It is always best not to use new chemicals and materials without proper environmental/risk assessment. Constant add on technology is expensive and problematic. But as consumerism/population expand. waste and #wastewater management will always be trying to catch up, it won't always succeed.
EU fire data was updated this morning. Here's the total area burnt across the bloc this year so far. A record for this time of year. forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu/apps/effis.s...
Great to see the exciting new electrochemical oxidation technologies for #PFAS destruction being rolled out to enable new drinking water limits to be met. New systems for PFAS destruction in #biosolids also being tested with hydrothermal alkaline and plasma-based systems on the table. #wastewater
#nicetry The artist who added a TV aerial in the new stamp from An Post depicting Daniel O’Connell in Dublin in 1844 apparently "included some sort of visual signal to link to the very modern global range and impact of O’Connell". www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
#GreenRoofs are increasingly common in urban areas but given the current combination of heat and water shortages are they always safe? They also require significant structural support. Good for biodiversity not as good as painting a roof white for #emissions and cooling buildings at night
swallow perched on top of grey coloured twisted rubber car aerial. The cars are covered in cream covers to keep clean from droppings and they are all inside a traditional steel barn
A first for me. We have #swallows in all our outbuildings which is a bit of a problem as they are so messy...hence the cars are covered as they nest above them. This one has been perched on the car aerial for the past month and spends hours watching other swallows in action #birds #conservation
Amazing to see this seismic wave thanks to @earthscope.org
#environment
Daniel Coyle (IRL) riding Legacy
Large erect pink flowers 8 inches in diameter on a large circular cactus alongside a wood pile surround with old plant pots and leaves from tomato plant
large pink cactus flower
Forgot that I had left this old Easter Cactus in the Polytunnel until it decided to remind me!
picture of 1.8 metre high hogweed set against a very green vegetative background with long thick stalks supporting umbrella like heads of small white flowers and large frond like leaves
Each year I have to cut down the hogweed at the bottom of my percolation area where I have a small willow stand. It's a lovely plant but so invasive producing massive seed heads. Creating a range of habitats requires a lot of management #gardening #conservation #nature
Lovely Holly Blue #butterfly just outside my office.
With the closure of banks, An Post has become the major lifeline for rural communities in #Ireland and must be fully supported by the government without further cutbacks in services. They are the most reliable and sustainable delivery service, providing vital community door to door support. #anpost
Absolutely @minibubbly.bsky.social. Wastewater surveillance offers us unprecedented opportunities to improve community health and control disease outbreaks, focussing action where needed and allowing more precise predictive and risk management. #wastewater #measles #pathogens
A chart showing superbug infections in Ireland.
A chart showing Covid wastewater levels in Ireland over time.
The Covid wastewater chart overlaid on the superbug chart.
3 charts below:
1. Antibiotic-resistant "Superbug" cases in Ireland.
2. Covid wastewater levels in Ireland.
3. The charts overlaid & roughly synced for the same time period.
The pattern appears to show a connection between the peaks of Covid and peaks of superbug infections.
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Influenza A and B were reliably detected in wastewater, closely aligning with clinical trends📈. Novel methods to define flu seasons using wastewater data show promise for complementary community-level disease surveillance👩🔬. #PublicHealth #WastewaterSurveillance #Luxembourg
This is very disconcerting when at last we can check the health of the population with a real chance of minimising disease outbreaks which is good for health and the economy. Also the other data we can get, including level of drug use etc., is invaluable in prioritising help at community level
What an amazing WWTP. Thanks for sharing #wastewater #environment
Claire is quite right. It is far more sensible to prioritize the control methane emissions over CO2 emissions. #climateaction
One planet, one ocean, one atmosphere. We need to do the very best we can in the #wastewater industry to minimise what we discharge, especially when it comes to antibiotic resistant bacteria. So come on guys, let's make our effluents the very best we can.
