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Can the seasonal variability affect the BMP of fruit and vegetable waste?
(Corresponding) Scotto di Perta E., Lamboglia R., Cesaro A., Frunzo L., Esposito G., Papirio S.
Topic:
Food waste
Fruit and vegetable waste (FVW), largely produced in open markets, is characterized by highly putrescible materials, thus being a proper substrate for anaerobic digestion. This study investigated the effect of the seasonal variation of FVW, on the biochemical methane potential (BMP). To this end,...Read more
Keywords:
anaerobic digestion, open market waste, methane, energy recovery
Material flow analysis applied to a waste treatment plant in Lombardy (Italy)
(Corresponding) Castro F., Fabbri M., Vaccari M., Cutaia L.
Topic:
Solid waste management
Material flow analysis (MFA) allows to quantify inputs, outputs and stocks of a system and to communicate results visually. It can be used for calculating process effectiveness, losses and for identifying critical points within a system, being useful for strategically intervening in a corporative...Read more
Loureiro I., (Corresponding) Ribeiro C., Sepúlveda D.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
Nowadays there is near consensus that cities have an important role to play in the pursuit of global climate protection and Sustainability. However, local strategies for sustainable development require a holistic and systemic approach, enabling multiscale involvement dynamics from a variety of...Read more
Development of an urban resilience indicator for Athens in the context of climate change
(Corresponding) Polydoros A., Mavrakou T., Cartalis C.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Urbanization interacts with climate change through the way cities are organized and built (land cover/ land use, urban morphology). Increased energy consumption and consequently CO2 emissions, combined with emissions from city functions (urban metabolism, anthropogenic heat sources) intensify urban...Read more
Assessing the risks of climate change for cultural heritage – The CLIMASCAPE project
(Corresponding) Cartalis C., Polydoros A., Mavrakou T., Philippopoulos K., Asprogerakas E., Pantazis P., Samarina A., Zoumpaki S., Karambinis M.
Topic:
Environmental management and policies
The protection of cultural heritage sites from the climate change effects is a central priority for protecting the cultural capital of Greece, and the sustainability of the related touristic flows. This paper describes the conceptual framework of the CLIMASCAPE project which aims to develop a...Read more
Keywords:
Cultural heritage, Climate change, Adaptation, Tourism
GMOs Detection With Minimal Reaction Volume Real-Time PCR For Environmental Conservation
Psallida C., Argyropoulos D.
Topic:
Biodibersity conservation
Detection of GMOs with Real-time PCR is the standard technology for tracing their presence in different sample types ranging from food to plant materials. GM plant seeds are one of the main sources for GM dispersal in the environment, affecting genetic stability and biodiversity. A certified...Read more
GMO POLICIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE ERA OF GENOME EDITING
(Corresponding) Argyropoulos D., Psallida C.
Topic:
Biodibersity conservation
In recent years, immediate human interference with nucleic acid sequences has resulted in what is popularly known as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The process, based on molecular technologies under the term genetic engineering, has added new information to the existing pool of genetic...Read more
‘Water Underground’: Real-time, continuous monitoring of the underground water’s quantity and quality
Mavroforakis M., (Corresponding) Georgiou H., Malisiovas V., Psychias C., Papadimitriou D., Sarioglou K.
Topic:
Process understanding through innovative sensors and remote sensing
Water resource management is one the most urgent aspects of environmental protection and sustainability policies world-wide. Accurate, real-time remote sensing of the status of underground reservoirs is required for proper regional planning, prevention of droughts, optimized farming etc. ‘Water...Read more
Keywords:
hydrology, water management, remote sensing, predictive analytics, sustainability
Effect of Castanea sativa plantation age on soil bacterial communities
(Corresponding) Alvarez-Lopez V., Ferreiro-Dominguez N., Mosquera-Losada R.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Soil microbial communities are involved in key processes of forest ecosystems that include decomposition of organic matter, cycling of nutrients or formation of structure. The composition and diversity of these communities depend on a large number of factors such as humidity, pH, nutrient levels, C...Read more
Comparison of Analytical and Modeling solutions of the hydrodynamic behavior of drainage channels covered by reed beds
(Corresponding) Lama G.
Topic:
Hydrology and water resources
The purpose of this work is the validation of modeled turbulent features induced by hydrodynamic interaction between water flow motion and rigid emergent reed beds obtained by employing both analytical and Shallow-waters approaches. The experimental dataset employed for the validation was collected...Read more
