Dr Michelle Giltrap
Postdoctoral research fellow, commenced 2008
Project Co-ordinator
Biological effects and chemical measurements of pollution in Irish marine waters
Research Interests
My research interests are focused on the biological effects of individual and mixtures of contaminants on aquatic species which reside in the marine environment. My research is mainly concerned with the study of toxic effects, caused by natural or synthetic pollutants to the constituents of ecosystems. I am most interested in the effects of these pollutants throughout a wide range of biological organization. I am also interested in environmental analysis and fate of chemicals in the environment from a regulatory point of view. My main goal as a researcher is to investigate the quality status of the Irish marine environment.
Publications
Giltrap, M., Macken, A., Davoren, M., Foley, B., McGovern, E., Strand, J., Minchin, D., McHugh, B. 2009. The use of caged Nucella lapillus and Crassostrea gigas to monitor tributyltin induced bio-effects in Irish coastal waters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28, 8, 1671-1678
Giltrap, M., Macken, A., McHugh, B., Hernan, R., O’ Rourke, K., McGovern, E., Foley, B., Davoren, M. 2009. Bioassay directed fractionation of marine sediment solvent extracts from the east coast of Ireland. Chemosphere, 76, 357-364.
Giltrap, M., Macken, A., Foley, B., McGovern, E., McHugh, B., Davoren, M. 2010. In-Vitro Screening of a Contaminated Sediment Solvent Extract using the RTG-2 Cell Line with Particular Emphasis on Organotin Compounds. In review: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Giltrap, M., Macken, A., Foley, B., McGovern, E., McHugh, B., Davoren, M. The Distribution of Persistent Pollutants in Irish Sediments from three case study Sites around Ireland. In Preparation.
Giltrap, M., Macken, A., Foley, B., McGovern, E., Davoren, M., McHugh, B. 2010 Utilising caging techniques to investigate metal uptake rates in Nucella lapillus, Mytilus edulis and Crassostrea gigas. Submitted to Estaurine Coastal and Shelf Science
Macken, A., Giltrap, M., Foley, B., McGovern, E., McHugh, B., Davoren, M. 2008. A Model Compound Study: The ecotoxicological evaluation of five organic contaminants with a battery of marine bioassays. Environmental Pollution, 153, 3, 627-637.
Macken, A., Giltrap, M., Foley, B., McGovern, E., McHugh, B., Davoren, M. 2008. An integrated approach to the toxicity assessment of Irish marine sediments: Validation of established marine bioassays for the monitoring of Irish marine sediments. Environment International, 34, 7, 1023-1032.
Macken, A., Giltrap, M., Foley, B., McGovern, E., McHugh, B., Davoren, M. 2009. An integrated approach to the toxicity assessment of Irish marine sediments: Application of porewater Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) to toxic Irish marine sediments. Environment International, 35, 1, 98-106.
Macken, A., Giltrap, M., Ryall, K., Foley, B., McGovern, E., McHugh, B., Davoren, M. 2009. A test battery approach to the ecotoxicological evaluation of cadmium and copper employing a battery of marine bioassays. Ecotoxicology, 18, 4, 470-480.
Davoren, M., Macken, A., Giltrap, M., Foley, B., McGovern, E., McHugh, B. In situ caging techniques as a mechanism to evaluate genotoxicity in Nucella lapillus (osphradium) and Mytilus edulis (haemolymph cells) at three Irish coastal sites. In Preparation.
Postal address
School of Natural Sciences,Zoology Building,
Trinity College,
University of Dublin,
Dublin 2,
Ireland.