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Aonghus McNabola

Aonghus McNabola

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6732
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National Ranking
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Overview

Aonghus McNabola is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and has an extensive research portfolio spanning engineering and environmental science. Their work encompasses several subfields, including environmental engineering, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, water science and technology, electrical and electronic engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The main topics covered in McNabola's research include air quality and health impacts, water-energy-food nexus studies, cavitation phenomena in pumps, vehicle emissions and performance, wind and air flow studies, energy and environment impacts, and air quality monitoring and forecasting.

Frequent publication venues for McNabola include:

  • Energies
  • Water
  • Renewable Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Sustainable Cities and Society

The scholar has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, notably John Gallagher, Prashant Kumar, Helena M. Ramos, Brian Considine, and Miguel Crespo Chacón.

Recent papers by McNabola feature significant topics related to environmental impacts and engineering solutions, as demonstrated by titles such as:

  • Heat Recovery from Wastewater-A Review of Available Resource (2021, Water)
  • The potential impacts of different traffic management strategies on air pollution and public health for a more sustainable city: A modelling case study from Dublin, Ireland (2020, Sustainable Cities and Society)
  • In-kitchen aerosol exposure in twelve cities across the globe (2022, Environment International)
  • A Functional Data Analysis Approach for the Detection of Air Pollution Episodes and Outliers: A Case Study in Dublin, Ireland (2020, Mathematics)
  • Is There a Residual and Hidden Potential for Small and Micro Hydropower in Europe? A Screening-Level Regional Assessment (2022, Water Resources Management)

Best Publications

  • Air pollution abatement performances of green infrastructure in open road and built-up street canyon environments – A review

    K.V. Abhijith;Prashant Kumar;John Gallagher;John Gallagher;Aonghus McNabola

  • The nexus between air pollution, green infrastructure and human health.

    Prashant Kumar;Prashant Kumar;Angela Druckman;John Gallagher;Birgitta Gatersleben

  • Passive methods for improving air quality in the built environment: A review of porous and solid barriers

    John Gallagher;Richard Baldauf;Christina H. Fuller;Prashant Kumar

  • "Exposure Track"-The Impact of Mobile-Device-Based Mobility Patterns on Quantifying Population Exposure to Air Pollution.

    Marguerite Nyhan;Marguerite Nyhan;Sebastian Grauwin;Rex Britter;Bruce Misstear

  • A critical review and assessment of Eco-Driving policy & technology: Benefits & limitations

    Md. Saniul Alam;Aonghus McNabola

  • Relative exposure to fine particulate matter and VOCs between transport microenvironments in Dublin : Personal exposure and uptake

    A. McNabola;B.M. Broderick;L.W. Gill

  • Energy recovery in the water industry using micro-hydropower: an opportunity to improve sustainability

    Aonghus McNabola;Paul Coughlan;Lucy Corcoran;Christine Power

  • Comparison of particulate matter dose and acute heart rate variability response in cyclists, pedestrians, bus and train passengers.

    Marguerite Nyhan;Aonghus McNabola;Bruce Misstear

  • Modelling the impacts of a carbon emission-differentiated vehicle tax system on CO2 emissions intensity from new vehicle purchases in Ireland

    S. Giblin;A. McNabola

  • Smart Water Management towards Future Water Sustainable Networks

    Helena M. Ramos;Aonghus McNabola;P. Amparo López-Jiménez;Modesto Pérez-Sánchez

  • Efficient drain water heat recovery in horizontal domestic shower drains

    Aonghus McNabola;Killian Shields

  • Heat Recovery from Wastewater—A Review of Available Resource

    Himanshu Nagpal;Jan Spriet;Madhu Krishna Murali;Aonghus McNabola

  • Development of an evaluation method for hydropower energy recovery in wastewater treatment plants: Case studies in Ireland and the UK

    Christine Power;Aonghus McNabola;Paul Coughlan

  • The potential impacts of different traffic management strategies on air pollution and public health for a more sustainable city: A modelling case study from Dublin, Ireland

    Jiayi Tang;Aonghus McNabola;Aonghus McNabola;Bruce Misstear

  • Optimal Location of Pump as Turbines (PATs) in Water Distribution Networks to Recover Energy and Reduce Leakage

    Oreste Fecarotta;Aonghus McNabola

  • In-kitchen aerosol exposure in twelve cities across the globe.

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  • Optimization of Water Distribution Networks for Combined Hydropower Energy Recovery and Leakage Reduction

    Lucy Corcoran;Aonghus McNabola;Paul Coughlan

  • A numerical investigation of the impact of low boundary walls on pedestrian exposure to air pollutants in urban street canyons.

    A. McNabola;B.M. Broderick;L.W. Gill

  • Analysing the Co-Benefits of transport fleet and fuel policies in reducing PM2.5 and CO2 emissions

    Md. Saniul Alam;Md. Saniul Alam;Bernard Hyde;Paul Duffy;Aonghus McNabola

  • The control of environmental tobacco smoke: a policy review.

    Aonghus McNabola;Laurence William Gill

  • Comparing the environmental and economic impacts of on- or off-grid solar photovoltaics with traditional energy sources for rural irrigation systems

    A. Mérida García;J. Gallagher;A. McNabola;E. Camacho Poyato

  • Reducing pedestrian exposure to environmental pollutants: A combined noise exposure and air quality analysis approach

    Eoin A. King;Enda Murphy;Aonghus McNabola

  • “Exposure Track”—The Impact of Mobile-Device-Based Mobility Patterns on Quantifying Population Exposure to Air Pollution

    Bruce Misstear;Aonghus McNabola;Francine Laden;Rex E Britter

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence Gill
Laurence Gill Trinity College Dublin
Prashant Kumar
Prashant Kumar University of Surrey
Helena M. Ramos
Helena M. Ramos Instituto Superior Técnico
David Styles
David Styles University of Galway
Richard Baldauf
Richard Baldauf Environmental Protection Agency
Francine Laden
Francine Laden Harvard University
Lidia Morawska
Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology

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