CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINUOUS, LINEAR MODELS FOR MARINE BENTHIC MACROPHYTES DESCRIPTION
(Corresponding) TZOUVARAS N.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
The European Water Framework Directive has fostered indicator development, pertinent to biological quality elements, for ecological status assessment of coastal waters. For seaweed communities, the CFR index considers composition, abundance and physiological status, through four constituents (...Read more
Keywords:
Water Framework Directive, Ecological Quality Ratio, marine benthic macrophytes, CFR model, Ecological Evaluation Index RPI approach
Mine water management in abandoned mine sites: from waste to resource
(Corresponding) LOREDO J.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
Mine water usually supposes one of the most important environmental problems of the extractive industry, where water quality is dependent of a great number of factors relatives to the ore deposit characteristics and to the exploitation method typology. But if water quality by nature or after...Read more
Keywords:
Mine water, water quality, water resource, circular economy
WATER SALINIZATION IN IRAN: SPATIAL VARIATION OF SALINITY IN GROUNDWATER RESOURCES OF NORTH WEST (URMIA LAKE)
Shakerkhatibi M., Jahanimoghaddam H., Esmat Saatloo M., (Corresponding) Mosaferi M.
Topic:
Water policy, management and society
This study presents the quality of drinking water in terms of salinity in the western margin of Lake Urmia, Iran. During the study a total of 121 samples from 116 wells and 5 springs were collected which constitute drinking water resources of 301 villages in the study area. Approximately more than...Read more
Keywords:
Water quality, Groundwater, Salinity, Electric Conductivity, Salt water
Prediction of Algal Bloom Occurrence in Laguna Lake, Philippines using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
(Corresponding) Esguerra G., Ballesteros F.
Topic:
Lakes, rivers, estuaries and ecosystem health
Algal blooms pertain to an undesirable formation of unicellular freely-floating algal scum caused by the rapid growth of phytoplankton, which can become a hazard for the water body ecosystem. Laguna Lake serves as both a source of livelihood and water supply for the residents in the region and the...Read more
Keywords:
algal blooms, phytoplankton counts, artificial neural networks, Laguna de Bay, water quality prediction
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
A Decision Support Matrix for Water Quality Based Stormwater Management
(Corresponding) Suits K., Annus I., Kändler N., Vassiljev A.
Topic:
Estimation and prediction under past and future conditions (climate, population, land use change)
Extreme weather events and climate change are stressing urban stormwater systems beyond their capacity, posing potential threat to both the built and natural environments. This paper aims to contribute to risk mitigation through evaluating the feasibility of using a decision support matrix for...Read more
Keywords:
stormwater, water quality, case study, e-monitoring
Investigating the impact of landfill leachates in groundwater quality through the monitoring of multiclass emerging contaminants by LC-HRMS
(Corresponding) Nika M., Gkotsis G., Vasilatos K., Gkogkou A., Stasinakis A., Thomaidis N.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
Due to their economic advantages, landfills are the primary repository of municipal solid wastes, receiving everyday by-products such as food wastes, plastic containers and product packaging materials, unused pharmaceuticals, textile and other products. As a result of the higher demand and better...Read more
Keywords:
high resolution mass spectrometry; emerging contaminants; landfill leachates; groundwater; water quality
End-phase Rehabilitation Assessment of Boracay Island Using Microbial Parameters as Indicator of Water Quality
Rañada M., (Corresponding) Jaraula C.
Topic:
Pollution control and contaminated sites
The tourism-dependent Boracay island continued to accommodate tourists reaching a peak of >2 million in 2017 after nearly breaching through the island’s ecological threshold in 2012. Anthropogenic pressures resulting in poor water quality and disturbance of wetlands forced the authorities to...Read more
Keywords:
coliforms, wastewater, water quality, carrying capacity, anthropogenic disturbance
Insights gained from stormwater e-monitoring in Viimsi, Estonia
(Corresponding) Suits K., Rajarao G., Kändler N., Vassiljev A., Annus I.
Topic:
IoT-based environmental monitoring
The Baltic Sea is at risk from urban societies' diffuse pollution, which includes harmful substances, nutrients, and marine debris. Stormwater, the primary means by which these pollutants are transported, is typically evaluated through the collection and analysis of grab samples, which show...Read more
Keywords:
e-monitoring, stormwater, surrogate parameters, water quality, smart city
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
