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Publications

Below is a list of selected conference and journal publications since the foundation of the MESA group in early 2019.

Conference Presentations

Year Citation
2022     O'Callaghan, I., Fitzpatrick, D. and T. Sullivan. "Improving freshwater contaminant quantification by drawing upon intrinsic bioaccumulative properties." Environ 2022, Belfast, United Kingdom (2022). 
Nzekwe, C. A., Chapman, D. and T. Sullivan. "Metal Bioaccumulation through Water and Feeds in Nigerian Fish." Environ 2022, Belfast, United Kingdom (2022). 
O'Callaghan, I., Fitzpatrick, D. and T. Sullivan. "Intrinsic properties of metallic contaminants govern bioaccumulation behaviour." SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark (2022). 
O'Callaghan, I.; Fitzpatrick, D., and T. Sullivan. "A metric for the relative accumulation of metals in benthic fauna." IFSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, Ireland (2022).
2021 O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "Uncharted waters: UV filters in the freshwater environment." ENVIRON 2021, Online (2021). 
Binner, H.; Sullivan, T. and M. E. McNamara. "Systematic review of metal contamination in European soils: progress and future directions." ENVIRON 2021, Online (2021). 
Cowhig, K., Sullivan, T., and S. Harrison. "Lake-dwelling pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) - A unique Irish phenomenon?" ENVIRON 2021, Online (2021). 
Binner, H.; Sullivan, T. and M. E. McNamara. "Metal contamination of urban soils in Cork, Ireland." EGU 2021, Online (2021).
Cowhig, K., Sullivan, T., and S. Harrison. "Lake dwelling pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera L.) - A unique Irish Phenomenon?" IFSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Online (2021). [Details
McSorley, B., Sullivan, T., and S. Harrison. "The Citizen Science Stream Index - a novel, simple, biomonitoring protocol for non-experts." IFSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Online (2021). [Details
O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "Destroyed, not defeated: Ireland's legacy of aquatic pollution." IFSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Online (2021). [Details
2020 Sullivan, T.; Binner, H.; Kamali, N., and M. Harding. "Characteristics of wastewater associated with dental practice." ENVIRON 2020, Online (2020). 
O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "Modelling the effect of moulting on metallic pollutant accumulation in freshwater macroinvertebrates." ENVIRON 2020, Online (2020). 
Binner, H.; Sullivan, T. and M. E. McNamara. "The impact of organic matter on heavy meta bioavailability in urban soils: experimental and field-based approaches." GSI Geoscience 2020, Online (2020).
Binner, H.; Sullivan, T.; Hayes, M. and M. Harding. "Characterisation of dental wastewaters associated with the use of mercury-free materials." SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, Online (2020).
O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "Trace metal bioaccumulation in freshwater macroinvertebrates: a comparative approach of lab and field studies." SETAC Europe 30th Annual Meeting, Online (2020).
Binner, H.; Sullivan, T. and M. E. McNamara. "The impact of organic matter on heavy meta bioavailability in urban soils: experimental and field-based approaches." Irish Geological Research Meeting (IGRM) 2020, Athlone, Ireland (2020).
2019 Sullivan, T. "Taking the rough with the smooth: controlling surface topography as an antifouling strategy– recent progress and new insights?" (Invited Speaker) 4th ANZPAC Workshop for Biofouling Management and Sustainable Shipping/1st GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling R&D Forum and Exhibition on Biofouling Management, Melbourne, Australia (2019). [Details] [News Item]
Binner, H.; Sullivan, T.; Kamali, N.; Hayes, M. and M. Harding. "Assessment of the potential environmental impacts arising from mercury-free dental restorative materials."  International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Annual Meeting, Cork, Ireland (2019).
O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "On the micro-structural features of a pollution-tolerant freshwater isopod, Asellus aquaticus." ESA Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, USA (2019).
O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "The effects of surfactants on the microbial biofilm associated with the benthic isopod Asellus aquaticus." 17th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, Thessaloniki, Greece (2019).
O'Callaghan, I.; Harrison, S. S. C.; Fitzpatrick, D. and T. Sullivan. "The benthic isopod Asellus aquaticus as a model biomonitor for metallic nanoparticle pollution in freshwater systems." SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland (2019).
O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "Asellus aquaticus as a potential biomonitor of trace metal pollution in freshwaters." ENVIRON 2019, Carlow, Ireland (2019).
Quinlivan, L.; Chapman, D. and T. Sullivan. "Science of the future? - Does citizen science provide a means of monitoring water quality for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?" ENVIRON 2019, Carlow, Ireland (2019).
Binner, H.; Kamali, N.; Harding, M. and T. Sullivan"Assessment of the potential environmental impacts arising from mercury-free dental restorative materials." ENVIRON 2019, Carlow, Ireland (2019).
2018 Binner, H.; Kamali, N.; Harding, M. and Sullivan, T"Assessment of the environmental and health impacts arising from mercury-free dental restorative materials." Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Health Service Executive (HSE) “Knowledge and Data" Conference, Dublin, Ireland (2018).
2017 O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "The potential of Asellus aquaticus as a biomonitor of heavy metal pollution in freshwater environments." Analytical Arena, Maynooth, Ireland (2017). [Details]

 

Journal Publications

Year Citation
2022 Chapman, D. V., and T. Sullivan. "The role of water quality monitoring in the sustainable use of ambient waters." One Earth 5(2): 132-137 (2022). [DOI]
O'Callaghan, I.; Fitzpatrick, D., and T. Sullivan. "Thiophilicity is a determinant of bioaccumulation in benthic fauna." Environmental Pollution 294 (2022). [DOI]
2021 Binner, H.; Kamali, N.; Harding, M., and T. Sullivan. "Characteristics of wastewater originating from dental practices using predominantly mercury-free dental materials." Science of the Total Environment, 152632 (2021). [DOI]
2020 Sullivan, T., and I. O'Callaghan. "Recent advances in biomimetic antifouling materials: A review." Biomimetics 5.4 (2020): 58. [DOI]
O'Callaghan, I., and T. Sullivan. "Shedding the load: moulting as a cause of variability in whole-body metal concentrations." Journal of Crustacean Biology forthcoming. [DOI]
Quinlivan, L.; Chapman, D. V., and T. Sullivan. "Applying citizen science to monitor for the Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 6.3. 2: a review." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192.4 (2020): 1-11. [DOI]
Quinlivan, L.; Chapman, D. and T. Sullivan. "Validating citizen science monitoring of ambient water quality for the United Nations sustainable development goals" Science of the Total Environment 699 (2020): 134255. [DOI]
2019 Kommeren, S.; Guerin, A. J.; Dale, M. L.; Ferguson, J.; Lyall, G.; Reynolds, K. J.; Clare, A. S.; Bastiaansen, C. W. M., and T. Sullivan. "Antifouling and Fouling-Release Performance of Photo-Embossed Fluorogel Elastomers." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 7 (2019): 419. [DOI]
O'Callaghan, I.; Harrison, S. S. C.; Fitzpatrick, D. and T. Sullivan. "The freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus as a model biomonitor of environmental pollution: A review" Chemosphere 235 (2019): 498-509. [DOI]
Harrison, S. S. C.; McAree, C.; Mulville, W. and T. Sullivan. "The problem of agricultural ‘diffuse’ pollution: Getting to the point" Science of the Total Environment 667 (2019): 700-717. [DOI]
Sullivan, T"Cell Shape and Surface Colonisation in the Diatom Genus Cocconeis—An Opportunity to Explore Bio-Inspired Shape Packing" Biomimetics 4.2 (2019). [DOI]

 

Other Publications

Year Citation
2022 Sullivan, T., and I. O'Callaghan"Understanding the Source, Behaviour and Fate of Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environments." in Influence of Microplastics on Environmental and Human Health: Key Considerations and Future Perspectives (Ed. Y. Lang), CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, USA (2022).
2020 Power, B.; O'Connor, E.; Eakins, J.; McInerney, C.; Hellebust, S. and T. Sullivan. "Environmental Outcomes From Licence Enforcement Activity (2017-SE-MS-10)" EPA Research Report (2020). [Link]

 

Materials & Environmental Science Applications

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School of BEES, University College Cork, Cork Enterprise Centre, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, T23 TK30

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