CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Aerial spectral index analysis for differential management zone delineation in a maize field
Tsakmakis I., Panagopoulos S., (Corresponding) Gikas G., Sylaios G.
Topic:
Agroforestry, forest and agricultural sustainability
Inhomogeneities of soil properties are responsible for within-field variations on plants’ growth and final yield. In this paper, initially, the variations of a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) field map obtained through a camera mounted on a drone were correlated with soil and plant...Read more
On the Mechanism of RF-EMF-Exposure associated DNA damage and long term risks
Mosgoller W.
Topic:
The non ionizing radiation from wireless technology: a 21 century revolution or a global pollution and health hazard
Exposure to radiofrequent electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) as emitted by mobile phones, can damage the cellular DNA. During the ATHEM in vitro research program we confirmed genotoxic effects under some but not all conditions, established a latency periode from start of exposure to first incidence,...Read more
Keywords:
Mobile Phone, Radiofrequent Electromagnetic Fields, Genotoxicity
Τhe aim of this study was to check the water quality of Aposelemis Dam reservoir. The water quality was studied in nine (09) different water depths: 0 m, 02 m, 03 m, 05 m, 07 m, 09 m, 10 m, 13 m and 15 m. A sudden change in the temperature of the water was observed at the water depth of 7 m (...Read more
Monitoring of the main operational parameters of Aposelemis Water Treatment Plant (WTP).
(Corresponding) GYPARAKIS S., DIAMADOPOULOS E.
Topic:
Water treatment
Rising population, increased industrial and agricultural water usage as well as climate changes have brought great challenges to water supply of adequate quality and quantity. Thus, the water treatment industry has nowadays a greater emphasis on the optimization of water treatment plants to improve...Read more
Successful use of UV light driven photocatalytic oxidation for the removal of an emergent water contaminant
SESCU A., FAVIER L., LUTIC D., CIOBANU G., (Corresponding) HARJA M.
Topic:
Water treatment
The discharged pharmaceutical compounds in water have created environmental problems due to their harmful potential at low concentrations. Finding an environmentally friendly treatment process is a real challenge to avoid water contamination. Heterogeneous photocatalysis, can be used for the...Read more
Enhanced of TiO2-Ag photocatalysis performance for removal of methylene blue in presence of acetone
(Corresponding) HARJA M., DUDUMAN NUTESCU C., APOSTOLESCU G., GÓMEZ DE SALAZAR J., GÓMEZ DE CASTRO C., SESCU A., FAVIER L., CIOBANU G.
Topic:
Nanomaterials in the environmnents applications and effects
In the present study, the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB), using TiO2-Ag synthesized by sol-gel method, as a catalyst under UV light, was studied. The samples synthesized were characterized by SEM, EDAX, FTIR, XRD and TEM. The average size of the particles was 10 nm. Tests were...Read more
Compost Quality Assessment of Various Agricultural Wastes and Organic Manures
(Corresponding) Radwan S., (Corresponding) Ashour E.
Topic:
Solid waste management
Today the quality of compost is the most essential criterion in recycling organic wastes, as well as its marketing and utilization in agriculture. Environmentally safe recycling of organic waste to agricultural land could be crucial to sustaining soil productivity in Mediterranean areas, where soil...Read more
Exploitation of Treated Municipal Wastewater in Arid Regions Irrigation for Volatile Oils Production
Radwan S., (Corresponding) Ashour E.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
To avoid any contamination risk of edible crops, the safety use of treated municipal wastewater is growing industrial non-food crops such aromatic plants to produce volatile oils for manufacturing soaps, cosmetics and perfumes, etc. Two field experiments were conducted in a sandy soil in western...Read more
Keywords:
treated municipal wastewater, aromatic plants, heavy metal, volatile oils
Biogas production from sunflower residues: effect of pretreatment
(Corresponding) Stamatelatou K., Spyridonidis A., Zhurka M., Vasiliadou I., Lytra V.
Topic:
Biowaste
Sunflower residues are a prominent substrate of renewable source for biogas production during anaerobic digestion (AD). However, due to its recalcitrant structure, pretreatment is necessary to increase its biodegradability. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of the NaOH...Read more
Seasonal variation of the biochemical methane potential of fruit and vegetable wastes produced in the Mediterranean area
Kalogiannis A., Vasiliadou I., (Corresponding) Stamatelatou K.
Topic:
Food waste
Fruit and vegetable wastes produced massively in open markets are a suitable feedstock for biogas production and digestate of high fertilizing value. A first step of designing anaerobic digestion systems for treating these wastes efficiently is to study the impact of the seasonal variation on the...Read more
Keywords:
biogas, fruit and vegetable wastes, Mediterranean, open markets
