CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Experiential learning as a strategy for reducing household food waste among young Greeks
(Corresponding) Chioti D., Sepp H., Nyberg M.
Topic:
Sustainability & the SDGs
Abstract
Background: Food waste is a contemporary challenge with impacts on the environment, economy, and society. Every year 1/3 of the food produced is wasted, where the households are responsible for 53% of the total food waste. In Greece, 87 kg of household food waste are produced per...Read more
Study Of The Performance Of Ruscus Aculeatus Leaves Alcoholic Extract As Corrosion Inhibitor For Carbon Steel In 1 M HCl Solution
(Corresponding) Farruku M., Xhanari K., Xhaxhiu K., Lame A.
Topic:
Sustainable supply of raw materials
The addition of corrosion inhibitors is one of the most widely used methods for the protection of metals and alloys from corrosion in various environments. Although synthetic organic compounds have been found to be highly effective in mitigating corrosion, they are often toxic, non-biodegradable,...Read more
The innovative method of testing solid fuels as an answer to safe and sustainable supply of raw materials –the example of coking coal parameters
(Corresponding) Dreger M., (Corresponding) Piotr C., Szymura ., Więcek K., Kocela-Jagiełko A.
Topic:
Sustainable supply of raw materials
The metallurgical coal (coking coal) has been defined as the critical raw material (CRM) in the European Union. Using that type of coal in the coking plants allows it to produce high quality steel and steel products in steel mill around the world. Coking the metallurgical coal is a really complex...Read more
Keywords:
critical raw materials, metallurgical coal, coke, CRI/CSR, risk calculation
Assessing Climate Change Impacts in the Tana Basin, Ethiopia
(Corresponding) Bagtzoglou A., Khadim F., Dokou Z., Lazin R., Anagnostou E.
Topic:
Climate change impacts, vulnerability and risks
Climate change effects on long-term groundwater (GW) resource developments in the Tana Basin, Ethiopia, are a growing concern. To address this we deployed a fine-resolution (500 m) GW model using MODFLOW-NWT for the Tana Basin, Upper the Blue Nile region. The GW model was calibrated based on 98...Read more
Keywords:
groundwater model; sustainability; MODFLOW-NWT; Upper Blue Nile
(Corresponding) Chtristofidou M., Rossidou E., Kozakou S., Michael N., Poulli K., Kokkinofta .
Topic:
Air pollution
Air pollution is a significant environmental threat to public health worldwide. In Cyprus, the laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Control of Effluents of the State General Laboratory in collaboration with the competent Authorities, the Department of Inspection of the Ministry of labour,...Read more
Keywords:
air quality, monitoring, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, ions
Air pollution and cardiovascular disease: state of art and control strategies within “One Health” approach
(Corresponding) D'Elia L., Longobardi A., Pirozzi F., Bonadies A., Spagnuolo M., Ferraro S., Del Negro G., Zarra T., Belgiorno V., Coscioni E., Naddeo V.
Topic:
Air pollution and health
Environmental quality is closely related to human health. In recent years, the growing awareness has led to the definition of an integrated "One Health" approach to protect simultaneously environment, humans and animals. Poor air quality is the most important factor affecting human health...Read more
Keywords:
Air pollution, One health, Cardiovascular diseases, Health risks, AQHI
Unveiling the transformation of dissolved organic matter in drinking water treatments based on FT-ICR-MS and spectral analysis
Yueting W., (Corresponding) Hang X., Tianpei M.
Topic:
Water treatment
The use of fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer (FT-ICR MS) and fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) systematically provide more comprehensive information on the changes in dissolved organic matter (DOM) composition and characteristic in water treatments. Therefore,...Read more
Keywords:
Drinking water treatments, Dissolved organic matter, FT-ICR MS, Spectral analysis
Preliminary results of climate effect on phenology of honeydew producing insects of fir trees and the production of fir honey in Evritania - Greece
(Corresponding) Gounari S., Botonakis S., Papadopoulos A., Pantera A., Tassios A., Fotiadis G.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
In a 3-year program (2019-2021) the production of fir honey in the prefecture of Evritania, the most mountainous prefecture of Greece, was studied. The production of fir honey is influenced by the condition of the tree, the phenology of the honeydew producing insect, the beekeeper's management...Read more
Keywords:
honeydew producing insects on Abies spp., Physokermes spp., fir honey, climate crisis
Oxic-Settling-Anaerobic under intermittent aeration: effect on system performance, sludge minimization and greenhouse gas emissions
Dı Trapanı D., Cosenza A., (Corresponding) Bosco Mofatto P., Mannina G.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
The paper presents the results of an experimental study carried out on a pilot scale activated sludge system operated under intermittent aeration and fed with real wastewater at the Water Resource Recovery Facility of Palermo University (Italy). The experimental campaign was divided into two...Read more
Pretreatment of Agro-Industrial Wastes with Basidial Fungi Strains for Effective Delignification of Lignocellulosic Wastes
(Corresponding) Kvesitadze G., Tsiklauri N., Kutateladze L., Urushadze ., Khokhashvili I., Sadunishvili T.
Topic:
Biowaste
Lignocellulosic biomass, including agro-industrial wastes, is an ideal cheap and abundant source of glucose for ethanol production. The complex structure of lignin makes it difficult to hydrolyze the biomass cellulose to sugars and other organic compounds. In recent years, it has become more and...Read more
Keywords:
Agro-industrial wastes, Basidial fungi, Pre-treatment, Solid State Fermentation
