The Global NEST Journal is an open access journal that publishes original research articles, short papers and critical reviews on all aspects of Environmental Science and Technology. These comprise, but are not limited to, Pollution Control Technology, Global Environmental Change, Air Quality, Water Quality, Water and Waste Water Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis, Emerging pollutants. Relevant topics incorporating the methodologies and state of the art of disciplines such as Environmental Management Policies, Ecosystems and Natural Resources Management, Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Clean Energy and Sustainability are included.
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A spatially allocated emissions inventory for Cyprus
General
In this paper, a detailed spatial allocated emissions inventory for Cyprus is presented. Topdown and bottom-up methodologies are implemented and emissions are estimated from all anthropogenic sources for the reference year 2002 with the aid of state-of-the-art algorithms. Emission factors...
Fugitive Methane and Odour Emission Characterization at a Composting Plant using Remote Sensing Measurements
CEST2017- Environmental odour, monitoring and control
Gaseous emissions of biowaste treatment facilities have several adverse effects. In Germany, a law to collect biological waste separately was introduced in January 2015. Since then there is a discussion about greenhouse gases which could be emitted in a significant rate and exceed the positive...
Correlational investigation of air pollutant emissions and fuel consumption of motor vehicle in various dynamic conditions
Air pollution and health
Air pollutant emissions and fuel consumption of vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines are highly susceptible to the conditions of engine operation. The purpose of this research was to investigate the correlation between the emissions of individual pollutants (carbon monoxide...
Dynamic relationship between urban carbon dioxide emissions and economic growth
CLEANWAS
Urban economic development cannot be separated from energy consumption, and energy consumption directly leads to a large number of carbon emissions. It is of great significance to study the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and economic growth for the implementation of energy...
Performance and Emissions Parameters Optimization of Thermal Barrier Coated Engine Tested with Tamanu Blended Diesel Fuel: A Novel Emission Pollution-Preventive Approach
Air pollution and health
Diesel engines cause major pollutants such as hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). These emissions affect environmental systems and lead to global warming and climatic change effects. These pollutants also affect humans and lead to health problems like lung cancer...
Spatiotemporal evolution and driving factors of carbon emissions in Qingdao City based on GeoDetector
Air pollution and health
Investigating the spatiotemporal characteristics and factors of urban carbon emissions is essential to reduce carbon emissions and achieve dual carbon goals. In this study, we examined the change tendency of carbon emissions using the coefficient of variation, the Sen’s slope method, and the Mann...
Analysis of the interactive effects of new urbanization and agricultural carbon emission efficiency
Environmental management and policy
Exploring the relationship between new urbanization and agricultural carbon emission is of great significance to promote the green and low-carbon development of agriculture. The urbanization level was comprehensively assessed by constructing an index system, and the agricultural carbon emission...
Athens air quality and importance of biogenic emissions: a case study
General
Two three dimensional Eulerian air quality models, PMCAMx and UAM-AERO are used to predict the concentrations of various pollutants in the Greater Athens Area (GAA) during the episode of June 22-26, 2003. The predicted levels of gases and aerosol pollutants are compared with measured concentrations...
Decomposition analysis of CO2 Emissions from the Greek Manufacturing Sector
General
The aim of this paper is to identify the factors that have influenced changes in the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the Greek manufacturing sector as a whole and from three representative subsectors. By means of an algebraic decomposition method the changes recorded during the period...
Environmental emission characteristics of diesel engine performance using biodiesel by cotton and pumpkin seed
Air pollution and health
The hunt for alternative fuels that may be utilized in place of conventional fuels is intensifying quickly since the availability of fossil fuels is dwindling daily. In this work, biodiesel derived from pumpkin and cotton seed oils is presented for use as diesel engine fuel. Related to diesel, the...
An empirical study on the measurement and influencing factors of carbon emission efficiency in China's transportation industry
Environmental management and policy
The severe climate problem has forced the Chinese government to put forward the goal of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality", and the transportation industry is a key area of carbon emission reduction. Based on this background, this paper introduces the BCC model and the Malmquist-Luenberger index...
Numerical modelling of flow structures over an industrial site: effect of the surrounding buildings on dust emissions
General
In this paper, three-dimensional numerical simulations are used to simulate the wind flow structure over coal stockpiles of a real configuration of a power plant. Two configurations are tested for various wind directions: the first one without representing the buildings and the second one with the...
Nano Sensor for Near Zero Emission Monitoring of Sulfur Hexafluoride
CLEANWAS
Aiming at the problems of long monitoring time, low sensitivity and low precision of traditional methods, a nano sensor for near zero emission monitoring of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) was proposed. The characteristics of SF6 gas were analyzed. The infrared spectrum of SF6 gas was obtained by spectral...
The impacts of green finance on regional carbon emission：Evidence from China
Environmental management and policy
Green finance has become an important tool for the low-carbon development in China. This research constructs a comprehensive indicator system, and carefully describes the spatial characteristics of green finance and carbon emissions in China from 2012 to 2021. Then, the dynamic SDM and the mediating...
Impact of using adulterated automotive diesel on the exhaust emissions of a stationary diesel engine
General
The EU Directives and legislation by worldwide environmental authorities impose constantly lower levels for the airborne pollutant emissions of internal combustion engines towards the goal of zero emission vehicles. During the last decade, engine manufacturers, refiners and fuel companies invest...
Reducing CO2 emissions and deregulating the electricity sector in Europe: A contradictory development?
General
Electricity generation is the single most important sector in which CO2 reductions are achievable, with advanced generation technologies available and the existence of a centralised production structure, if compared to the transport or the industrial sector. It is a market undergoing a radical...
Odour emissions from a municipal solid waste dumping area that are at the moderate stage of disintegration
Solid Waste Management
Odour is a major concern as they are termed hazardous to the surroundings as well as life forms when they are exposed to the environment. Odour emission is also one of the indicators of environmental changes that impact the environment. Among the different sources of odour emission, in the dumping...
Electrochemical promotion of catalysis (EPOC): Perspectives for application to gas emissions treatment
General
Heterogeneous Catalysis and Electrocatalysis can be used very effectively on air pollution control. Air emissions coming either from mobile sources or from stationary sources, including volatile organic emissions, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide could be well converted to harmless...
Emission estimates and air quality impacts from the use of alternative fuels by the Titan cement factory in Thessaloniki
General
Cement production is an energy-intensive process. Utilisation of fossil fuels is common practice in the cement industry around the world. Alternative fuel substitution rates increase every year. More specifically, 18 % of the fuel used by the European cement industry in 2006 consists of alternative...
Influence and its spatial verification of digital economy development on carbon emission intensity from urban energy consumption
Environmental management and policy
In order to explore the influence of digital economy development on carbon emission intensity from urban energy consumption, digital economy development is incorporated into the reduction framework of carbon emission intensity from urban energy consumption in this paper. With carbon emission...
Prediction intervals for carbon dioxide emissions in china by extreme learning machine ensemble based on particle swarm optimization
Environmental data analysis and modelling
The emission of carbon dioxide is the major cause of the greenhouse effect, which has a negative impact on human survival and sustainable economic development; therefore, it is very significant for discovering the underlying influential factors of carbon dioxide emissions. In this paper, an extreme...
Investigation of the Diachronic Development of CO2 Emission Levels in Relation to Traffic Characteristics Along Major Road Axes During an Era of Recession: the Case of Greece
Air pollution and health
The problem of reducing CO2 emissions from transport, a major contributor to the greenhouse effect, has become a growing concern for the scientific community and various international committees monitoring climate change. Energy savings in the transport sector are a key factor towards rational...
Vehicle emissions and driving cycles: comparison of the Athens driving cycle (ADC) with ECE-15 and European driving cycle (EDC)
General
Vehicle emissions constitute the main source of atmospheric pollution in modern cities. The increasing number of passenger cars, especially during the last decade, resulted in composite traffic problems with serious consequences on emissions and fuel consumption. This project was carried out in the...
Water pollution and carbon dioxide emissions from solid waste landfills: Probabilistic monitoring and evaluation
Water and wastewater treatment and reuse
Owing to increased population, the ground water pollution and disposal of solid waste from the domestic, commercial and the industrial sources has become higher. Mainly, leachate from sanitary landfills increase the ground water pollution and disposal of solid wastes may produce the emission of...
Energy Demand and Carbon Emission Peak Forecasting of Beijing Based on Leap Energy Simulation Method
CLEANWAS
The long-term forecasting of the energy demand is an important issue of an area’s sustainable development, especially for mega cities such as Beijing. Beijing is changing its energy supply strategy to depend on energy imports from other provinces due to the city’s long-term low carbon sustainable...
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