Aerosols samples of PM2.5 were collected during October 2004 in the industrial zone of the greater Athens area, located in the coastal region of Saronic Gulf, westerly of the city. In particular, two different sites were selected, in order to obtain experimental data from: a) the shoreline, where...

Probability density functions (pdf) have been used in the analysis of the distribution of pollutant data, for examining the frequency of high concentration events. There have been very few studies on the concentration distribution of PM in urban areas. The distribution of PM concentrations has an...

The formation of Disinfection By-Products (DBPs) in drinking water results from the reaction of chlorine or other disinfectants added to the water with naturally occurring organic materials, and has raised concerns during the last decades because these compounds are harmful for human health. During...

Two Integrated Surface water - Groundwater flow Models (ISGMs) have been developed at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece and Cardiff University (CU), UK to investigate surface water-groundwater interactions. The models are based on physical processes and are capable of...

Instrumental data time series show an average global warming of approximately 0.90C over the last century. Eastern Mediterranean air temperature follows the northern hemisphere (NH) secular trend till 1970s, while the NH warming of the last 30 years is not noticeable in the eastern Mediterranean...