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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Effective Utilization of Industrial and Constructional Solid Waste Materials in Foundry Mould Making to Prevent Environment Pollution and Conserve Natural Silica Sand
Solid Waste Management
Green sand moulding uses silica sand for metal casting. Silica sand mining and delivery to foundries destroy the ecosystem, making metal casting unsustainable. Due to increased sand-casting output and massive civil buildings in India, the silica sand supply is declining. The depletion and shortage...
Removal of As, Cr and Cd by Absorptive Filtration
General
The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recently introduced more stringent arsenic regulations by lowering the maximum contaminant level (MCL) to 10 ìg l-1 (ppb) arsenic in drinking water. During the present study, an iron solution injection sand filtration process was designed and tested to...
Protection of environment by the use of fly ash in road construction
General
Fly ash is an important industrial by-product that comes from the combustion of coal, for the production of electrical energy. In our country, only a small percentage is used for the construction of technical projects, while the rest is stockpiled, causing serious problems. Because of its great...
Spatial prediction of two soil properties using topographic information
General
The objective of this study was to determine whether the use of the co-regionalization of the distanceto- river topographic variable with the soil properties topsoil clay and sand can improve their mapping. The interpolation techniques: ordinary kriging, kriging combined with regression (two models)...
Neural Network Approach Modelling Mechanical Characteristics of Fly ash, Pond ash and Bottom Ash integrated Geopolymer Composites.
Environmental data analysis and modelling
Key features for the quality assertion of geopolymer composites are the vital strength characteristics of geopolymer composites. In this work, an artificial neural network data-driven model was employed for predicting 28-day vital strength characteristics for geopolymer composites incorporated with...
Nitrate pollution in the coastal aquifer system of the Korinthos Prefecture (Greece)
General
Over the last decades intensified agricultural production is applied in the northern coastal part of Korinthos Prefecture (Peloponnese, Greece). An aquifer system occurs in the recent basin deposits, which consists of unconsolidated material, namely sands, pebbles and fine clay to silty sand...
MICP-Reinforced Soil Under Three-Dimensional Grout Injection Condition
CLEANWAS
The use of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) in soil reinforcement has attracted attention in the academic field in recent years. However, most of the existing studies have been conducted based on one-dimensional ( ) grout injection condition. The present study conducted in vitro and...
WEEE data management in Germany and Serbia
CEST2017 - Electric and electronic waste
In Jordan and as in many other Mediterranean countries olive oil production is one of the major agricultural production, it is estimated that the annual production of olive oil in Jordan approximately 21.5 thousand tons per year. O the other hand the process of olive oil extraction generates around...
Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW) Treatment by Using Ferric Oxide Dephenolization and Chemical Oxygen Demand Removal
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In Jordan and as in many other Mediterranean countries olive oil production is one of the major agricultural production, it is estimated that the annual production of olive oil in Jordan approximately 21.5 thousand tons per year. O the other hand the process of olive oil extraction generates around...
Transport of alumina nanoparticles in natural waters and water saturated porous media- an analysis of the effect of various environmental parameters
Water Quality
To control the use and disposal of products containing nanoparticles and lessen the risks they pose to soil and aquatic ecosystems, it is essential to understand the fate and transport of Al2O3 NPs. The stability, settling, retention, and transport of Al2O3 NPs in aqueous environments and saturated...
Assessing the Suitability of sites for Reclaimed Water Recharge using Hydrogeophysical and Hydrochemical Analysis
Water Quality
An electrical resistivity survey was carried out in the premises of Chennai Metrowater Sewage treatment plants and Anna University to assess the suitability of underlying aquifer for reclaimed water recharge and also to understand groundwater conditions. The geo-electrical methods used in the survey...
Microbial Technique to Treat Recycled Aggregates from Construction Waste for its Effective reutilization in Concrete
Solid Waste Management
Excessive consumption of natural resources for concrete production results in the diminution of conventional resources, leading to the scarcity of construction materials. Perhaps, the dumping of construction wastes increases the municipal wastes ensuing in disposal problems. The dumped construction...
Effect of additives on the compressive strenght of slag-based inorganic polymers
General
The present paper aims to assess the effect of various additives on the compressive strength of inorganic polymers (geopolymers) synthesised using low Ca electric arc ferronickel slag and alkali activating solutions. The main operating parameters include pre-curing (48 hours), temperature (40 to 80...
Immobilization of Electric Arc Furnace dust toxic elements within the matrix of concrete based products
General
Electric Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD) generated through the production of carbon and alloy steel products is classified as environmentally hazardous waste mainly because of its relatively high levels of Pb, Cd and Cr. The aim of the present work was to investigate the effect of the EAFD addition on the...
Electrical Conductivity, pH and other soil chemical parameters after sub-irrigation with untreated and treated municipal wastewater in two different soils.
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of sub-irrigation with untreated and treated municipal wastewater on soil chemical parameters. Three treatments were used: untreated wastewater (U), treated wastewater (T) and tap water (W), being the control treatment, in two soil types, Sandy loam...
Cost analysis of seawater desalination using an integrated reverse osmosis system on a cruise ship
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The best method to treat seawater is known to be the use of reverse osmosis (RO) systems. The cost factor becomes the most important issue when using RO systems. Although quite costly, RO systems are essential systems for ships. As known very well, water is a critical resource on ships, especially...
Windrow Composting of Waste Sludge and Effects Composts On Plant Growth and Soil Characteristics
Solid Waste Management
Sludge is the ultimate by product of all traditional and conventional wastewater treatment processes. Conversion of the treatment sludge into new products is a significant disposal alternative for these wastes. In this study, branches, leaves and the organic and inorganic trash coming out from the...
The effect of sub-irrigation with untreated and treated municipal wastewater on organic matter and Nitrogen content on two soil types
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In order to study the chemical parameters of the soil after sub-irrigation with wastewater, a system was installed in one of the greenhouses of the Agricultural University of Athens. Wastewater was applied subsurface into the soil mass of the pots were used. Three treatments were used: Untreated...
Effect of coconut shell ash as an additive on the properties of green concrete
Solid Waste Management
Concrete is the broadly adopted composite material in the construction arena. The growing need for cost-effective housing is resulting in the depletion of environmental resources such as river sand and gravel, which are essential components in the manufacture of concrete. However, the manufacturing...
Experimental investigation on light weight cellular concrete using recycled glass and plastic waste
Solid Waste Management
Cellular Lightweight Concrete (CLC) also known as Foamed concrete is one of the most significant type of concrete used for construction purposes due to its various advantages and usages over traditionally produced concrete. The rapid urbanization has led to the enormous increase in wastes being...
Pilot - Plant Experiments For The Removal of Thms, Haas and Doc from Drinking Water by Gac Adsorption- Galatsi Water Treatment Plant, Athens
General
A pilot-plant study was carried out with the water supply to Athens water works filtered through a granular activated carbon (GAC) filter- adsorber. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of GAC for the removal from drinking water of the two main groups of disinfection by...
Removal of ammonia by clinoptilolite
General
The important advantage of zeolite applied to water treatment is its high porosity when comparing to other minerals. The porosity results in good hydrodynamic properties (the increase in the pressure loss on the zeolite filters is 1.5-2.0 times smaller than in the case of sand filters) and...
Tertiary Physico-chemical Treatment of Secondary Effluent from the Chania Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
General
The present study investigated tertiary physico-chemical treatment of the secondary effluent from the Chania municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP). Laboratory experiments were carried out with the aim of studying coagulation efficiency regarding reduction of turbidity, soluble COD and...
Development of a Sustainable Flax Fiber- Geopolymer Composite Matrix Incorporated with Copper Slag as a Filler
General
Efforts have been put forth in the past to develop sustainable construction material by reducing the use of cement and river sand which can directly provide a positive impact on our ecosystem. In this work, an attempt is made to develop a sustainable a geopolymer composites with the use of fly ash...
Influence of Utilizing Prosopis Juliflora Ash as Cement on Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortar and Concrete
Ecology, environmental change and management
The infrastructure of the country heavily depends on the construction material concrete. The primary ingredient in conventional concrete is cement, fly ash, or another cementitious substance. The need to explore alternative sources is driven by the challenges posed by global environmental warming...
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