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CSM1: APPLICATION FORM
Name
Surname
E-mail
Telephone number
Occupation
Name of organization
Country
Applicant’s contact details
Niall
O’Boyle
innishoo@hotmail.com
00 353 87 2255440
Development Manager
Clew Bay Marine Forum Ltd.
Ireland
Motivation of request (select one of the following):
Develop new technology
X
Perform fundamental research
Solve a particular, site-specific problem
Implement new policy strategies
For my information (know the existing status)
Other (please specify)
Other motivation
Title of the search request
Safe and existing best practises for the treatment & discharge of landfill and sludge
hub centre leachates into a designated marine SAC and shellfish production area,
designated under the Quality of Shellfish Waters Directive
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Description of the search request
Current EU thinking and practices on discharging landfill leachate into marine SAC’s
and shellfish production waters.
What in general shellfish producers, commercial fishermen, environmentalists and
bathers should be aware of regarding the composition of landfill & sludge hub centre
leachates and the possible implications to the receiving environment?
How effective landfill leachate treatment processes are at removing contaminants &
current best practises.
Potential impacts on the marine environment in the vicinity of landfill & sludge hub
centre leachate discharge points, including effects on shellfish, marine mammals,
commercially fished species and their larvae.
Long term accumulation in sediments and the bioaccumulation effects of compounds
that are within discharge limits in thin leachates.
Food safety implications for shellfish produced in the vicinity of a landfill & sludge hub
centre leachate discharges.
Studies carried out on marine shellfish in the vicinity of landfill & sludge hub centre
leachate discharges.
Employment of suitable monitoring methods to determine the short & long term
impacts of landfill & sludge hub centre leachates on the receiving marine environment,
shellfish, marine mammals, commercially fished species & commercially gathered
seaweeds.
Select the profile of the best possible partner
X
Faces similar coastal issues
Seeks collaboration in the same field of research
Can offer complementary expertise
Can offer research facilities and data
Other (please specify)
Other profile
Since this is not a problem in the UK and seemingly other parts of Europe, suitable partners
would be able to assist in identifying the solution based on scientific evidence. For example, are
such leachates not discharged to SAC’s and shellfish waters; are they treated to a particular
standard so as not to pose a threat to shellfish etc; or is there perhaps some other reason?
Duration of the partner search (answers from your NCO will arrive at the end of the selected duration)
X
½ month
X
1 month
X
2 months
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Would you like to submit additional documents that will help the NCO in the partner finding procedure?
X
No, I have enclosed all the necessary information in the application
Yes, additional documents can be found at: www.
Yes, I enclose additional documents (English language preferred)
NCO information (filled in by NCO officers)
Code of search request
Date of CMS1 form received
Date submitted to NCOs
Date of reply to applicant
National Network
Code of form
NCO officer
e-mail
CSM1-IR-01
09/02/07
12/02/07
Irish Coastal Network (I-CoNet)
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Cathal O’Mahony
c.omahony@ucc.ie