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
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
Evaluating the water quality of stormwater runoffs in urban area
(Corresponding) Yang F., Gato-Trinidad S., Hossain I.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
This paper presents the results of stormwater quality monitoring from four constructed wetlands located in residential and industrial catchments. Preliminary results revealed that pollutants’ types and concentrations vary depending on the catchments’ characteristics. It is found that the...Read more
Keywords:
Heavy metals, best practice management, stormwater runoff, water quality
(Corresponding) Chtristofidou M., Rossidou E., Kozakou S., Michael N., Poulli K., Kokkinofta .
Topic:
Air pollution
Air pollution is a significant environmental threat to public health worldwide. In Cyprus, the laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Control of Effluents of the State General Laboratory in collaboration with the competent Authorities, the Department of Inspection of the Ministry of labour,...Read more
Keywords:
air quality, monitoring, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, ions
