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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Metagenomic analysis of urban wastewater resistome and mobilome: Implications for Reclaimed Water Safety in Agriculture.
(Corresponding) Subirats J., Brown L., Marizzi A.
Topic:
1. WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE
The reuse of reclaimed wastewater for agricultural irrigation is a promising solution in regions experiencing water scarcity, yet it raises concerns about the persistence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs). This study employed metagenomic analyses to...Read more
Fast Fashion and Sustainability Challenges: A Critical Review with Insights from Cyprus
Kyprianou G.
Topic:
12. CLIMATE CHANGE
The main aim of this article is to review the impact that the fast fashion industry has on the environment, and more specifically, climate change, focusing on the case of Cyprus. Fast fashion is the modern scourge that undermines environmental well-being and exacerbates the environmental crisis, as...Read more
Keywords:
Fast Fashion, Climate Change, Cyprus, Sustainability
Concentration ratio of copper to antimony in dust - an indicator for brake dust?
(Corresponding) Lanzerstorfer C.
Topic:
7. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Sources for antimony in road dust is abrasion of brake pads and brake linings and organic antimony compounds used as additives in grease and oil. Copper is also contained in brake linings and pads, but it is also contained in tire tread. Additionally, copper is released by wear and abrasion of...Read more
Keywords:
road dust, metals, brake dust, ratio copper to antimony
Assessment and Mapping of the Drainage Status of Ireland's Peatlands
(Corresponding) Bari M., McCarthy E., Broderick E., Fenton O., Tuohy P.
Topic:
5. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY
Peatlands are an important part of ecosystems that provide benefits for biodiversity conservation, water regulation, and carbon sequestration. However, human activities such as land drainage, peat extraction, and agricultural conversion have significantly degraded these peatlands. This degradation...Read more
Testing adsorption properties of natural zeolites for nutrients in wastewater
(Corresponding) Ravina M., Marotta E., Zanetti M.
Topic:
1. WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE
Low-cost and efficient removal of nutrients in decentralized wastewater treatment plants is still challenging. The installation of supplementary adsorption systems may, in some cases, be appropriate. This work focused on two types of untreated natural zeolites, clinoptilolite and chabasite, with...Read more
Treatment of High-Strength Domestic Wastewater in Anaerobic, Aerobic and Anoxic Fed-Batch Process System
(Corresponding) Rollon A., Lingating R., Pimentel J., Areo H., Ibias K., Mamugay R., Dela Cruz I.
Topic:
1. WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE
For treatment of high-strength domestic wastewater, this study explores a fed-batch bioprocess system consisting of anaerobic (AD), aerobic (AER) and anoxic (ANX) processes in this order and each run at 24 h hydraulic retention time (HRT) and 0.8 g COD/L/d in the first bioreactor. The largest COD...Read more
Multiyear monitoring of ultrafine particulate matter emissions from a modern full scale WtE plant at real operating condi-tions.
(Corresponding) Cernuschi S., Lonati G., Puricelli S., Tardivo R., Ozgen S., Signorini S.
Topic:
7. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Monitoring campaigns for addressing quantitative and qualitative characteristics of emitted ultrafine and nano-particles during real operating conditions from waste to energy were performed on a modern plant with a specifi-cally designed instrumental protocol. Results are summa-rized for number...Read more
Keywords:
Emissions, ultrafine particles, field measurements, waste to energy plant
Development of a Standardized Greenhouse Gas Quantification Template for the Philippine aviation industry
(Corresponding) Del Rosario B., Ballesteros F.
Topic:
5. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY
International aviation contributes 2.1% of global carbon emissions, with Philippine air transport emitting 0.712 million metric tonnes of CO₂e. In response, a greenhouse gas quantification template (GHGQT) was developed to enhance industry-wide emissions monitoring, using established methodologies...Read more
Keywords:
GHG emissions, emissions quantification, standard template, Philippine aviation industry
Use of waste dealuminated metakaolin in alkali-activated cement mixes
Elsebaei M., (Corresponding) Mavroulidou M., Micheal A., Centeno M., Shamass R., Rispoli O.
Topic:
2. CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BIOECONOMY
This paper explores the feasibility of using dealuminated metakaolin (DMK), a hazardous by-product of the alum industry, in alkali-activated cement (AAC) mixes, as an outlet for this voluminous hazardous waste, alternative to landfilling. After reviewing global DMK waste manage-ment practices and...Read more
Feasibility of peat soil stabilisation with solid waste material inclusions and biocementation treatments
(Corresponding) Mavroulidou M., Gunn M., Joshi S., Sanam I., Murad M., Garelick J.
Topic:
2. CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BIOECONOMY
This paper studies the stabilisation of a peat railway embankment foundation soil from East Anglia, UK, using solid waste material inclusions and biocementation treatments. Peats are weak, high water content soils which lead to construction problems, due to the high water content and poor...Read more
