CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
CO2 and NO2 distributions over Greece as seen by OCO-2 and TROPOMI
Gialesakis N., Daskalakis N., (Corresponding) Kanakidou M.
Topic:
Climpact: national network for climate change and its impacts
Greenhouse gases are the driving force behind human-induced global warming. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the greenhouse gas (GHG) with the longer lifetime in the atmosphere, in the order of hundreds of years, and the largest contribution to the radiative forcing of the atmosphere due to its increasing...Read more
Influence of fires on atmospheric composition over Greece as seen by TROPOMI S5P
Kalogeraki E., Sfakianaki M., Gialesakis N., Chatziparaschos M., Daskalakis N., (Corresponding) Kanakidou M.
Topic:
Climpact: national network for climate change and its impacts
The present study uses data from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) on board Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite to investigate the impact of the forest fires plumes on atmospheric aerosols and gases. For this purpose, the Aerosol Index, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon...Read more
Factors affecting the populations of Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta: The Case of Greece
(Corresponding) Sarakinou G., APOSTOLAKI S.
Topic:
Biodibersity conservation
The current paper presents the results of an archival research work undertaken as part of a Thesis of the Program of Environmental Studies at Deree – the American College of Greece. The research undertaken aimed at assessing the extent of the problem related to the injuries and fatalities of the...Read more
Keywords:
Loggerhead turtles, Threats to sea turtles, Caretta caretta Monitoring, Marine species protection
Green walls for greywater treatment and reuse in Mediterranean countries
Martinuzzi N., Rivai K., (Corresponding) Rizzo A., Masi F., Sarnari B., BOUSSELMI L.
Topic:
Sustainable water management in the mediterranean – technological solutions, demonstration and deployment
This paper describes four case studies in which two types of green walls are implemented for greywater treatment and reuse in Mediterranean countries, Living walls and Green façade. Green walls are vertical vegetated systems that can be integrated into urban environments, providing various benefits...Read more
Keywords:
Greywater; Sustainable Water Management; Green Walls; Nature-Based Solutions
Optimization of eco-friendly olive leaf (Olea europea L.) extraction methods for cosmeceutical applications
MARIJAN M., MITAR A., JAKUPOVIĆ L., IVANKOVIĆ S., PRLIĆ KARDUM J., (Corresponding) ZOVKO KONČIĆ M.
Topic:
Green chemistry
Demand for natural and organic cosmetics is growing rapidly every year. This increases interest in herbal extracts that contain biologically active ingredients able to prevent and delay skin aging. Olive (Olea europaea L., Oleaceae) is a small tree mostly utilized for its fruit, whose oil is widely...Read more
Cyclodextrins as encapsulating agents for green extraction of Helichrysum italicum phenolics
MARIJAN M., JAKUPOVIĆ L., TOMIĆ D., JUG M., JABLAN J., BAČIĆ I., (Corresponding) ZOVKO KONČIĆ M.
Topic:
Green chemistry
Immortelle, (Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G.Don, Asteraceae) is a flowering plant widely used in natural cosmetics. In this work, cyclodextrin (CD)-based ultrasound-assisted extraction of immortelle bioactive principles was investigated. Optimal extraction condition and amounts of various CD (α-CD,...Read more
Optimized use of biogenic waste streams through the combined production of bio-based products and bio-hydrogen
(Corresponding) Küppers M., Brunstermann R., Widmann R.
Topic:
Biowaste
Since 2015, there has been a legal obligation in Germany for the districts and cities to collect biowastes separately, which are then treated in a composting plant or fermentation plant. However, in both aerobic and anaerobic biowaste treatment, a large part of the carbon contained in the waste is...Read more
System-Dynamic models for groundwater management in SW Messinia, under different climatic scenarios
(Corresponding) Kastanidi E., Maneas G., Panagopoulos I., Viaene P., De Kok J., Berg H., Manzoni S., Velaoras D., Karageorgis A.
Topic:
Climpact: national network for climate change and its impacts
SW Messinia, Greece, is an interlinked coastal-inland area in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Extensive olive tree plantations and tourism are the main human activities in the area, both of which depend on groundwater resources to cover their irrigation and supply needs. The same groundwater...Read more
Keywords:
Land-Sea Interactions, Social Ecological System, Climate scenarios, System Dynamics
Daily Forest Fire Prediction modeling and Forest Fire Information System (FFIS)
(Corresponding) Apostolakis A., Girtsou S., Kontoes C.
Topic:
Disaster risk reduction and management
Forest fires in recent years are becoming increasingly devastating for ecosystems, human lives and infrastructures as they follow the climate change impact. In this context the fire monitoring and risk prediction is crucial to support Civil Protection Agencies in charge of the protection of natural...Read more
Adaptation to Climate Change and Spatial Planning: The Case-Study of the Region of South Aegean
(Corresponding) Lazoglou M., Serraos K.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
Since the early 1990s, when climate change issues rose, the EU and its Member-States have introduced ambitious objectives and policies related to climate change adaptation, which directly affected its Member- States' climate policy framework. However, many policies concerning climate change...Read more
