CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Heavy metals in soil, sediments, and water from Lake Ohrid catchment (Albania)
(Corresponding) Bani A., Shallari S., Duka I.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
Lake Ohrid is located in the Balkan Peninsula in South East Europe and it is shared between Albania and Macedonia. Formed in the tertiary period between 3.5 and 4 million years ago, Lake Ohrid is considered as one of the oldest lakes in the world, with numerous freshwater native and endemic...Read more
Keywords:
Heavy metals, ultramafic area, Ni availability, water quality, Ohrid region
Bioleaching of valuable elements from red mud using autochthonous biomass
(Corresponding) Cozzolino A., Cappai G., Cara S., Milia S., Carucci A.
Topic:
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
Red mud (RM) is the main residue produced by the alkaline extraction of aluminum from bauxite, and it contains valuable metals (e.g., iron, aluminum, titanium, silicon). Aim of this research was to investigate the biologically induced leaching of valuable elements from RM using autochthonous...Read more
Keywords:
bioleaching, circular economy, metals recovery, red mud.
Artificial Neural Network (ANNs) for predicting petroleum hydrocarbons from heavy metals contaminated soils around fuel stations
(Corresponding) Bonelli M., Manni A., Saviano G.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Petrol stations are classified as a dangerous source of pollution for the human population due to the toxicity of emissions from evaporated vehicle fuels and fuel spillages. The contaminants released in the environment are mainly complex mixtures of petroleum hydrocarbon compounds (PHCs) and heavy...Read more
Keywords:
Artificial Neural Network predictions, heavy metals, field portable XRF, petroleum hydrocarbon compounds
The effect of incorporating biosolids on soil quality after cotton crop management
(Corresponding) Giannakopoulos E., Makrygianni E., Evangelou E., Salachas G.
Topic:
New solutions for a better and sustainable agriculture
pilot sewage sludge (also known as “biosolids”, BS) application of 7,000 kg/ha (dry weight) was performed in the area of Lamia prefecture, central Greece, in two fields cultivated with Cotton. BS was very rich in organic matter (75%) and had high concentrations of nutrients, with all heavy metals...Read more
Keywords:
Sewage Sludge, soil organic matter, heavy metals, soil quality
On the geochemistry of Gialova lagoon, SW Peloponnesus, Greece
Papakonstantinou M., Sergiou S., Dimas X., Fakiris E., Christodoulou D., Geraga M., (Corresponding) Papatheodorou G.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
The spatial distribution of lithological characteristics, organic carbon and major / trace elements was studied in the surface sediments of the Gialova lagoon, a shallow water lagoon (<1.0 m) which is located at southwestern Peloponnesus (Greece). The sediment samples were collected on the basis...Read more
AliCy as Extractant to Remove Iron from Copper-Free Extreme AMD for Further Extraction of Zinc
Nobahar A., Melka A., Neves L., Carlier J., (Corresponding) Costa M.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
A previous work showed that copper can be specifically extracted from acid mine drainage (AMD) classified as high-acid and extreme-metals (pH 1.19, ~63 g/L Fe, ~6.5 g/L Al, ~5.3 g/L Cu, ~1.9 g/L Zn and ~0.1 g/L Mn), using 30% (v/v) Acorga M5640 in Shell GTL (a kerosene like solvent) as extractant...Read more
Application of some clay minerals to eliminate the hazards of heavy metals in contaminated soils
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
Soil pollution by heavy metals has serious hazards on microorganism plants, human being and ecological environment. Many approaches have been introduced to overcome the problem of contaminated soils by heavy metals as cadmium, copper and nickel.
A laboratory experiment conducted using zeolite and...Read more
Keywords:
zeolite, bentonite, heavy metals, contaminated soils.
Development of pH-Responsive Adsorptive Ultrafiltration Membrane for the treatment of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solution
Khamis F., Hegab h., Arafat h., Banat F., (Corresponding) Hasan S.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
This research presents a new amino-modified activated carbon (MAC) nanohybrid and its use in polylactic acid (PLA) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes for treating wastewater. The MAC composite was produced through three steps: activated carbon pretreatment, modification, and heat-induced cross-linking...Read more
Keywords:
pH responsive, heavy metals, MXene, graphene oxide, two-dimensional materials
Climate change, air pollution, and risks to honeybees – a review of biomonitoring data
Soares S., Delerue-Matos C., (Corresponding) Oliveira M.
Topic:
Air pollution
Environmental pollution and climate change are among the biggest concerns of the World population and represent an increased risk for the survival of very sensitive animals and insects, including honeybees. Environmental health monitoring can be performed through the biomonitorization of sentinel...Read more
Microbial inoculum production for bioleaching of critical metals from tailings
Butu A., (Corresponding) RODINO S., (Corresponding) BUTU M.
Topic:
Recycling of materials to new products
In this paper, research is presented regarding the development and testing of strategies to identify the optimal solutions for the production of microbial inoculum for the bio-recovery of critical metals from tailings. The versatility and diversity of biotechnologies available offer the opportunity...Read more
