CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Influence of the Environmental Factors on Contamination of Mediterranean Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
(Corresponding) Henigman U., Biasizzo M., Vadnjal S., Knific T., Kirbiš A.
Topic:
Pollution control and public health
Harvesting areas in Slovenia are monitored for contamination with E. coli as pollution indicator bacteria. According to contamination levels, areas are classified into A, B or C category. An A category means that there is less than 700 E. coli MPN/100 g of the shellfish flesh and intervalvular...Read more
Environmentally friendly disinfection of air and surfaces in medicine
Pintarič Š., (Corresponding) Pintarič R., (Corresponding) Henigman U., (Corresponding) Janković L.
Topic:
Environmental exposures and human health
Hospitals are faced with increasingly resistant strains of microorganisms. When it comes to disinfection, individual parts of electronic equipment of angiology diagnostics such as patient couches of computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners prove to be very hard to...Read more
A practical time discretization methodology for adjusting the dosage profile in photo-Fenton processes
Xiangwei Y., Graells M., (Corresponding) Perez-Moya M.
Topic:
Advanced oxidation processes
Photo-Fenton processes are effective for mineralizaing aqueous solutions containing emergent pollutants. Accordingly, a number of works has been dedicated to determining conditions enhancing their performance (Pouran et al.,2015; Wang et al.,2016).
Despite improvements, solutions are still far...Read more
3D printed lab-scale raceway ponds reactors for photo-Fenton processes
Nasr Esfahani K., Zandi M., Travieso-Rodriguez J., Graells M., (Corresponding) Perez-Moya M.
Topic:
Advanced oxidation processes
Abstract
Raceway pond reactors (RPRs) have been widely used in microalgae mass culture (Acien et al., 2013) and their application for micro pollutant removal in photo-Fenton processes has been recently assessed (Rivas et al., 2015). The main advantages of raceway pond reactors are being low cost...Read more
Keywords:
Photo-Fenton, Wastewater treatment, PLA, Timberfill, 3D print
CrVI contaminated groundwater in the Mediterranean: Case study from Mersin, Turkey
(Corresponding) HATIPOGLU-BAGCI Z., BAYARI C., CANAKCI A.
Topic:
Efficient water resources management in cr(vi) impacted water bodies
Increasing population, industrialization, agricultural and tourism activities in Mediterranean countries not only increase the water demand but also led to deterioration of water quality. Water quality degredation is a common problem in all circum-Mediterranean countries and there is an increasing...Read more
Recovery of rare earth elements from luminophores using the red alga Galdieria
Čížková M., Bišová K., Zachleder V., Mezricky D., Rucki M., (Corresponding) Vítová M.
Topic:
Electric and electronic waste
The red alga Galdieria phlegrea was used as an experimental organism to test bioaccumulation of rare earth elements (REEs) from luminophores. Algal cells were cultured mixotrophically in a liquid medium with addition of glycerol as a source of carbon. Luminophores from two different sources (...Read more
Keywords:
rare earth elements; red algae; Galdieria; waste; luminophores
Red Mud as a Secondary Source of Scarce Metals - Recovery using Red Microalgae
Náhlík V., Čížková M., Singh A., Bišová K., Mezricky D., Rucki M., (Corresponding) Vítová M.
Topic:
Environmental biotechnology and bioenergy
Red mud is a by-product of the production of alumina from bauxite ore. Less than 2% of the red mud produced is currently being reused. The red mud contains a number of residual elements, some at a considerable concentration. The red microalga Galdieria sulphuraria was used to test the accumulation...Read more
Keywords:
red mud, scarce metals, rare earth elements, red algae, Galdieria sulphuraria
Research on the ability of urban trees to retain heavy metals. A silvicultural approach.
(Corresponding) Vordoglou M., Samara T., Tsitsoni T.
Topic:
Heavy metals in the environment
The purpose of the present research was to study the ability of urban trees’ leaves to retain heavy metals. Three major heavy traffic streets of Thessaloniki were chosen. Two tree species were studied: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle and Catalpa bignonioides Walt. and 360 leaf samples were...Read more
Keywords:
urban trees, air pollution, heavy metals, morphology of leaf, silvicultural characteristics
The contribution of the cadaster to the protection of urban forests. The case study of Seich Sou.
(Corresponding) Vordoglou M., Samara T., Tsitsoni T.
Topic:
Spatial environmental planning
This paper studies the way in which modern land-forest map design contributes to the protection of urban forests generally and the Seich Sou urban forest of Thessaloniki in particular. We also examine the role of cadaster and forest maps in protecting urban forests from abuses such as pressure for...Read more
Keywords:
land register, forest maps, urban forests, Seich Sou, protection
The influence of graphene addition on the properties of composite membranes RG / PAN and their potential application
(Corresponding) Fryczkowska B.
Topic:
Nanomaterials in the environmnents applications and effects
PAN is an inexpensive and popular engineering polymer, which is widely used in membrane techniques: ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), reverse osmosis (RO) and pervaporation (PV). It is characterized by good thermal stability, high thermal conductivity, chemical resistance, solubility in...Read more
