CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Do pro-environmental attitudes affect the adoption of flying cars in touristic regions?
(Corresponding) Koumoutsidi A., Pagoni I., Polydoropoulou A.
Topic:
Environmental impacts of tourism and sustainable tourism development
The decarbonization of the transportation sector requires the adoption of low-carbon power sources and technological progress in vehicles’ energy efficiency. Flying cars constitute innovative transport modes that have exploited technological advancements such as electrification to provide a more...Read more
Keywords:
flying cars, air taxis, environmental attitudes, environmental footprint
Life cycle assessment of various combustion-based electricity generation technologies with carbon capture and storage: A review
Wang Y., Pan Z., Li R., (Corresponding) Zhang Z.
Topic:
Gas emissions control and utilization
With the continuous advancement of the industrialization process, climate change continues to intensify. Traditional electricity production consumes a lot of energy and fuel and is accompanied by huge amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Although the rapid development of renewable energy...Read more
Keywords:
Carbon capture and storage, Life cycle assessment, Environmental impacts, Large-scale deployment
Being a metropolis, Istanbul requires a well-functioning urban service system. Water supply is among the most important infrastructures in this city that has around 15-16 million habitants. There are many water treatment plants all around Istanbul to facilitate healthy water supply to people. On...Read more
Keywords:
Water treatment, Environmental impacts, Life cycle assessment, Operation
New solutions for a better and sustainable agriculture
The emergence of the bioeconomy and the concept of sustainability in production processes have been essential for the protection of the environment and biodiversity, as well as for the implementation of processes for energy recovery, the creation of new jobs and increased competitiveness...Read more
Keywords:
biomass energy; environmental impacts; bioeconomy indicators; development instruments.
Water quality monitoring in the Dnieper River Basin using advanced analytical methodologies
Diamanti K., Nika M., Alygizakis N., Kostakis M., Koupa A., Oswald P., Cirka L., Slobodnik J., (Corresponding) Thomaidis N.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
The Dnieper River Basin is the main freshwater resource for Ukraine. Despite being used as source for drinking water, its water quality does not always meet the environmental standards. The basin is highly affected by regional and transboundary (from western Russia and Belarus) anthropogenic...Read more
Keywords:
Dnieper River Basin, environmental monitoring, LC-HRMS, organic and inorganic chemicals, risk assessment
Increased use of antiseptics due to COVID19: a case study in Greece - anticipated effects on the marine environment
KAFES A., (Corresponding) NIKOLAOU A., Vagi M., Kostopoulou M.
Topic:
Covid-19 effects on environmental aspects and urban life
COVID19 pandemic started in China in 2019, when a coronavirus appeared that spread globally, causing severe health problems and increasing mortality. At that time, as there were no effective pharmaceuticals for treatment and no vaccines for protection, the only available means were preventive...Read more
Lekkas D., (Corresponding) Klontza E., Galogiannis K., Gkoltsiou K., Alexopoulos C., Cainadas E.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
A series of courses in environmental education, specialized in sustainable agribusiness, was given in the framework of the «Geo-ergon Paideia» project (in Greek: Γεωργών Παιδεία – Γεωργών Παιδιά). «Geo-ergon Paideia» was a transnational exchange program which aimed at training school students of...Read more
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.
Domestic Photo-Voltaic installations - their contribution and practcalities
(Corresponding) Venables R.
Topic:
Renewable energy sources
The roofs of domestic-scale properties used to haveone overall main function – to keep the weather out. But since the first solar-PV panels were fitted in the UK in 1994, it has become increasingly clear that, to reduce carbon emissions and thus contribute to the transition to net-zero, all...Read more
Keywords:
Renewable energy sources; Net Zero emission transition; photo-voltaics; impact of citizen science on environmental attitudes, behaviour and knowledge
Climate change, air pollution, and risks to honeybees – a review of biomonitoring data
Soares S., Delerue-Matos C., (Corresponding) Oliveira M.
Topic:
Air pollution
Environmental pollution and climate change are among the biggest concerns of the World population and represent an increased risk for the survival of very sensitive animals and insects, including honeybees. Environmental health monitoring can be performed through the biomonitorization of sentinel...Read more
