Phytoremediation is an alternative to traditional chemical and ways of treating polluted soils. The current study was carried out to investigate the phytoremediation of soil contaminated with nickel (Ni) by Lepidium sativum. Soil samples from 0 to 10 cm depth were collected. Lepidium sativum was...

This study investigates the partition of heavy metals in slag from the rotary kiln (SL), second combustion chamber ashes (SCCA), filter cake (FC) from a bag filter and flue gas (FG) emissions (both in particulate and gas phases) of the Istanbul medical waste incinerator (ISTAC). Eleven targeted...

The impacts of wind conditions to fine and coarse particle mass concentrations at four European urban centers, by multivariate regression analysis of particle measurements against categorized wind (direction and speed) conditions were estimated. Statistically significant associations (both positive...

Abstract Spatial and temporal variation of fine particulate pollution in a complex small coastal city, Macau, was investigated by using a mobile air quality monitoring platform. Real-time street level measurements of aerosol size distribution were carried out three times per day by using an on-board...

The Attica Peninsula has experienced the rapid expansion of the Athens urban area, prior to the Athens 2004 Olympics. As a result, the distribution of pollutant sources and emission patterns has changed with a subsequent effect on the distribution of photochemical pollutants and aerosols. The...

The surface ozone is a pollutant of major concern due to its impact on receptors, at currently occurring ambient levels in many regions of the world. The aim of this work is to present the results derived from an analysis of hourly surface ozone concentrations, measured at the urban station of Volos...

In this study the vertical ozone profiles during summertime (June to August) of the MOZAIC (Measurement of Ozone and Water Vapor by Airbus in Service Aircraft) Project over the eastern Mediterranean airports of Heraklion and Rhodes in the Aegean Sea, have been analyzed in order to identify the major...

Renewable water resources in Saudi Arabia are limited with groundwater as the major source for water supply. This study was conducted to assess the quality of groundwater in Almadinah Almunawarah, Saudi Arabia. Water samples were collected from 60 wells in 2010. Physical and chemical parameters were...

In this study, surface and wastewater in Çorlu, Tekirdağ has been monitored for ibuprofen, naproxen and diclofenac as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), salicylic acid as an analgesic and caffeine. For this goal, samples were collected from 5 areas during winter and summer times (W1, W2...

Many studies have been conducted to increase the efficiency of hydrogen peroxide (HP) in wastewater disinfection to make HP disinfection more cost-effective with respect to reduced concentration and detention time. In this study, the effects of HP, copper ions (Cu2+), and 1 atm. pressure-dissolved...

Groundwater in the area of eastern Croatia contains increased concentrations of organic compounds, primarily natural organic matter (NOM). Organic compounds in water become a problem in drinking water treatment, especially during water disinfection with chlorine, when harmful disinfection by...

The potential of rainbow fungus (Coriolus versicolor) for bioremediation of bagasse soda pulp bleaching effluent containing chlorinated organic compounds was investigated without co-substrate addition. Initially, the effect of each of the operating variable including time, temperature, pH, and...

The occurrence of trihalomethanes (THMs) was studied in the drinking water samples from urban water supply network of Karachi city that served more than 18 million people. Drinking water samples were collected from 58 locations in summer (May-August) and winter (November-February) seasons. The major...

Literature reports have indicated that Particulate Matter (PM) concentrations in the atmosphere over the major urban centres of Greece are high compared to other European cities of the same size. The great majority of these reports are based on measurements that have been conducted over a limited...

A field study on the impact of fireplace on the indoor air quality was carried out between 2004 and 2006, where two main contaminants, CO and particulate matters, were investigated in twenty seven randomly selected Irish houses. The results show that while the physical environment has been improved...

The aim of the present work was to study exposure to PM in the indoor and outdoor microenvironment of a typical residence in the center of Athens. Simultaneous indoor and outdoor measurements of PM10 and PM2.5 were conducted, by the use of gravimetric and continuous samples, during October and...

The purpose of the present work was to study experimentally the indoor air quality status regarding PM10, PM2.5, TVOCs, CO2, NOx, SO2 and O3 in selected differently used areas. A flat on the third floor of a multi-storey building, located at a suburban area north-east of the centre of Athens and...

The PM10 airborne particle samples were collected at Shanghai from December 2003 to December 2005 in order to investigate platinum contamination in the urban air. The samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The results show that the average Pt concentration in...

The concentrations of ozone, NO2 and SO2 measured by a Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) system in the city of Kozani in Northwestern Greece are presented and compared against data from a conventional ground station. This was made in order to assess DOAS performance in a...

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...

In the present study, the Kalman filter algorithm was applied to forecast the wintertime PM10 concentrations of Macau. The algorithm was implemented on an AR(2) model and an AREX model, respectively. The AR(2) model is essentially an autoregressive model of order 2, i.e., the daily averaged PM10...

This study reports particulate matter levels of various size fractions (PM10, PM2.5, and PM1) and identify their controlling factors, in various locations over Greece. It combines long-term data sets involving particle concentrations as measured in the island of Crete in the Eastern Mediterranean...

In this study, the relationship between inhalable particulate (PM10), fine particulate (PM2.5), coarse particles (PM2.5-10) and meteorological parameters such as temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, wind speed was statistically analyzed and modeled for the urban region of Patras during...

Wastewaters from fossil fuel refining, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides are the main sources of phenolic compounds. Those with more complex structures are often more toxic than the simple phenol, and yet little is known about the treatment of wastewater containing a mixture of phenolic pollutants....

The present paper aims at a treatment technique designed for special industrial wastewaters contaminated with only traces of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) – concentrations which are nevertheless large enough to make a discharge into municipal sewage works impossible. Our research follows the...