Institute of Technology, Carlow
Centre of Research & Enterprise in Bio Environmental Technologies - EnviroCORE
Dr. David Dowling
| Name of Institution: | Institute of Technology, Carlow |
| Discipline/Department: | Centre of Research & Enterprise in Bio Environmental Technologies |
| Research Centre: | EnviroCORE |
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| Climate Change Research Interests: | Phytotechnologies for waste treatment; Biomass production and plant biotransformation; environmental bio-indicators/ biosensors; Environmental modelling and risk assessment |
Dr. David Dowling
059 9175507 |
| Indicative Climate Change Projects/Research: | - Environmental Biotechnology: Development of integrated biological tools for the treatment of toxic pollutants in soil and water.
- The role of energy crops in energy supply, effluent disposal and soil remediation. - The use of nematodes for bio-remediation/ cleaning up of environmental contamination. - Survival of pathogens in wastewater treatment systems:development of mathematical models and risk assessment. |
Dr. David Dowling
059 9175507 |
| Actual/Potential Climate Justice Research Categories: | Actual | Potential |
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| Human, Societal and Developmental Climate Change Research | ||
| Adaptation to the impacts of Climate Change |
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| Equitable Low Carbon Development |
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| Knowledge Transfer |
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Technology Transfer |
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Policy Development | Capacity Building | Other (e.g. collaboration) |
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This page was last updated 28 July 2011