A REVIEW OF REMEDIATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE WATER IN IRELAND TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE.

The article presents a study on the impact of agriculture on the environment in Ireland. Agriculture in Ireland involves about 270,000 people, 6.191 million cattle, 1.678 million pigs, 4.257 million sheep and 10.7 million poultry. Emerging technologies in Ireland for waste-water treatment include continuously moving biofilm reactors, activated sludge systems, rotating biological contractors, and fluidised-bed biofilm reactors. Legislation in the country reportedly focused on preventing nutrient losses from agricultural sources.