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January 12, 2022

Dog Owners Don’t Understand the Damage a Single Poo Can Do to a Bathing Beach, Researcher Says

A single dog poo can contaminate water in an area the size of a tennis court, if it is as shallow as Merrion Strand and Sandymount Strand, says Meijer, where the water is half-a-metre deep at high tide.

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May 23, 2021

Cemaes Bay achieves ‘good’ status using Acclimatize predictive model

In 2017, Cemaes Bay was at risk of de-designation after failing EU bathing water standards. Following the development of the Acclimatize predictive model, the beach passed in 2018 and 2019 and was officially rated ‘good’ in 2020. Achieving good status brings benefits to the community and visitors, helping to support the local economy, associated sea based activities and public health.

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December 1, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 water surveillance project findings published

Levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the influent of Dublin’s Ringsend wastewater treatment plant The SARS-CoV-2 surveillance of sewage and water bodies project was launched in June 2020. Since then, weekly composite samples provided by Irish Water from the influent of Ringsend (Dublin), Shanganagh-Bray and Enniskerry wastewater treatment…

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September 17, 2020

EU funding boost for climate change research

Acclimatize is one of three projects to have been awarded additional European Union funding through the Ireland-Wales Programme.

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November 26, 2019

Water mark rises for Cemaes Bay

Cemaes Bay has recently achieved a positive classification with the quality of its bathing water.

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November 6, 2018

Cemaes Bay moves into compliance for the first time in three years

We are delighted to say that Cemaes Bay has achieved compliance with the EU Directive in 2018. The modelling system provided by the Acclimatize team will enhance the bathing experience of visitors to Wales and add resilience to the local economy, which is heavily reliant on visitors to the Welsh coastline and its bathing waters.

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February 21, 2018

Visit to UCD by Mark Drakeford AM, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Welsh Government

The Acclimatize team, together with research teams from Interreg projects CALIN and Ecostructure, welcomed Minister Drakeford and his colleagues to UCD as part of their visit to Dublin on 21st February 2018. The Acclimatize team was delighted to showcase the project and answer questions about its impacts so far.

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February 12, 2018

Surfers three times more likely to have E. coli in their guts than non-surfers

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October 18, 2017

Minister Officially Launches Acclimatize – UCD 12th October 2017

Minister Launches €6.7 million Climate Change Research Initiative Led by University College Dublin The Acclimatize team together with Professor Andrew J. Deeks, President, UCD were delighted to welcome Seán Kyne TD, Minister of State for Community Development, Natural Resources and Digital Development to officially launch…

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