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4900
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6

Overview

John O'Halloran is affiliated with University College Cork in Ireland and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work covers a range of subfields including Ecology, Pollution, Global and Planetary Change, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research topics include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Avian ecology and behavior, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Recent publications by John O'Halloran include:

  • "The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition" (2021, Nature)
  • "Adsorption, uptake and toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics: Effects on terrestrial plants and aquatic macrophytes" (2021, Environmental Pollution)
  • "Rapid fragmentation of microplastics by the freshwater amphipod Gammarus duebeni (Lillj.)" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Beyond plastic microbeads - Short-term feeding of cellulose and polyester microfibers to the freshwater amphipod Gammarus duebeni" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Trophic transfer of microplastics in a model freshwater microcosm; lack of a consumer avoidance response" (2022, Food Webs)

Frequent coauthors include Sandra Irwin, Marcel A. K. Jansen, John Lusby, Alan McCarthy, and Anthony Caravaggi.

Publications by John O'Halloran have appeared in a variety of scientific journals and venues with multiple contributions to Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature, Environmental Pollution, Scientific Reports, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Best Publications

  • Stocking density, growth and growth variation in juvenile turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (Rafinesque)

    S Irwin;J O'Halloran;R.D FitzGerald

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition

    Sebastian Seibold;Werner Rammer;Torsten Hothorn;Rupert Seidl

  • Adsorption, uptake and toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics: Effects on terrestrial plants and aquatic macrophytes.

    Alicia Mateos-Cárdenas;Frank N.A.M. van Pelt;John O’Halloran;Marcel A.K. Jansen

  • Assessment of a glutathione S-transferase and related proteins in the gill and digestive gland of Mytilus edulis (L.), as potential organic pollution biomarkers

    Patrick J. Fitzpatrick;John O'Halloran;David Sheehan;Andrew R. Walsh

  • Shellfish toxicity: human health implications of marine algal toxins.

    K. J. James;B. Carey;J. O'halloran;F. N. A. M. van Pelt

  • Structural indicators of spider communities across the forest plantation cycle

    Anne G. Oxbrough;Tom Gittings;John O’Halloran;Paul S. Giller

  • Rapid fragmentation of microplastics by the freshwater amphipod Gammarus duebeni (Lillj.)

    Alicia Mateos-Cárdenas;John O'Halloran;Frank N A M van Pelt;Marcel A K Jansen

  • Identification of Novel Mutations in the Ryanodine-Receptor Gene (RYR1) in Malignant Hyperthermia: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation

    Bernadette M. Manning;Kathleen A. Quane;Helle Ording;Albert Urwyler

  • Alumina nanoparticles enhance growth of Lemna minor.

    Guillaume Juhel;Emeline Batisse;Quitterie Hugues;Deirdre Daly

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    Fiona Edwards-Murphy;Michele Magno;Pádraig M. Whelan;John O'Halloran

  • The ecology of dippers Cinclus cinclus in relation to stream acidity in upland Wales : breeding performance, calcium physiology and nestling growth

    S. J. Ormerod;J. O'Halloran;S. D. Gribbin;Stephanie J. Tyler

  • Identifying practical indicators of biodiversity for stand-level management of plantation forests

    George F Smith;George F Smith;Tom Gittings;Mark Wilson;Laura French

  • Protein carbonylation and heat shock response in Ruditapes decussatus following p,p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) exposure: a proteomic approach reveals that DDE causes oxidative stress.

    Vera Dowling;Pascal C. Hoarau;Michèle Romeo;John O’Halloran

  • The contribution of open spaces to the maintenance of hoverfly (Diptera, Syrphidae) biodiversity in Irish plantation forests

    Tom Gittings;John O’Halloran;Tom Kelly;Paul S. Giller

  • Experimental provision of large woody debris in streams as a trout management technique

    B.M. Lehane;P.S. Giller;J. O'Halloran;C. Smith

  • Detecting genotoxicity using the Comet assay following chronic exposure of Manila clam Tapes semidecussatus to polluted estuarine sediments.

    B.M. Coughlan;M.G.J. Hartl;S.J. O’Reilly;D. Sheehan

  • Chromium speciation in tannery effluent—II. Speciation in the effluent and in a receiving estuary

    Andrew R. Walsh;John O'Halloran

  • Chromium speciation in tannery effluent—I. An assessment of techniques and the role of organic Cr(III) complexes

    Andrew R. Walsh;John O'Halloran

  • Pseudodiarrhoea in zebra mussels Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) exposed to microcystins.

    Guillaume Juhel;John Davenport;John O'Halloran;Sarah Culloty

  • Can mixed species stands enhance arthropod diversity in plantation forests

    Anne Oxbrough;Veronica French;Sandra Irwin;Thomas C. Kelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul S. Giller
Paul S. Giller University College Cork
Nora M. O'Brien
Nora M. O'Brien University College Cork
David Sheehan
David Sheehan University College Cork
Carmel Mothersill
Carmel Mothersill McMaster University
Marcel A. K. Jansen
Marcel A. K. Jansen University College Cork
John R. Spence
John R. Spence University of Alberta
Ambrose Furey
Ambrose Furey Munster Technological University
John Davenport
John Davenport University College Cork
Alan A. Myers
Alan A. Myers University College Cork
Fergal O'Gara
Fergal O'Gara University College Cork

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