Linda HeereyTEAGASC - The Agriculture and Food Development Authority · Johnstown Castle Research Centre
Linda Heerey
BA, MA.
Post-doctoral researcher at Teagasc
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Introduction
I am currently working as a Post-doctoral researcher based in Johnstown Castle Research Centre, Teagasc. With a background in Geography (Undergraduate and Masters degree), I pursued a PhD on a catchment science topic, examining the pathways of microplastics from agricultural soils to freshwater. Now as a post-doctoral researcher I am involved with the SENSUS project, focusing on the export of a wider range of agriculturally sourced pollutants (N/C/P) and examining potential mitigation measures.
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September 2017 - September 2020
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The environmental fate of microplastics (MPs) added to agricultural soils remains poorly understood, particularly regarding their mobility in soils. Here we investigate the potential for MP export from soil to surface waters and groundwater in two agricultural settings with a 20-year history of biosolid treatment. A third site where biosolids had n...
As plastic production continues to increase, we are seeing significant quantities of microplastics (MPs), a contaminant of emerging concern, being recorded worldwide. This research project has identified key challenges and recommendations that target MP pollution, highlighting immediate measures that could manage MP debris at known sources. This wi...
The ubiquitous nature of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems may have serious implications for aquatic biota. While microplastic research in freshwater ecosystems is increasing, very few studies have assessed the physical presence of microplastics among top predators. The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), a top predator of aquatic ecosystems, is one of...
Microplastics are a pervasive pollutant of aquatic ecosystems and are reported to interact with a wide range of aquatic biota. The complexities of natural food webs means that the transfer and accumulation of microplastics is difficult to assess, and only a handful of studies have attempted to quantify trophic transfer in freshwater biota. Bioaccum...
Rivers play an important role in the overall transport of microplastic pollution (1 μm to 5 mm), with fluvial dynamics expected to influence biotic interactions, particularly for fish. So far, there have been few assessments of microplastics in freshwater salmonids. The prevalence (i.e. percentage occurrence) and burden (i.e. abundance per fish) of...
Microplastic (MP) polymers, 0.1 µm - 5 mm in size, are ubiquitous within aquatic environments. Due to their small size there is a risk that they may infiltrate and transfer within aquatic food webs. Though a limited number of laboratory studies can facilitate our understanding of species susceptibility, the lack of field data from freshwater enviro...
