CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
The influence of methane emission and hard coal production on air quality and greenhouse effect in 1994-2017 in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (Poland)
(Corresponding) Dreger M.
Topic:
Air pollution
The Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB) is the largest coal basin in Poland and one of the largest in Europe. It is the most industrialized region in Poland. The main natural resource and energy raw material is hard coal which was produced by 65 mines in the early nineties. The USCB geology is very...Read more
Keywords:
The Upper Silesia Coal Basin, hard coal production, methane emission, greenhouse effect, air pollution
(Corresponding) Ntarladima A., Vaartjes I., Grobbee D., Dijst M., Schmitz O., Uiterwaal C., Dalmeijer G., Ent C., Hoek G., Karssenberg D.
Topic:
Environmental exposures and human health
Background: Studies relating air pollution exposures and health in children tend to show inconsistent associations. The most of the studies rely on the front-door air pollution estimates to represent individual exposure; however, there is evidence that residential address exposures tend to...Read more
Keywords:
air pollution, exposure, asthma, wheeze, lung function
ADVANCED INSTRUMENTAL ODOUR MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ODOUR CONTINUOUS MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL IN COMPLEX INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
(Corresponding) Meloni M., Zarra T., Pittoni G., Naddeo V., Belgiorno V.
Topic:
Environmental odour, monitoring and control
Odour emissions from complex industrial plants can cause potential impacts on the surrounding areas and, as consequence, complaints with the local residents. The identification of specific Odour control plan is therefore needed in the plant management. The current challenge is the definition of...Read more
Keywords:
Air pollution, Odour impact, Dynamic Olfactometry, Petroleum Refinery
Research on the ability of urban trees to retain heavy metals. A silvicultural approach.
(Corresponding) Vordoglou M., Samara T., Tsitsoni T.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
The purpose of the present research was to study the ability of urban trees’ leaves to retain heavy metals. Three major heavy traffic streets of Thessaloniki were chosen. Two tree species were studied: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle and Catalpa bignonioides Walt. and 360 leaf samples were...Read more
Keywords:
urban trees, air pollution, heavy metals, morphology of leaf, silvicultural characteristics
Clean Electro-mobility Solutions Only Using Green Energy Input
(Corresponding) KALDELLIS J., SPYROPOULOS G., KONDILI E., TRIANTAFYLLOU A.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
The utilization of electrical cars is considered as the new tool against the serious problems resulting from the oil products consumption of the transportation sector. Actually, many people believe that the adoption of electro-mobility, especially in the urban areas or small-medium size islands, is...Read more
Keywords:
Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Transportation Sector, Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gases
Statistical modeling of meteorological conditions and air pollution over Athens, Greece
(Corresponding) DELIGIORGI D., PHILIPPOPOULOS K., DIAMANTI A.
Topic:
Air pollution
The importance of meteorological parameters and topography in determining the air pollution levels in a specific area is well established. The aim of this study is to model the association between air pollution levels and meteorological parameters for a single site in Athens, Greece. The...Read more
Keywords:
air pollution, meteorology, multiple linear regression
Influence of Varying Concentration of Toluene in a Soil Biofilter with Water Content Control
Badilla D.
Topic:
Air pollution
Contaminant concentration affects rate of removal of air contaminant in biofiltration. In this study, extent of degradation rate at varying concentrations of toluene (from 50 to 700 ppm) as the air contaminant in terms of elimination capacity (EC) was measured in a soil biofilter with water content...Read more
Keywords:
biofiltration, toluene, concentration, water content, air pollution control
Monitoring of bio-aerosols, gaseous and Particulate Matter (PM) pollution of Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow, Poland.
(Corresponding) Dyda M., Pyzik A., Drabik P., Istel L., Wiłkojć E., Buchwald-Zięcina O., Bogdanowicz-Prus A., Skłodowska A.
Topic:
Air pollution
Krakow is now firmly established as one of the Europe’s top tourist destinations and, at the same time, it is one of the cities with the worst air quality in Europe. The Wawel Royal Castle is of the most important museum and predominatingly visited attraction of the city of Krakow (in 2017, the...Read more
Keywords:
cultural heritage, particulate matter pollution, microbiological contamination, air pollution, preventive conservation
The limitation of the methane (CH4) emission in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin as a result of the Polish Mining Group closing program.
Dreger M.
Topic:
Air pollution
Hard coal mining is responsible for 9% of the worldwide methane emission to the atmosphere. Methane is the second strongest greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, but its radiative power is 25-30 times stronger than the radiative power of CO2 .In the Polish reality, hard coal mining is one of the...Read more
Keywords:
Methane emission, hard coal mining, the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB), the greenhouse effect, air pollution
Evaluation of environmental impact assessment factors in maritime industry.
(Corresponding) BOVIATSIS M., Vlachos G., Daniil G.
Topic:
Environmental impact of maritime transport
The environmental impact of shipping industry includes the pollution caused by vessels to air and water environment.
The water pollution is primarily caused by ship accidents and by untreated ballast water. To avoid maritime accidents, a complex system of regulations and safety management...Read more
Keywords:
Water & Air Pollution, Ballast Water Management, NOx emissions, SOx emissions,
