PROF Frances Lucy
Jt Head of Dept of Environmental Science
Contact Details
Jt Head of Dept of Environmental Science
Address
E: lucy.frances@itsligo.ie
Address
E: lucy.frances@itsligo.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
| Project | Role | Description | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alien Challenge | Core committee member | European Information System for Alien Species | 31-MAY-13 | 01-JUN-17 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2019) | 'Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species'
Gonzalez-Moreno, P,Lazzaro, L,Vila, M,Preda, C,Adriaens, T,Bacher, S,Brundu, G,Copp, GH,Essl, F,Garcia-Berthou, E,Katsanevakis, S,Moen, TL,Lucy, FE,Nentwig, W,Roy, HE,Srebaliene, G,Talgo, V,Vanderhoeven, S,Andjelkovic, A,Arbaciauskas, K,Auger-Rozenberg, MA,Bae, MJ,Bariche, M,Boets, P,Boieiro, M,Borges, PA,Canning-Clode, J,Cardigos, F,Chartosia, N,Cottier-Cook, EJ,Crocetta, F,D'hondt, B,Foggi, B,Follak, S,Gallardo, B,Gammelmo, O,Giakoumi, S,Giuliani, C,Guillaume, F,Jelaska, LS,Jeschke, JM,Jover, M,Juarez-Escario, A,Kalogirou, S,Kocic, A,Kytinou, E,Laverty, C,Lozano, V,Maceda-Veiga, A,Marchante, E,Marchante, H,Martinou, AF,Meyer, S,Michin, D,Montero-Castano, A,Morais, MC,Morales-Rodriguez, C,Muhthassim, N,Nagy, ZA,Ogris, N,Onen, H,Pergl, J,Puntila, R,Rabitsch, W,Ramburn, TT,Rego, C,Reichenb (2019) 'Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species'. Neobiota, :1-25 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium species in livestock in Ireland'
Mirhashemi, ME,Zintl, A,Grant, T,Lucy, F,Mulcahy, G,De Waal, T (2016) 'Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium species in livestock in Ireland'. Veterinary parasitology, 216 :18-22 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Comparison of diagnostic techniques for the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in animal samples'
Mirhashemi, ME,Zintl, A,Grant, T,Lucy, FE,Mulcahy, G,De Waal, T (2015) 'Comparison of diagnostic techniques for the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in animal samples'. EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY, 151 :14-20 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Differential ecological impacts of invader and native predatory freshwater amphipods under environmental change are revealed by comparative functional responses'
Laverty, C,Dick, JTA,Alexander, ME,Lucy, FE (2015) 'Differential ecological impacts of invader and native predatory freshwater amphipods under environmental change are revealed by comparative functional responses'. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 17 :1761-1770 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Ecotoxicological impact of Zequanox (R), a novel biocide, on selected non-target Irish aquatic species'
Meehan, S,Shannon, A,Gruber, B,Rackl, SM,Lucy, FE (2014) 'Ecotoxicological impact of Zequanox (R), a novel biocide, on selected non-target Irish aquatic species'. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 107 :148-153 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Predictions for the spread, population density, and impacts of Corbicula fluminea in Ireland'
Lucy, FE,Karatayev, AY,Burlakova, LE (2012) 'Predictions for the spread, population density, and impacts of Corbicula fluminea in Ireland'. Aquatic Invasions, 7 :465-474 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Determining potential indicators of Cryptosporidium oocysts throughout the wastewater treatment process'
Cheng HW, Broaders MA, Lucy FE, Mastitsky SE, Graczyk TK (2012) 'Determining potential indicators of Cryptosporidium oocysts throughout the wastewater treatment process'. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 65 (5):875-882 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Municipal wastewater treatment plants as pathogen removal systems and as a contamination source of noroviruses and Enterococcus faecalis'
Cheng, HWA,Lucy, FE,Broaders, MA,Mastitsky, SE,Chen, CH,Murray, A (2012) 'Municipal wastewater treatment plants as pathogen removal systems and as a contamination source of noroviruses and Enterococcus faecalis'. Journal Of Water And Health, 10 :380-389 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Determining potential indicators of Cryptosporidium oocysts throughout the wastewater treatment process'
Cheng, HWA,Broaders, MA,Lucy, FE,Mastitsky, SE,Graczyk, TK (2012) 'Determining potential indicators of Cryptosporidium oocysts throughout the wastewater treatment process'. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 65 :875-882 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Longitudinal and spatial distribution of GP60 subtypes in human cryptosporidiosis cases in Ireland'
Zintl, A,Ezzaty-Mirashemi, M,Chalmers, RM,Elwin, K,Mulcahy, G,Lucy, FE,de Waal, T (2011) 'Longitudinal and spatial distribution of GP60 subtypes in human cryptosporidiosis cases in Ireland'. Epidemiology and infection, 139 :1945-1955 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Municipal wastewater treatment plants as removal systems and environmental sources of human-virulent microsporidian spores'
Cheng, HWA,Lucy, FE,Graczyk, TK,Broaders, MA,Mastitsky, SE (2011) 'Municipal wastewater treatment plants as removal systems and environmental sources of human-virulent microsporidian spores'. Parasitology Research, 109 :595-603 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Relationships among bather density, levels of human waterborne pathogens, and fecal coliform counts in marine recreational beach water'
Graczyk, TK,Sunderland, D,Awantang, GN,Mashinski, Y,Lucy, FE,Graczyk, Z,Chomicz, L,Breysse, PN (2010) 'Relationships among bather density, levels of human waterborne pathogens, and fecal coliform counts in marine recreational beach water'. Parasitology Research, 106 :1103-1108 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are effective sentinels of water quality irrespective of their size'
Lucy, FE,Connolly, M,Graczyk, TK,Tamang, L,Sullivan, MR,Mastitsky, SE (2010) 'Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are effective sentinels of water quality irrespective of their size'. Aquatic Invasions, 5 :49-57 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2009) | 'Human zoonotic enteropathogens in a constructed free-surface flow wetland'
Graczyk, TK,Lucy, FE,Mashinsky, Y,Thompson, RCA,Koru, O,daSilva, AJ (2009) 'Human zoonotic enteropathogens in a constructed free-surface flow wetland'. Parasitology Research, 105 :423-428 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2009) | 'Fate of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis oocysts and Giardia duodenalis cysts during secondary wastewater treatments'
Cheng HW, Lucy FE, Graczyk TK, Broaders MA, Tamang L, Connolly M (2009) 'Fate of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis oocysts and Giardia duodenalis cysts during secondary wastewater treatments'. Parasitology research, 105 (3):689-696 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2009) | 'Fate of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis oocysts and Giardia duodenalis cysts during secondary wastewater treatments'
Cheng, HWA,Lucy, FE,Graczyk, TK,Broaders, MA,Tamang, L,Connolly, M (2009) 'Fate of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis oocysts and Giardia duodenalis cysts during secondary wastewater treatments'. Parasitology Research, 105 :689-696 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2009) | 'Propagation of Human Enteropathogens in Constructed Horizontal Wetlands Used for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment'
Graczyk, TK,Lucy, FE,Tamang, L,Mashinski, Y,Broaders, MA,Connolly, M,Cheng, HWA (2009) 'Propagation of Human Enteropathogens in Constructed Horizontal Wetlands Used for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment'. APPL ENVIRON MICROB, 75 :4531-4538 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in sewage sludge and solid waste landfill leachate and quantitative comparative analysis of sanitization treatments on pathogen inactivation'
Graczyk, TK,Kacprzak, M,Neczaj, E,Tamang, L,Graczyk, H,Lucy, FE,Girouard, AS (2008) 'Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in sewage sludge and solid waste landfill leachate and quantitative comparative analysis of sanitization treatments on pathogen inactivation'. Environmental Research, 106 :27-33 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Biomonitoring of surface and coastal water for Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and human-virulent microsporidia using molluscan shellfish'
Lucy FE, Graczyk TK, Tamang L, Miraflor A, Minchin D (2008) 'Biomonitoring of surface and coastal water for Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and human-virulent microsporidia using molluscan shellfish'. Parasitology research, 103 (6):1369-1375 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Occurrence of Conchophthirus acuminatus (Protista : Ciliophora) in Dreissena polymorpha (Mollusca : Bivalvia) along the River Shannon, Ireland'
Conn, DB,Simpson, SE,Minchin, D,Lucy, FE (2008) 'Occurrence of Conchophthirus acuminatus (Protista : Ciliophora) in Dreissena polymorpha (Mollusca : Bivalvia) along the River Shannon, Ireland'. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 10 :149-156 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Biomonitoring of surface and coastal water for Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and human-virulent microsporidia using molluscan shellfish'
Lucy, FE,Graczyk, TK,Tamang, L,Miraflor, A,Minchin, D (2008) 'Biomonitoring of surface and coastal water for Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and human-virulent microsporidia using molluscan shellfish'. Parasitology Research, 103 :1369-1375 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2007) | 'Human-virulent microsporidian spores in solid waste landfill leachate and sewage sludge, and effects of sanitization treatments on their inactivation'
Graczyk, TK,Kacprzak, M,Neczaj, E,Tamang, L,Graczyk, H,Lucy, FE,Girouard, AS (2007) 'Human-virulent microsporidian spores in solid waste landfill leachate and sewage sludge, and effects of sanitization treatments on their inactivation'. Parasitology Research, 101 :569-575 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2007) | 'Quantitative evaluation of the impact of bather density on levels of human-virulent microsporidian spores in recreational water'
Graczyk, TK,Sunderland, D,Tamang, L,Shields, TM,Lucy, FE,Breysse, PN (2007) 'Quantitative evaluation of the impact of bather density on levels of human-virulent microsporidian spores in recreational water'. APPL ENVIRON MICROB, 73 :4095-4099 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2007) | 'Human enteropathogen load in activated sewage sludge and corresponding sewage sludge end products'
Graczyk, TK,Lucy, FE,Tamang, L,Miraflor, A (2007) 'Human enteropathogen load in activated sewage sludge and corresponding sewage sludge end products'. APPL ENVIRON MICROB, 73 :2013-2015 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2007) | 'Bather density and levels of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and pathogenic microsporidian spores in recreational bathing water'
Graczyk, TK,Sunderland, D,Tamang, L,Lucy, FE,Breysse, PN (2007) 'Bather density and levels of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and pathogenic microsporidian spores in recreational bathing water'. Parasitology Research, 101 :1729-1731 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2004) | 'Human waterborne parasites in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) from the Shannon River drainage area, Ireland'
Graczyk, TK,Conn, DB,Lucy, F,Minchin, D,Tamang, L,Moura, LNS,DaSilva, AJ (2004) 'Human waterborne parasites in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) from the Shannon River drainage area, Ireland'. Parasitology Research, 93 :385-391 [DOI] [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | MSc Aquaculture | National University of Ireland, | |
| 2005 | PhD | HETAC | |
| 1986 | BSc Hons Zoology | National University of Ireland |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Technology, Sligo | Lecturer | / |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Institute of Technology, Sligo | PhD | Environmental Science | |
| 1989 | University College Cork | MSc | Aquaculture |
Reviews
| Journal | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrobiologia | Reviewer | |
| Biological Conservation | Reviewer | |
| Aquatic Invasions | Editor-in-Chief | |
| Journal Of Estuarine, Coastal And Shelf Science | Reviewer | |
| Applied And Environmental Microbiology | Reviewer | |
| Biological Invasions | Reviewer | |
| American Journal Of Public Health | Reviewer | |
| Journal Of Shellfish Research | Reviewer |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Chair of Research and Innovation Commitee, IT Sligo (2013-) Member of Council for Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland (2013-) Board Member Inland Fisheries Ireland (2010-2013) Technical Committee Member International Conference for Aquatic Invasive Species (2003-) |
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation | Student Name | University | Degree | Thesis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hui-Wen Cheng | Institute of Technology, Sligo | PhD | ¿Efficiency of Sligo Secondary Sewage Treatment Systems in the Removal of Cryptosporidium and other Human Enteric Pathogens¿. |
Modules Taught
| Term (ID)) | Title | Link | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202000 | FISHERIES LAW 1 | 22106 | FISHERIES LAW 1 | |
| 202000 | Water Quality in Irish River B | 33585 | Water Quality in Irish River B | |
| 202000 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1 | 22118 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1 | |
| 202000 | ENV WATER QUALITY | 24368 | ENV WATER QUALITY | |
| 1 | Environmental Systems | ENVR09014 | ||
| 3 | Environmental Issues | ENVR07038 | ||
| 202000 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | 22138 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | |
| 202000 | SOIL LAND USE AND ECOLOGY | 24864 | SOIL LAND USE AND ECOLOGY | |
| 202000 | ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT PROJECT | 24412 | ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT PROJECT | |
| 202000 | Deterioration and Conservation | 33560 | Deterioration and Conservation | |
| 202000 | FISHERIES MANAGEMENT | 22122 | FISHERIES MANAGEMENT | |
| 202000 | STOCK ASSESS AND ENHANCEMENT | 22130 | STOCK ASSESS AND ENHANCEMENT | |
| 202000 | Natural Resource Management | 33569 | Natural Resource Management | |
| 1 | Water Quality in Irish River Basin Districts | WATR07009 | ||
| 202000 | ANGLING TOURISM | 22114 | ANGLING TOURISM | |
| 202000 | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1 | 22134 | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 1 | |
| 202000 | Water Quality in Irish River B | 33586 | Water Quality in Irish River B | |
| 202000 | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 2 | 22162 | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 2 | |
| 202000 | Environmental Issues | 33621 | Environmental Issues | |
| 202000 | WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT | 24384 | WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT | |
| 202000 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | 24408 | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | |
| 202000 | GENERAL TOPICS IN FISHERIES | 22102 | GENERAL TOPICS IN FISHERIES | |
| 1 | Natural Resource Management | ENVR08008 | ||
| 202000 | FISHERIES BIOLOGY 1 | 22110 | FISHERIES BIOLOGY 1 | |
| 202000 | Natural Resource Management | 33570 | Natural Resource Management | |
| 202000 | RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT | 22154 | RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT | |
| 202000 | NOISE AND ENERGY CONSERVATION | 22430 | NOISE AND ENERGY CONSERVATION | |
| 202000 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | 22435 | ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | |
| 202000 | FISHERIES BIOLOGY 2 | 22150 | FISHERIES BIOLOGY 2 | |
| 202000 | Env Systems | 33650 | Env Systems | |
| 202000 | FISHERIES PROJECT | 22142 | FISHERIES PROJECT | |
| 202000 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM | 22166 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM | |
| 202000 | Project | 33682 | Project |
External Collaborators
| Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Jamie Dick | Queens University Belfast | UNITED KINGDOM | |
| Dr. Theo de Waal | University College Dublin | IRELAND | |
| Dr. Alexander Karatayev | Buffalo State College | U.S.A. | |
| Dr. Lyubov Burlakova | Buffalo State College | U.S.A. | |
| Dr. Elena Tricarico | Universita degli Studi di Firenze | ITALY | |
| Dr. Joe Caffrey | Inland Fisheries Ireland | IRELAND |