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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
The importance of the Ecosystem Approach in management of the marine environment
(Corresponding) Tseliou F., Tselepides A.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
The present paper focuses on the importance of the Ecosystem Approach (EA) for the preservation and conservation of the marine environment. Marine ecosystems are complex entities that contribute significantly to the sustainable well being of people by providing a wide range of goods and services...Read more
Keywords:
Ecosystem Approach, blue growth, sustainable shipping, marine spatial planning.
Changing Cropping Patterns and Irrigation Practices: Implications for Promoting Sustainable Growth of Agriculture in West Bengal, India
(Corresponding) Pani A., Mishra P.
Topic:
Water, energy and/or food nexus
The relationships between availability of irrigation facilities and changes in cropping patterns, especially in an agrarian economy like India, require deeper investigation for rational use of water and promoting sustainable growth of agriculture sector. The existing studies generally focus on how...Read more
Keywords:
Irrigation, cropping patterns, crop diversification, sustainable growth, West Bengal, India
Seasonal variation and spatial distribution of arsenic in groundwater in a rhyolithic volcanic area of Lesvos Island, Greece
(Corresponding) ZKERI E., ALOUPI M., GAGANIS P.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
A research conducted in water wells located in the rhyolithic volcanic area of Mandamados, Lesvos Island, Greece, indicated that significant seasonal variation of arsenic concentration in groundwater exists mainly in wells near the coastal zone. However, there were differences among those coastal...Read more
Trace Metals In Water And Soils In The Vicinity Of A Small – Medium Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment Recycling Plant
(Corresponding) ZKERI E., Tzoraki O., Lasithiotakis M., Sinioros P.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
A research conducted in order to investigate the environmental impact of an e-waste recycling plant to the soil and water resources of the surrounding area. Therefore trace elements in both water and soil samples were determined with Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Heavy...Read more
Keywords:
e-waste, WEEE, heavy metals, recycling area; enrichment factor
(Corresponding) ZKERI E., Vourdoubas I., Katsivela E.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
Solar Water Disinfection Process (SODIS) is a simple technology using solar UV-A radiation (wavelength 320-400 nm) and elevated water temperature to inactivate pathogens. In the present survey, the effect of solar radiation on the disinfection of domestic secondary treated wastewater from the...Read more
Keywords:
wastewater, Solar water disinfection (SODIS), total coliforms, fecal coliforms
Mobilisation of Arsenic in groundwater, Lesvos Island, Greece
(Corresponding) ZKERI E., ALOUPI M., GAGANIS P.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
In the present study, a geochemical analysis was conducted to investigate the As occurrence and release in groundwater from two different geological environments on Lesvos island: (i) the volcanic area of Mandamados (ignimbrite) and (ii) the metamorphic area of Tarti that comprises the geologic...Read more
Meteorological Data Science: exploiting causality discovery in time-series for knowledge discovery and improved forecasting
Gkikas A., (Corresponding) Maragoudakis M.
Topic:
Enviornmental data analysis and modelling
Climate change and its impact on everyday life still remains one of the greatest challenge of our era. The complex nature of climate data addresses the use of data science techniques to provide predictive analytics to the task at hand. While most existing approaches exploit correlation between...Read more
Keywords:
Data Science, Causal Inference, Time-Series Analysis, Graph Analysis, Feature Selection
A method to extract microplastics from river sediments (bed, bank and floodplain)
(Corresponding) Prume J., Schömann E., Chifflard P., Koch M.
Topic:
Microplastics in the marine environment
Identifying and quantifying microplastics in the environment is fundamental to develop effective mitigation strategies. So far, microplastic research has focused on marine environments and large streams. However, smaller rivers, often adjacent to waste sources as agricultural areas and waste water...Read more
Keywords:
microplastic abundance, methodological protocol, river sediments
Investigating the Potential of UV-excited Photoluminescence Spectroscopy for the Identification of Plastics
Gies S., Schömann E., Radiev Y., Prume J., (Corresponding) Koch M.
Topic:
Microplastics in the marine environment
In this study, we investigate photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy with UV excitation as an alternative method for the detection and identification of plastic materials. The PL is excited at 266 nm. Spectra of the most widely used plastic materials are analyzed. Based on these results, it should be...Read more
Improving the quality and quantity of source-separated household food waste in areas of different socio-economic characteristics: A case study from Lübeck, Germany
(Corresponding) Koerner I., Walk S., Deegener S., Wardle D.
Topic:
Food waste
A method aiming at improving source-separation performance of household food waste (FW) was investigated in two areas with different socio-economic characteristics in Lübeck, Germany. This included the test of a new FW collection system including the distribution of small collection buckets to each...Read more
