CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Quantitative target screening and soil bioavailability assessment as tools to assess risks associated with wastewater reuse for irrigation
Beretsou V., Nika M., Manoli K., Lundy L., Thomaidis N., Revitt M., (Corresponding) Fatta-Kassinos D.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
Multi-residue analysis of various classes of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) present in wastewater, along with improvements in analytical methodologies, may allow for future application of promising wastewater tracers, thus providing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) operators and...Read more
Keywords:
contaminants of emerging concern, metabolites, transformation products, high-resolution mass spectrometry, risk assessment, wastewater reuse
How to estimate biocide mass loads in urban water discharges and their impact on the river contamination?
(Corresponding) BRESSY A., PAIJENS C., TEDOLDI D., FRERE B., MAILLER R., ROCHER V., MOILLERON R.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
Biocidal substances are ubiquitous in urban areas; they are used as preservatives in daily products, building materials, and as domestic pesticides. Despite these facts, urban sources of biocides, contrary to agricultural inputs, have been overlooked in terms of environmental risk assessment. The...Read more
Keywords:
Mass loads; Stochastic approach; Stormwater; Surface water; Wastewater
High FAME yield Biodiesel from microalgae through nanocatalytic transesterification process.
Mittal V., (Corresponding) Ghosh U.
Topic:
Environmental biotechnology and bioenergy
Biodiesel production from microalgae is significantly important when reserves of petro-diesel are depleting, and utilization of vegetable oil-based fuel leads to food scarcity. The rapid growth and high lipid content of microalgae is an ideal feedstock for biodiesel production. The use of...Read more
Keywords:
SEM-Scanning Electron Microscopy, FAME-Fatty acid methyl ester, BET-Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, FTIR- Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, GC-MS- Gas chromatography mass spectroscopy.
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
Investigation of the presence of organic micropollutants in biota specimens from the Antarctica ecosystem using state-of-the-art wide-scope target and suspect HRMS methodologies.
Gkotsis G., Nika M., Vasilatos K., Orfanioti A., Athanasopoulou A., Alygizakis N., Oswald P., Slobodnik J., (Corresponding) Thomaidis N.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
The contamination of the aquatic ecosystem with organic micropollutants due to anthropogenic activities, over the last decades, is a well-known issue. Due to the frequent detection of these chemicals in various environmental compartments, they are considered as potential threats to the aquatic...Read more
Keywords:
Antarctica; Organic Micropollutants; High Resolution Mass Spectrometry; Biomonitoring; Apex Predators
Selenate uptake by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Algal Cells, its Transformation and its Effect on Membrane Lipid Profiles
Zkeri E., Mavrakis E., Panagou G., Grafanaki S., (Corresponding) Pergantis S., Lydakis-Simantiris N.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
While selenium (Se) has been demonstrated to be essential for the optimal growth of freshwater microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii [1], exposure to elevated concentrations of selenite (Se[IV]) or selenate (Se[VI]), the two major aqueous forms of Se, induce cell toxicity[2]. In this study,...Read more
Keywords:
Selenate, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, ICP-MS, mass spectrometry
Patterns of drug use and chemical exposure in Athens (Greece) during COVID-19 pandemic using wastewater-based epidemiology
Aleiferi E., Galani A., Kontou A., Gkogkou A., Nika M., Alygizakis N., (Corresponding) Thomaidis N.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
After the first COVID-19 case in 2019 in Wuhan, China, the virus SARS-COV-2 has rapidly spread nationwide, alarming both the public and scientific community (Cascella et al., 2021). Currently, there are no treatments available for COVID-19, hence reducing the virus transmission and vaccinations...Read more
Keywords:
COVID-19 wastewater-based epidemiology, wastewater treament plant of Psyttaleia (Athens), high-resoltution mass spectrometry (HRMS), LC-MS/MS
The chemical exposome in maternal blood and placenta and the potential use of sewage sludge to prioritize hazardous substances
Gil-Solsona R., Nika M., Alygizakis N., Bustamante M., Villanueva C., Gutiérrez-Martín D., Restrepo E., Foraster M., Gómez-Roig M., Llurba-Olive E., Sunyer J., Dadvand P., Thomaidis N., (Corresponding) Gago-Ferrero P.
Topic:
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology
Chemicals are part of our daily lives and we are exposed to numerous chemicals through multiple pathways. Relevant scientific evidence contributing to the regulation of hazardous chemicals require a holistic approach to assess simultaneous exposure to multiple compounds. Currently, the main way to...Read more
Keywords:
Sewage epidemiology, Human Biomonitoring, Non-target analysis, High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS),
The chemical exposome in brain cancer: an exploratory study.
Gil-Solsona R., Pons-Escoda A., Díez S., Gutiérrez-Martín D., Vidal-Sarró N., Bruna J., Dadvand P., Majós C., (Corresponding) Gago-Ferrero P.
Topic:
Biomonitoring
Diffuse gliomas are a highly heterogeneous and aggressive brain tumours with poor prognosis and survival and few established risk factors. Environmental exposures are suspected in the pathogenesis of these tumours; however, results of existing studies are limited and inconsistent, particularly for...Read more
Keywords:
Glioma, Environmental exposure, High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), organic chemicals, non-target analysis.Glioma, Environmental exposure, High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), organic chemicals, non-target analysis.
Valorization of waste graphite deriving from "End Of Life Lithium-Ion Battery recycling" for a second use in wastewater treatment.
(Corresponding) Premathilake D., (Corresponding) Vaccari M., Botelho Junior A., Tenório J., Espinosa D., Colombi F.
Topic:
Recycling of materials to new products
Exponential utilization of Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has produced a notable amount of hazardous waste recently. The current practices focus on recovering precious metals available in cathode giving less priority for anode material (graphite) recoveries and valorizations. However, thinning of...Read more
Keywords:
LIB recycling, Graphite valorization, adsorption experiments, Wastewater treatment, Black mass recycling
