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Volume 13

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Global NEST Journal

ISSN numbers
1790-7632
2241-777X

Volume

Volume number
13
Publication year
2011

3-D Oil spill modelling. Natural dispersion and the spreading of oil-water emulsions in the water column

by

Papadimitrakis I., Psaltaki M. and Markatos N.

General

A 3-D hybrid turbulence model, simulating the transport and fate of oil spills in various waters, is used to evaluate the influence of natural dispersion on the spreading of water-in-oil emulsions formed in the water column. The model combines the Navier-Stokes equations for two-phase flows, the RNG...

Oil spills oil dispersion +3 more

A Critical Review of Natural Gas Flares-Induced Secondary Air Pollutants

by

Sonibare J.A.

General

Application of material balance analysis (in one of our previous studies) to natural gas flare in the upstream petroleum operations confirmed the emission of primary air pollutants in form of CO, CO2, NO, and NO2 from “sweet” natural gas while “sour” gas emits SO2 in addition; incomplete combustion...

primary air pollutants secondary air pollutants +4 more

Analysis of tourism potential for Crete island, Greece

by

Mantzarakis A. and Nastos P.

General

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...

Tourism potential Physiologically Equivalent Temperature +2 more

Watershed management with special emphasis on fresh water wetland: a case study of a flood plain wetland in west Bengal, India

by

Biswas M., Samal N.R., Roy P.K. and Mazumdar A.

General

The last few decades we have witnessed an enormous rise in awareness of the importance of wetlands. Mathura beel1 has been assumed to take the attention in recent years because of its ecological significance in terms of flood control, water purification, aquatic productivity, and microclimatic...

Mathura beel water quality monitoring +3 more

Dehalogenation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) by nucleofile reactants at the presence of ionic liquids and under application of microwaves

by

P. Kastanek, F. Kastanek, M. Hajek, J. Sobek and O. Solcova

General

Laboratory-scale experiments were performed in order to examine the effect of microwave field on the effectiveness of KPEG method (nucleophilic substitution of the chlorine atoms in a molecule of PCBs by alkaline polyethylene glycol PEG) in the removal of PCBs from highly contaminated mineral oils...

PCBs mineral oil +5 more

An environmental health information system - assessment of the situation in Greece

by

Cavoura O. , Katsiri A., Katsiris N. , Mantziaras I.D. and Dalbokova D.

General

Presented are the results, with emphasis on the situation in Greece, of the ENHIS-2 project “Establishment of Environment and Health Information System Supporting Policy Making”. The information system is based on a set of Environmental Health Indicators developed and updated by the project...

indicator policy +5 more

Adsorption capacity of GAC pilot filter-adsorber and postfilter- adsorber for individual THMs from drinking water, Athens

by

Babi K.G., Koumenides K.M., Makri C.A., Nikolaou A.D. and Lekkas T.D.

General

Trihalomethanes are a major class of chlorination by-products in drinking water. They are formed when chlorine reacts with bromide (Br-) and natural organic matter (NOM) in source waters. Toxicology studies have shown all THMs to be carcinogenic or to cause adverse reproductive or developmental...

TCM BDCM +5 more

Environmental sensitivity index mapping of Lagos shorelines

by

Oyedepo J.A. and Adeofun C.O.

General

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) mapping of Atlas Cove, Lagos, Nigeria was carried out with the objective of producing an Environmental Analysis Index map of the shorelines. The study integrated methodologies developed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Nigerian Oil...

ESI oil spill +3 more