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Real Learning

	Year	Publication
	(2005)	'Anaerobic biological treatment of phenolic wastewater at 15-18°C' Collins, G., Foy, C., McHugh, S., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V. (2005) 'Anaerobic biological treatment of phenolic wastewater at 15-18°C'. Water Research, [Details]
	(2005)	'16 Biofilm reactor technology for low temperature anaerobic waste treatment: Microbiology and process characteristics' McHugh, S., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V. (2005) '16 Biofilm reactor technology for low temperature anaerobic waste treatment: Microbiology and process characteristics'. Water Science And Technology, [Details]
	(2006)	'Application and biomolecular monitoring of psychrophilic anaerobic digestion' Collins G., Connaughton S., Enright AM., Scully C., Mahony T and O'Flaherty V. (2006) 'Application and biomolecular monitoring of psychrophilic anaerobic digestion'. Water Science And Technology, 54 (2):41-47 [DOI] [Details]
	(2006)	'The microbiology and biochemistry of anaerobic bioreactors with relevance to domestic sewage treatment' O'Flaherty, V., Collins, G., Mahony, T. (2006) 'The microbiology and biochemistry of anaerobic bioreactors with relevance to domestic sewage treatment'. Reviews In Environmental Science And Bio/Technology, [Details]
	(2007)	'Determination and localization of in situ substrate uptake by anaerobic wastewater treatment granular biofilms' Collins, G; Mahony, T; Enright, AM; Gieseke, A; de Beer, D; O'Flaherty, V (2007) 'Determination and localization of in situ substrate uptake by anaerobic wastewater treatment granular biofilms'. Water Science And Technology, 55 (8-9):369-376 [Details]
	(2009)	'Long-term (1243 days), low-temperature (4-15 °C), anaerobic biotreatment of acidified wastewaters: Bioprocess performance and physiological characteristics' McKeown, R.M., Scully, C., Mahony, T., Collins, G., O'Flaherty, V. (2009) 'Long-term (1243 days), low-temperature (4-15 °C), anaerobic biotreatment of acidified wastewaters: Bioprocess performance and physiological characteristics'. Water Research, [Details]
	(2009)	'Cultivation of low-temperature (15°C), anaerobic, wastewater treatment granules' O'Reilly, J., Chinalia, F.A., Mahony, T., Collins, G., Wu, J., O'Flaherty, V. (2009) 'Cultivation of low-temperature (15°C), anaerobic, wastewater treatment granules'. Letters In Applied Microbiology, [Details]
	(2010)	'Microbial community dynamics associated with biomass granulation in low-temperature (15 °C) anaerobic wastewater treatment bioreactors' O'Reilly, J., Lee, C., Chinalia, F., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V. (2010) 'Microbial community dynamics associated with biomass granulation in low-temperature (15 °C) anaerobic wastewater treatment bioreactors'. Bioresource Technology, [Details]
	(2011)	'McKeown, R.M., Hughes, D., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V' McKeown, R.M., Hughes, D., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V. (2011) 'McKeown, R.M., Hughes, D., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V'. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, [Details]

Year

Publication

(2005)

'Anaerobic biological treatment of phenolic wastewater at 15-18°C'
Collins, G., Foy, C., McHugh, S., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V. (2005) 'Anaerobic biological treatment of phenolic wastewater at 15-18°C'. Water Research, [Details]

(2005)

'16 Biofilm reactor technology for low temperature anaerobic waste treatment: Microbiology and process characteristics'
McHugh, S., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V. (2005) '16 Biofilm reactor technology for low temperature anaerobic waste treatment: Microbiology and process characteristics'. Water Science And Technology, [Details]

(2006)

'Application and biomolecular monitoring of psychrophilic anaerobic digestion'
Collins G., Connaughton S., Enright AM., Scully C., Mahony T and O'Flaherty V. (2006) 'Application and biomolecular monitoring of psychrophilic anaerobic digestion'. Water Science And Technology, 54 (2):41-47 [DOI] [Details]

(2006)

'The microbiology and biochemistry of anaerobic bioreactors with relevance to domestic sewage treatment'
O'Flaherty, V., Collins, G., Mahony, T. (2006) 'The microbiology and biochemistry of anaerobic bioreactors with relevance to domestic sewage treatment'. Reviews In Environmental Science And Bio/Technology, [Details]

(2007)

'Determination and localization of in situ substrate uptake by anaerobic wastewater treatment granular biofilms'
Collins, G; Mahony, T; Enright, AM; Gieseke, A; de Beer, D; O'Flaherty, V (2007) 'Determination and localization of in situ substrate uptake by anaerobic wastewater treatment granular biofilms'. Water Science And Technology, 55 (8-9):369-376 [Details]

(2009)

'Long-term (1243 days), low-temperature (4-15 °C), anaerobic biotreatment of acidified wastewaters: Bioprocess performance and physiological characteristics'
McKeown, R.M., Scully, C., Mahony, T., Collins, G., O'Flaherty, V. (2009) 'Long-term (1243 days), low-temperature (4-15 °C), anaerobic biotreatment of acidified wastewaters: Bioprocess performance and physiological characteristics'. Water Research, [Details]

(2009)

'Cultivation of low-temperature (15°C), anaerobic, wastewater treatment granules'
O'Reilly, J., Chinalia, F.A., Mahony, T., Collins, G., Wu, J., O'Flaherty, V. (2009) 'Cultivation of low-temperature (15°C), anaerobic, wastewater treatment granules'. Letters In Applied Microbiology, [Details]

(2010)

'Microbial community dynamics associated with biomass granulation in low-temperature (15 °C) anaerobic wastewater treatment bioreactors'
O'Reilly, J., Lee, C., Chinalia, F., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V. (2010) 'Microbial community dynamics associated with biomass granulation in low-temperature (15 °C) anaerobic wastewater treatment bioreactors'. Bioresource Technology, [Details]

(2011)

'McKeown, R.M., Hughes, D., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V'
McKeown, R.M., Hughes, D., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V. (2011) 'McKeown, R.M., Hughes, D., Collins, G., Mahony, T., O'Flaherty, V'. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, [Details]

	Year	Publication
	(2004)	Biofilms in Medicine, Industry and Environmental Biotechnology: Occurrence, Impact and Exploitation. O’Flaherty, V., Moran, A., Mahony, T., Colleran, E. and Lens, P (Ed.). (2004) Biofilms in Medicine, Industry and Environmental Biotechnology: Occurrence, Impact and Exploitation Biofilms in Medicine, Industry and Environmental Biotechnology: Occurrence, Impact and Exploitation. The Netherlands: Kluwer Press. [Details]

Year

Publication

(2004)

Biofilms in Medicine, Industry and Environmental Biotechnology: Occurrence, Impact and Exploitation.
O’Flaherty, V., Moran, A., Mahony, T., Colleran, E. and Lens, P (Ed.). (2004) Biofilms in Medicine, Industry and Environmental Biotechnology: Occurrence, Impact and Exploitation Biofilms in Medicine, Industry and Environmental Biotechnology: Occurrence, Impact and Exploitation. The Netherlands: Kluwer Press. [Details]