CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Bottled water microbiological quality in Estonia
(Corresponding) Vahur K., (Corresponding) Udras H., (Corresponding) Keir K.
Topic:
Drinking water safety
Water is macro-nutrient without which we can´t live. Nowadays people often prefer to buy bottled water instead of drinking the tap water. Stores are full of different bottled waters and studies have demonstrated that people tend to consider the bottled water to have high quality. The aim of this...Read more
Lessons from long-term field phytostabilisation studies
(Corresponding) Siebielec S., Siebielec S., Stuczynski T., Sugier P.
Topic:
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Smelter waste deposits pose a threat to environment and human health worldwide. There is limited availability of long-term phytostabilization field studies evaluating and documenting persistence of tested remediation methods. The paper combines experience from greenhouse testing of most effective...Read more
Interactions between rhizosphere microorganims and spontaneous plant species inhabiting smelter wastelands
(Corresponding) Siebielec S., Siebielec G., Sugier P., Stuczynski T.
Topic:
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
Processes of spontaneous vegetation of toxic smelter waste deposits are slow. However permanent plant cover, effectively limiting dispersion of metals, should be based both on introduced grasses and spontaneous species to ensure greater plant diversity and resistance of such ecosystem. The role of...Read more
Laboratory scale study of photooxidation treatment for removal of pharmaceutical residues from water matrices
(Corresponding) Záray G., Dóbé S., Gombos E., Krakkó D., Mihucz V.
Topic:
Advanced oxidation processes
The effluent of wastewater treatment plants applying conventional three steps treatment procedure contains non-degradable organic micro-pollutants, mostly pharmaceutical residues. In Germany and Switzerland granulated activated carbon is used to reduce the concentration of these contaminants by...Read more
Anaerobic ammonium nitrogen oxidation and sulphate reduction in psychrophilic conditions
Przywara L.
Topic:
Wastewater treatment
Investigations of simultaneous removal of ammonium and sulphate were carried out in anaerobic laboratory bioreactor - upflow anaerobic filter (UAF). The bioreactor was filled with the anaerobic activated sludge from WWTP Bielsko – Biała. The process was operated in psychrophilic conditions...Read more
Keywords:
ammonium and sulfate removal, reactor UAF, psychrophilic conditions
Design-based and model-based estimations of distribution and abundance of dolphin populations in Gulf of Corinth, Hellas
(Corresponding) Karamitros G., Giantsis I., Martsikalis P., Kavouras M., Exadactylos A.
Topic:
Enviornmental data analysis and modelling
In recent years a major scientific effort has been focused on the protection of marine mammals. Gulf of Corinth is part of the Natura 2000 network (GR2530007) since 2016, with Special Areas of Conservation and constitutes an important habitat for striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba), bottlenose...Read more
Keywords:
Delphinids, Gulf of Corinth, Distance Sampling, Density Surface Models
Odorous gases monitoring on industrial sites and algae decomposition using Cairsens smart sensors
(Corresponding) BEN DAOUD A., Laplagne J., AKIKI R., AFLALO S. S.
Topic:
Environmental odour, monitoring and control
The appearance of natural odors sources (Sargassum beaching events) or odors generated by the human activity (integration of industrial sites in increasing urban environment and residential encroachment into previously non-resident areas) represent a major challenge for municipalities. Combined...Read more
Water reuse integration in the holistic water cycle
(Corresponding) Adin A.
Topic:
Water and wastewater reuse
Wastewater reclamation and reuse (WRR) is an emerging water generation tool for combating water stress. The objective of this paper is to develop a conceptual approach which will pave the way to WRR sustainable integration in a multi-resources regional or local system. For that purpose, a holistic...Read more
Keywords:
Water reuse; water cycle; water treatment; desalination; innovation
Structuring efficient photocatalysts into bespoke fiber shaped systems for applied water treatment
(Corresponding) Theodorakopoulos G., Romanos G., Katsaros F., Papageorgiou S., Falaras P., Kontos A., Beazi-Katsioti M.
Topic:
Nanomaterials in the environmnents applications and effects
In this study structured photocatalytic systems were successfully developed by a facile method. Polymeric (Alginate) molds, settled the basis in order to effectively disperse and stabilize nanoparticles of an efficient, copper augmented photocatalyst (Degussa P25), which after removal of the...Read more
Keywords:
Photocatalysis; Alginate; Titania; Batch reactor; MO degradation
Kinetics study of the MO adsorption and photocatalytic degradation using an effectively engineered HF photocatalyst
(Corresponding) Theodorakopoulos G., Katsaros F., Papageorgiou S., Romanos G.
Topic:
Water treatment
In this study, copper decorated photocatalysts (Degussa P25), were shaped in the form of ceramic hollow fibers (HFs) and their photocatalytic properties were investigated using Methyl Orange (MO), a prototype anionic pollutant. The abatement of the dye was tested in dark and under UV irradiation by...Read more
Keywords:
Adsorption; Photocatalysis; Kinetics study; Batch reactor; MO degradation
