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Analysis of hydrochemical time series

(Corresponding) Kolarec B., Žeravica A.
Topic: 
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Agricultural activity of spreading fertilizers may, in case they are washed away to an aquifer, result in a groundwater contamination. There was a research conducted in Croatia on the lower part of the Danube-Sava canal which is occupied by extensive agricultural production to measure the...Read more
Keywords: 
groundwater contamination; nitrate nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen and phosphorus concentration; time series analysis
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00116

Identification and Quantification of Microplastic in Sewage systems by TED-GC-MS

(Corresponding) Altmann K., Goedecke C., Bannick C., Abusafia A., Scheid C., Steinmetz H., Braun U.
Topic: 
Microplastics in the marine environment
Over the last years, the number of publications reporting the amount of microplastic (MP) all over the world increased rapidly. But harmonised sampling, sample preparation and analysis strategies are missing. Commonly used methods are very time consuming and not comparable to each other. Hence,...Read more
Keywords: 
microplastic, TED-GC-MS, microplastic analysis, grey water, waste water treatment plant, combined sewer system
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00233

Multivariate Analysis of Large µ-FTIR Data Sets in Search of Microplastics

(Corresponding) Wander L., Vianello A., Vollertsen J., Braun U., Paul A.
Topic: 
Microplastics in the marine environment
µ-FTIR spectroscopy is a widely used technique in microplastics research. It allows to simultaneously characterize the material of the small particles, fibers or fragments, and to specify their size distribution and shape. Modern detectors offer the possibility to perform two-dimensional imaging of...Read more
Keywords: 
Microplastics, µ-FTIR, Multivariate Data Analysis
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00292

Assessment of water quality of Asopos River in central Greece using multivariate analysis

Tsadilas C., Tzouvalekas M., (Corresponding) Evangelou E., Papadopoulos S., Papadoulis A., Petsoulas C., Tsitouras A., Grypari P., Smyrnis T.
Topic: 
Lakes, rivers, estuaries and ecosystem health
The main objective of this study was to assess the quality of water from five monitoring stations in Asopos River (central Greece), and evaluate the main factors that affect the river water quality. Fifty one biochemical parameters measured both in situ and in the laboratory three times a year for...Read more
Keywords: 
water quality, industrial pollution, agricultural practices, multivariate analysis
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00349

Evaluating production and utilisation pathways of a coupled Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and Gasification/Pyrolysis system using Life Cycle Analysis (LCA).

(Corresponding) Curry R., Cromie T., Somerville G.
Topic: 
Life cycle analysis (lca)
Life Cycle Analysis modelling has been applied to an operational Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant, (utilising Cattle Slurry/Grass Silage), currently producing biogas for electricity and heat production, with digestate going to land-spreading. The aim of the research was to evaluate the environmental...Read more
Keywords: 
Life-cycle analysis, biogas, methanation, syngas, gasification, pyrolysis, bio-oil
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00364

Identification of biotransformation products of veterinary drugs present in piggery wastewater during treatment with photobioreactors based on microalgae-bacteria and purple phototrophic bacteria consortia

(Corresponding) López-Serna R., García D., Bolado S., Jiménez J., Lai F., Golovko O., Ahrens L., Wiberg K., Gago-Ferrero P., Muñoz R.
Topic: 
Emerging pollutants
This work identified transformation products (TPs) from 5 antibiotics and 1 analgesic, namely enrofloxacin, marbofloxacin, danofloxacin, amoxicillin, penicillin G and dexamethasone, respectively, present in spiked real piggery wastewater (PWW) before and after two different treatments in two open...Read more
Keywords: 
veterinary drugs, pig slurry, algal-bacterial processes, PPB, photobioreactor, transformation products, metabolites, retrospective analysis, LC-QTOF-MS
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00375

WATER SUSTAINABILITY: EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY METHODS IN GREEK AND EUROPEAN ISLANDS

TSESMENTZIS G., (Corresponding) KONDILI E., KALDELLIS J.
Topic: 
Water, energy and/or food nexus
Water is a very valuable natural resource absolutely necessary for life. Lately water resources are facing very high pressure from continuously increasing demand. Besides, various areas face water shortage due to decrease of precipitation, irrational use, losses and other reasons. Furthermore...Read more
Keywords: 
water sustainability, multicriteria analysis, water supply methods
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00398

Life cycle assessment of the use of biomass as energy source in Northern Greece

Dounavis A., Karamanos L., Lekkas D., (Corresponding) Klontza E.
Topic: 
Life cycle analysis (lca)
Decrease of fossil fuel consumption in the energy sector is an important step towards more sustainable energy production. On the other hand, domestic and imported biomass or biofuels which are used as energy sources play an important role in many future energy scenarios and national policies...Read more
Keywords: 
biomass, Life cycle analysis, pellet, energy, Western Macedonia
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00452

Challenges for the development of green organizations

(Corresponding) Grudziński A., (Corresponding) Sulich A.
Topic: 
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
The ecological nature of the organization is one of the important topics discussed in the field of the theory of durable and sustainable development and CSR practices. What is more, being a "green organization" has become not only fashionable but also beneficial. Ecological issues are...Read more
Keywords: 
green jobs, green management, qualitative analysis
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00466

Improving the quality and quantity of source-separated household food waste in areas of different socio-economic characteristics: A case study from Lübeck, Germany

(Corresponding) Koerner I., Walk S., Deegener S., Wardle D.
Topic: 
Food waste
A method aiming at improving source-separation performance of household food waste (FW) was investigated in two areas with different socio-economic characteristics in Lübeck, Germany. This included the test of a new FW collection system including the distribution of small collection buckets to each...Read more
Keywords: 
Food waste, Waste composition analysis, Waste valorization, Circular Economy, Socio-economic assessment
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00484