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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Plastic Litter Project 2018: a feasibility study on detecting plastics in the aquatic environment using drones and satellite images

(Corresponding) Topouzelis K., Papakonstantinou A., Garaba S., Doukari M., Chatziantoniou A., Spondylidis S.
Topic: 
Marine environment and coastal management
Plastic litter has been shown to pose a significant problem in the marine environment and the food chain at all trophic levels. Within the scope of Plastic Project 2018, we investigated the prospective use of imaging technology on airborne and spaceborne platforms in detecting floating plastic...Read more
Keywords: 
floating plastic litter, remote sensing, spectral reflectance of plastics, drones, UAV, UAS, pollution
Conference: 
CEST2019
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00490

Floating wetlands as Nature-based Solutions for marine water pollution control in Mediterranean: Challenges and future perspectives

(Corresponding) Takavakoglou V., Pana E., Plakas K.
Topic: 
Sustainable water management in the mediterranean – technological solutions, demonstration and deployment
Mediterranean Sea is widely regarded as one of the most threatened environments in the world because of the high population densities, the lack of consistent waste-management schemes, the large influxes of tourists and the strategic merchant navigation. The growing environmental awareness of...Read more
Keywords: 
Floating wetlands, Nature-based Solutions, marine pollution, petroleum hydrocarbons, Mediterranean
Conference: 
CEST2021
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00810