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Volume 10
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Current status of the metal pollution of the environment of Greece - a review
General
ABSTRACT Pollution from metals and metalloids of the environment of Greece seemed to attract many researchers and elemental pollutants in air, soil and water have been determined and studied systematically during the last decade. The most recent of these studies, concerning the last five years (2003...
Use of selected advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for wastewater treatment - a mini review
General
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are widely used for the removal of recalcitrant organic constituents from industrial and municipal wastewater. The aim of this study was to review the use of titanium dioxide/UV light process, hydrogen peroxide/UV light process and Fenton’s reactions in wastewater...
Flux enhancement by air dispersion in cross-flow microfiltration of a colloidal system through spiral wound module
General
Enhancement of the permeate flux due to reduction of cake layer resistance by air-liquid twophase flow in a cross flow spiral wound microfiltration membrane has been investigated. Experiments were carried out with two different suspension systems, namely baker’s yeast suspension with a dry mass...
Ultrafine particles (UFP) and health effects. Dangerous. Like no other PM? Review and analysis
General
The goal of the current review is to present and analyze the known information proposed and discussed the last few years about UFP and their possible health effects. It includes references from 1992 to 2008. It also includes references from some fundamental studies in the 1970's and 1980's. The...
Integrated urban water modelling using Aquacycle model
General
The traditional approach to urban water management is primarily based on a supply-oriented approach, where water follows a one-way path from supply to a single use, treatment and then discharged to the environment. The wide acknowledgement of the need to shift towards more sustainable practices has...
The degradation of phenol in water solution by TiO2 photocatalysis in a helical reactor
General
Heterogeneous photocatalysis is an advanced oxidation process (AOP) which has been widely studied by numerous researchers in the world and is used to degrade or remove a wide range of pollutants in water and air. The photocatalytic oxidation and mineralization of phenol in aqueous catalyst...
Wet oxidation characteristics of metal cyanide complexes below 423 K
General
In the present study, the wet oxidation of zinc and copper cyanide complexes (cyanide concentration of 1,000 mg dm-3) was conducted in a hydrothermal reactor, under oxygen atmosphere of which the pressure was set to 1 MPa. The pH of the reaction solution was kept in the range of 11 to 12 and the...
Emissions from Irish domestic fireplaces and their impact on indoor air quality when used as supplementary heating source
General
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...
Seasonal variations in dissolved heavy metals in the Keritis river, Chania, Greece
General
Agrochemicals, geochemical structure and industrial wastes create a potential source of heavy metal pollution in the aquatic environment. The porpuse of this study was to investigate the seasonal variations in five heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Cr) in the surface water of the Keritis river, one...
Utilization of calcium sulfide derived from waste gypsum board for metal-containing wastewater treatment
General
To achieve recycling of waste gypsum boards (CaSO4), production of calcium sulfide by reductive decomposition of CaSO4 was investigated and the decomposition product of CaS was used as a sulfuration agent in the treatment of nickel-containing simulated wastewater. At the end of the experiment...