CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Technology hybridization for real time particulate matter monitoring
(Corresponding) Louat J., Thaury C., Ben Daoud A., Serge A.
Topic:
Air pollution
While the monitoring and management of air pollution remains a challenge at a regional level, it also becomes more and more sensitive at very local scale. Both, as hot spot sources, can be very localized, but vulnerable population (in schools, hospital…) due to fluidic effect, especially in cities...Read more
Keywords:
PM10, PM2.5, monitoring, air quality, micro-sensors, MP101M, hybridization
Development of a non-target screening workflow for the evaluation of micropollutants fate during oxidation processes
(Corresponding) Huynh N., Le Roux J., Guyot J., Moilleron R.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
Non-target screening (NTS) is of great interest for environmental monitoring because it enables the screening of numerous pollutants, including unknown products. However, methods to identify unknowns are still time-consuming and only deal with a limited portion of the signal. The objective of this...Read more
Comparison of regression model and artificial neural network model in noise prediction in a mixed area of Dhaka City
(Corresponding) Chowdhury V., Zarif S., Tofa T., Laskar M.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
The equivalent noise levels regularly exceed acceptable limits within Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, especially in the mixed urban areas (where trips are generated to serve commercial, residential, and industrial demands). The study aims to assess the noise level in mixed urban areas, build...Read more
Extent and distribution of microplastic contamination in the benthic sediment of Turag river in Bangladesh
Tofa T., (Corresponding) Chowdhury V., Nur S., Chowdhury M.
Topic:
Microplastics in water treatment: fate, toxicity assessment and removal technologies
Microplastics are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment. However, a limited number of studies have been conducted on the quantification of accumulated microplastics in benthic sediments of freshwater bodies, which pose threat to the health of benthic communities through food chain contamination...Read more
Keywords:
Microplastics, River, Benthic sediment, Extraction, Categorization
Performance evaluation of flue gas cured calcium rich fly ash based building blocks
(Corresponding) Usta M., Adegbile M., Gregor A., Paaver P., Hain T., Yoruk C., Uibu M., Trikkel A.
Topic:
Mineral carbonation of alkaline waste materials
This work focuses on the local alkaline wastes of Estonia where different waste streams were studied for the performance testing of the fly ash based building blocks. Fly ash from oil shale direct combustion and wood fly ash from district heating plant were considered in the applications for...Read more
Keywords:
Fly ash, accelerated carbonation, CO2 mineralization
Microplastics in marine biota of North Aegean Sea: Summarizing and comparing preliminary findings
Marmara D., Vogiatzis G., Christofidis C., Stamelos A., (Corresponding) Krasakopoulou E.
Topic:
Microplastics in the marine environment
Rising scientific literature and legislation measures have highlighted the concern on plastic pollution and the issue of microplastics. In the context of this study, 3 marine species of commercial interest (bogues, Mediterranean mussels, blue crabs) were examined, concerning microplastics’ presence...Read more
Marine litter monitoring: the case study of Paros island
Marmara D., Kontomanoli Z., Cevello S., Ragkousis M., Kelaidoni A., (Corresponding) Krasakopoulou E.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
Marine litter have been characterized as one of the main threats for societies, while among them, plastics have been found in various marine ecosystems. A monitoring project on marine litter, based on beach visual-surveys started in 2019, on Paros Island in the Aegean Sea, under the Clean Blue...Read more
Nutrients recovery from anaerobic digestion effluent for the production of microalgae biomass
(Corresponding) Psachoulia P., Schortsianiti S., Dergiade I., Chatzidoukas C., Samaras P.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
The efficient management of anaerobic digestion effluents (ADEs) from biogas plants has raised increasing environmental concerns, as a result of their high content in nutrients, mostly in the form of NH4- and PO4-. Their discharge to farmlands is restricted due to irrigation guidelines, while...Read more
Climate Change and Local Governance: Politics, Policies and Prioritization of Adaptation in Adansi North District
(Corresponding) Enu K., Ahenkan A., Ackom E.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Climate adaptation remains low on political agendas at the local level in most developing countries despite the reality of impacts being experienced already and a projection of the worsening of same. While the factors that account for the lack of climate action by local governments are countless,...Read more
Keywords:
climate adaptation, local government, politics, policies, nationally determined contributions
Climate Adaptation and Local Institutions: An Assessment of The Adaptive Capacities of Key Sectors In Adansi North District
(Corresponding) Enu K., Ahenkan A., Ackom E., Odame Appiah D.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
The over-domineering of political policies aimed at perpetuating power means issues of social interest such as climate adaptation capabilities are often relegated to the background. Thus, the success of adaptation efforts often hinges ultimately on the nature of institutional robustness and...Read more
Keywords:
adaptive capacity, local government, local institutions, climate change, impacts, agriculture, health
