Biography
Research Interests:
Characterization and rehabilitation of industrial residue sites and mine tailings
Development of an ecosystem health and function indices for application to restored
industrial and mine waste sites and land use type
Assessment of engineered soils for application to waste facilities
Use of constructed wetlands for treatment of alkaline waste waters
Waste management and reuse for land application
Research Interests
Research Interests:
Characterization and rehabilitation of industrial residue sites and mine tailings
Development of an ecosystem health and function indices for application to restored
industrial and mine waste sites and land use type
Assessment of engineered soils for application to waste facilities
Use of constructed wetlands for treatment of alkaline waste waters
Waste management and reuse for land application
Publications
Conference Publication
ICSOBA, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Courtney, R., Curtin, T., Fleming, L. and Buckley, R.
22nd Annual Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium
Feeney, E. O Grady, A. Courtney, R.
International Seminar On Bauxite Residue (Red Mud), Goa, India
Courtney, R. and Harrington, T.
European Society for Ecological Restoration, Avignon, France
Courtney, R. and Harrington, T.
19th Annual Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium
Jordan, S.N., Mullen, G.J. and Courtney, R.
Annual Agricultural Research Forum, Tullamore
Jordan, S.N., Mullen, G.J. and Courtney, R.
Agricultural Research Forum, Annual Meeting
o Courtney, R. and Mullen, G.
11th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium
Courtney, R. and Timpson, J.
Peer Reviewed Journal
Sustained Bauxite Residue Rehabilitation with Gypsum and Organic Matter 16 years after Initial Treatment
Bray, AW,Stewart, DI,Courtney, R,Rout, SP,Humphreys, PN,Mayes, WM,Burke, IT
Environmental science & technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03568
Enhancement of bauxite residue as a low-cost adsorbent for phosphorus in aqueous solution, using seawater and gypsum treatments
Cusack, PB,Healy, MG,Ryan, PC,Burke, IT,O'Donoghue, LMT,Ujaczki, E,Courtney, R
Journal Of Cleaner Production
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.092
Plant assays and avoidance tests with collembola and earthworms demonstrate rehabilitation success in bauxite residue
Finngean, G,O'Grady, A,Courtney, R
Environmental Science And Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0632-8
Effectiveness of a constructed wetland for treating alkaline bauxite residue leachate: a 1-year field study
Higgins, D,Curtin, T,Courtney, R
Environmental Science And Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8544-1
Designer ecosystems: A solution for the conservation-exploitation dilemma
Awasthi, A,Singh, K,O'Grady, A,Courtney, R,Kalra, A,Singh, RP,Cerda, A,Steinberger, Y,Patra, DD
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.05.010
The potential for constructed wetlands to treat alkaline bauxite-residue leachate: Phragmites australis growth
Higgins, D,Curtin, T,Pawlett, M,Courtney, R
Environmental Science And Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7702-1
The potential for constructed wetlands to treat alkaline bauxite residue leachate: laboratory investigations
Buckley, R,Curtin, T,Courtney, R
Environmental Science And Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6582-8
The Potential for Waste-Derived Materials to Form Soil Covers for the Restoration of Mine Tailings in Ireland
Smart, D,Callery, S,Courtney, R
Land Degradation & Development
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2465
Assessing metal transfer to vegetation and grazers on reclaimed pyritic Zn and Pb tailings
Callery, S,Courtney, R
Environmental Science And Pollution Research
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5149-4
Microbial Community Composition in a Rehabilitated Bauxite Residue Disposal Area: A Case Study for Improving Microbial Community Composition
Courtney, R,Harris, JA,Pawlett, M
Restoration Ecology
DOI: 10.1111/rec.12143
An ecological assessment of rehabilitated bauxite residue
Courtney, R,Feeney, E,O'Grady, A
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.064
Indicators of soil formation in restored bauxite residues
Courtney, R,Harrington, T,Byrne, KA
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.06.022
Mine tailings composition in a historic site: implications for ecological restoration
Courtney, R
Environmental Geochemistry And Health
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-012-9465-z
Bacterial communities established in bauxite residues with different restoration histories.
Schmalenberger A, O'Sullivan O, Gahan J, Cotter PD, Courtney R
Environmental science & technology
DOI: 10.1021/es401124w
The seed bank in soil from the nests of grassland ants in a unique limestone grassland community in Ireland
O'Grady, A,Breen, J,Harrington, TJ,Courtney, R
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.09.011
Gypsum amendment of alkaline bauxite residue - Plant available aluminium and implications for grassland restoration
Courtney, R,Kirwan, L
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.02.025
GROWTH AND NUTRITION OF HOLCUS LANATUS IN BAUXITE RESIDUE AMENDED WITH COMBINATIONS OF SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST AND GYPSUM
Courtney, R,Harrington, T
Land Degradation & Development
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1062
Nematode Assemblages in Bauxite Residue with Different Restoration Histories
Courtney, R; Keith, AM; Harrington, T
Restoration Ecology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00734.x
Assessment of plant-available phosphorus in a fine textured sodic substrate
Courtney, R; Harrington, T
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.12.001
Macro-arthropod succession in grassland growing on bauxite residue
Courtney, R; O'Neill, N; Harrington, T; Breen, J
Ecological Engineering
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.07.006
Use of Germination and Seedling Performance Bioassays for Assessing Revegetation Strategies on Bauxite Residue
Courtney, R; Mullen, G
Water Air And Soil Pollution
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-008-9787-8
An Evaluation of Revegetation Success on Bauxite Residue
Courtney, R; Mullen, G; Harrington, T
Restoration Ecology
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00375.x
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHANGES IN BAUXITE RESIDUE FOLLOWING APPLICATION OF SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST AND GYPSUM
Courtney, RG; Jordan, SN; Harrington, T
Land Degradation & Development
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.926
METAL UPTAKE IN LOLIUM PERENNE ESTABLISHED ON SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST AMENDED LEAD-ZINC TAILINGS
Jordan, SN; Mullen, GJ; Courtney, RG
Land Degradation & Development
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.909
Evaluation of mehlich 3 for extraction of copper and zinc from irish grassland soils and for prediction of herbage content
Brennan, D; Coulter, B; Mullen, G; Courtney, R
Communications In Soil Science And Plant Analysis
DOI: 10.1080/00103620802134743
Application of high copper and zinc compost and its effects on soil properties and growth of barley
Courtney, R; Mullen, G
Communications In Soil Science And Plant Analysis
DOI: 10.1080/00103620701759004
Utilization of spent mushroom compost for the revegetation of lead-zinc tailings: Effects on physico-chemical properties of tailings and growth of Lolium perenne
Jordan, SN; Mullen, GJ; Courtney, RG
Bioresource Technology
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.03.054
Soil quality and barley growth as influenced by the land application of two compost types
Courtney, RG; Mullen, GJ
Bioresource Technology
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.06.034
Reclamation of fine fraction bauxite processing residue (red mud) amended with coarse fraction residue and gypsum
Courtney, RG; Timpson, JP
Water Air And Soil Pollution
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-2251-0
Nutrient status of vegetation grown in alkaline bauxite processing residue amended with gypsum and thermally dried sewage sludge - A two year field study
Courtney, RG; Timpson, JP
Plant And Soil
Growth of Trifolium pratense in Red Mud amended with process sand, Gypsum and thermally dried sewage sludge
Courtney R., Timpson J.P., Grennan E.
International Journal Of Surface Mining, Reclamation And Environment
DOI: 10.1076/ijsm.17.4.227.17481