CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
A model-based study on the impact of different tree configurations on the thermal conditions of an urban square
Tseliou A., Koletsis I., Thoma E., Proutsos N., Lykoudis S., (Corresponding) Pantavou K., Tsiros I.
Topic:
Environmental data analysis and modelling
The number of studies on mitigation and adaptation strategies aiming at the improvement of the urban microclimate increased remarkably during the last decades. Most studies are focusing on the impact of various design layouts, on thermal environment and pedestrians’ thermal sensation. The present...Read more
Keywords:
ENVI-met; thermal sensation; microclimatic conditions; leaf area density; summer
Novel technologies & methods for Lithium batteries expansion of life cycle
VLACHOU K., (Corresponding) KONDILI E., KALDELLIS J.
Topic:
Circular economy and industrial symbiosis
The technology of Lithium batteries is nowadays greatly developing, as they are an efficient mean of energy storage. Their main use is in electric and electronic devices. Moreover after 2010, these batteries are also used in the development of electric vehicles, an industrial sector which has a...Read more
Keywords:
Lithium batteries, second life, energy storage materials
WATER SUSTAINABILITY: EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY METHODS IN GREEK AND EUROPEAN ISLANDS
TSESMENTZIS G., (Corresponding) KONDILI E., KALDELLIS J.
Topic:
Water, energy and/or food nexus
Water is a very valuable natural resource absolutely necessary for life. Lately water resources are facing very high pressure from continuously increasing demand. Besides, various areas face water shortage due to decrease of precipitation, irrational use, losses and other reasons.
Furthermore...Read more
Keywords:
water sustainability, multicriteria analysis, water supply methods
Clean Electro-mobility Solutions Only Using Green Energy Input
(Corresponding) KALDELLIS J., SPYROPOULOS G., KONDILI E., TRIANTAFYLLOU A.
Topic:
Energy technologies and sustainability
The utilization of electrical cars is considered as the new tool against the serious problems resulting from the oil products consumption of the transportation sector. Actually, many people believe that the adoption of electro-mobility, especially in the urban areas or small-medium size islands, is...Read more
Keywords:
Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Transportation Sector, Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gases
Do polyethylene terephthalate microparticles (PET-µPs) affect the oxidative status of the clam Ruditapes philippinarum?
(Corresponding) Parolini M., Bacenetti J., Cavaliere A., Orsi L., De Felice B., Sugni M., Ortenzi M.
Topic:
Microplastics in the marine environment
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most favorable polymer used as packaging material (e.g., drinking water bottle). PET items continue to be marketed for four decades but their uncorrect disposal represents an underestimated environmental problem. Moreover, in the environment PET can be...Read more
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Agricultural activity of spreading fertilizers may, in case they are washed away to an aquifer, result in a groundwater contamination. There was a research conducted in Croatia on the lower part of the Danube-Sava canal which is occupied by extensive agricultural production to measure the...Read more
Keywords:
groundwater contamination; nitrate nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen and phosphorus concentration; time series analysis
Reactivation of former watercourses to support urban stormwater management
Simperler L., Glanzer M., Ertl T., (Corresponding) Kretschmer F.
Topic:
Climate change mitigation and adaptation
In recent decades many urban water courses have been heavily modified by land gaining measures aiming at canalising, straightening and draining existing water systems. Additionally, urbanisation causes a higher degree of sealing which results in higher surface runoff during rainfall. Today, in many...Read more
Storm identification and assessment of potential impacts in Rhodes Island, Greece
(Corresponding) Gad F., Chatzinaki M., Vandarakis D., Kyriakidou C., Hatiris G., Kapsimalis V.
Topic:
Marine environment and coastal management
Coastal areas are highly dynamic systems, threatened by extreme meteorological phenomena, such as wave storms. Therefore, the analysis of storms is a key element in coastal management, as providing information for the assessment of potential hazards due to such events. In this study a...Read more
Mass balance of selected pharmaceuticals in an Austrian river catchment area: estimation of the different source contributions
Andrea G., (Corresponding) Paola V., Olivia Z., Matthias Z.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
The study refers to the assessment of the annual loadings of two pharmaceuticals (sulphamethoxazole and carbamazepine) released in the river of an Austrian catchment area (108,000 inhabitants, 404 km2) by different pathways: wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent, combined sewage overflows (...Read more
Keywords:
Sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine, mass balance, river basin, sludge-amended soil
Evaluation of water quality of Kosynthos river in North Greece, using Water Quality Indices
(Corresponding) Gikas G., Lergios D., Psomakelis E., Petalas C.
Topic:
Lakes, rivers, estuaries and ecosystem health
The water quality of Kosynthos river, located in Xanthi Prefecture, Northern Greece, was evaluated using Water Quality Indices (WQIs). A water quantity and quality monitoring program was undertaken from December 2016 to November 2017 on a weekly basis at four stations along the main course of...Read more
Keywords:
Water quality index, surface water bodies, water pollution
