CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
15-minute Cities: a literature overview exploring international planning strategies
(Corresponding) Plastara D., Pozoukidou G.
Topic:
15- and 30-minute cities
The 15-minutes city (15mC) concept is a contemporary trend in urban planning which aims to improve the quality of life within the urban areas. The basic underlying idea is that all citizens have equal access to their daily needs within a short walk or bike ride from their houses. The main component...Read more
Keywords:
15-min city, x-minute city, proximity, land use planning
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
In order to remediate heavy metal-contaminated soils of urban areas, we conducted an experiment using a pharmaceutical phytic species such as milk thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gearn.). The experiment was carried out using two different soil samples (one acid and one alkaline) from urban areas...Read more
Keywords:
Phytoremediation, Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs), lead, Silybum marianum
Spatial and temporal variability of Cadmium and Lead in Urban Soils of Thessaloniki (northern Greece).
(Corresponding) GOLIA E., KOROPOULI A., Papadimou S., KANTZOU O., ANDROUDI M., XAGORARIS C.
Topic:
Urban environment and health
In this study, an investigation was carried out to record, document and monitoring the pollution caused by heavy metals in soil surface soils in the urban fabric of the city of Thessaloniki. During the years 2021 & 2022, surface soil samples were collected in the spring and autumn of each year...Read more
Keywords:
Urban spatial environment; Heavy metals; Potentially toxic elements
Fair guidance in ratcheting up the national net-zero emission ambitions
Li M., Zheng X., (Corresponding) Wang C.
Topic:
Net Zero emission transition
National net-zero pledges have brought the Paris Agreement temperature target within reach, yet they still need a boost. Current evaluations and analyses of net-zero targets have fallen short in equity. We use a transparent and multidimensional approach to go beyond the long-standing dispute of...Read more
Environmental Effects on the Fate and Co-Transport of Pesticides and Microplastics in Soils Irrigated with Wastewater
Djebbari K., Li B., Shor L., Anagnostou E., (Corresponding) Bagtzoglou A.
Topic:
Microplastics in water treatment: fate, toxicity assessment and removal technologies
In this paper we report results from a series of kinetics and isotherms experiments under different conditions (salinity, organic carbon, and temperature) that were conducted in order to determine the equilibrium time and the sorption response of typical biodegradable microplastics in comparison to...Read more
Keywords:
Microplastics, pesticides, sorption, groundwater, transport in soils
Revealing the Hidden Toxin of the Bottom Ashes from Open Municipal Waste Burning
(Corresponding) Ramadan B., Rosmalina R., (Corresponding) Rachman I., (Corresponding) Matsumoto T.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
Bottom ashes caused by open waste burning (OWB) contains a large amount of metal, which can harm human health when exposed directly to human or leached into the waterways. This study aims to reveal the metal in the bottom ashes and its potential health impact. Laboratory field studies which consist...Read more
Keywords:
bottom ashes; metal speciation; open waste burning; risk analysis
Review and evaluation of the methods for building the Carbon Farming Calculation Tool
(Corresponding) Oliveira M., Guerrero C., Panagopoulos T.
Topic:
Carbon market
Agriculture accounts for around 30% of total GHG emissions worldwide. Carbon calculators are vital to accurately measure GHG emissions from farms and decrease their impact through carbon harvesting techniques. This paper aims to review various carbon calculator models and group them into typologies...Read more
A Literature Review on the Benefits of Healing Gardens
(Corresponding) Oliveira M., (Corresponding) Guerrero C., (Corresponding) Panagopoulos T.
Topic:
Urban environment and health
Healing gardens can be traced back to the Greeks at the end of the sixth century B.C. when they used healing centers in temples with the specific usage of natural spring water. Despite the well-known benefits of healing gardens, most healthcare facilities do not include them as part of their...Read more
The Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Microplastics: different treatment technologies for wastewater treatment plants in Oman
(Corresponding) Yavari Z., Al Amri A., Nikoo M.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Microplastics (MPs) are considered an emerging pollutant and one of the greatest challenges for many states and are a significant environmental concern that requires to be addressed. Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are usually suspected of being major contributors to environmental MPs...Read more
Rapid adsorption of diclofenac by polyaniline-coated carbon nanofiber
Xu H., (Corresponding) Xia M., Wang F.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
In this work, polyaniline-coated carbon nanofiber with acid treatment (named CNFA@PANI) composite was synthesized and used to eliminate diclofenac from the water environment. Thanks to the abundant amino functional groups and benzene-ring structures, the as-prepared CNFA@PANI composite presented...Read more
