Objective of the work was to investigate correlations among hazardous medical waste generation rates and various hospital parameters in 2 departments and a clinic of a 40-bed Hellenic general hospital (Hospital of Ikaria). Medical waste was recorded at the bio-pathology lab, the pathology clinic and...

To describe the tourism potential of an area, not only single meteorological parameters have to be taken into account, but also thermal sensation and people’s thermal comfort. The latter can be estimated by the use of human energy balance models and the derived thermal indices, which comprise all...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential use of Para wood particle wastes and cement for producing the cement composite as a new environmental friendly construction material. Strength and durability of cement composites mixed with different mix proportions of Para wood particles...

Municipal solid waste (MSW) collection and disposal is a major problem of urban environment in the world today. MSW management solutions have to be technologically feasible, legally and socially acceptable and environmentally and financially sustainable. European policy is pushing to a rational...

The Mn and Pb of the total suspended particulates (TSP) in totally 95 1-h samples and As, Cd, Mn, Ni and Pb in totally 29 24-h samples have been determined by flameless graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The monthly TSP for July 1992 contained Mn and Pb 0.033 and 1.25‰ in downtown...

In this study, a model for stationary container system is presented to estimate collection time based on population density per 100 m road distance (LPD100). The model also estimates travel and collection times, and time spent on waiting at stop signs and traffic lights separately for stationary...

This research paper focuses on the properties of laboratory made cement mortars modified with textile from worn automobile tires. Textile, in the form of fibres, has been added to cement mortars at various percentages of total cement mortar volume, which ranged from 0-2.0%. Properties of...

Coastal hydrodynamics are directly related to important environmental and ecological issues. This paper focuses on the study of harmful phytoplankton cells’ dispersion, after an episode of an algal bloom, based on mathematical modeling. The case of Thermaikos Gulf was used for the simulation. The...

The use of phosphate slime or phosphate water in a Mediterranean region (Gafsa, Tunisia) was investigated through hydrologic modeling. The simulations were made using the Hydrus 1D software package for a typical soil in the area of Gafsa (Tunisia). Two main applications were examined: mixing the...

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of widely used flame retardants that are incorporated into a wide range of consumer products such as household appliances, plastics, textiles and computers, to prevent fire. They were first introduced in the environment in the 1970s and their...