The promotion of renewable sources for electricity production, independent of carbon fuels and nuclear power, is a priority in the energy policy of many countries all over the world. The European Union has launched an ambitious program to increase the contribution of energy production from wind...

The present paper reviews the wastewater reuse regulations, practices and applications of countries around the Mediterranean Region, particularly focusing on reuse practices for municipal and industrial uses. Water scarcity and water need is established in Mediterranean countries using international...

This study examines stabilization/solidification (S/S) techniques for coal ash/cement systems that involve the production of construction products while minimizing contamination and recycling the coal ash (CA). In these techniques, the polluted components of coal ash are fixed in a cement body via...

The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the performance of Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) for the removal of individual trihalomethanes (THMs) from chlorinated drinking water, Athens, Greece. The pilot treatment facility was located at the Water Treatment Plant of EYDAP (Athens Water...

Urban stormwater runoff constitutes a non-point source pollution, which contributes in degradation of water bodies’ quality (USEPA, 2002). European Union’s environmental policy includes water environment protection and preservation by adopting a series of directives, 2000/60/EC (Water Framework...

Two main focus of this study is the spatial and temporal analysis of annual 24-hour extreme precipitation amounts for different return periods, and the intra-annual variability of the frequency of month to month maximum rainfall using harmonic analysis. Data for analysis gathered from 51 stations...

To inform the further development of water pricing in Shiyang River basin, a typical arid region in northwest China with agriculture as the major consumer of water, this research conducted a contingent valuation study on farmer’s willingness to pay (WTP) for irrigation water. The results show that...

In the present study, the photocatalytic treatment of two synthetic textile dyehouse effluents was investigated. The first synthetic effluent (SE1) is a Remazol Black B aqueous solution, while the second one (SE2) is an aqueous mixture of sixteen dyes and auxiliary chemicals that are usually...

In Turkey, control studies related to the wastes from ships continue, and the first waste acceptance facility (WAF) from ships was founded in Istanbul: Haydarpaşa WAF. Haydarpaşa WAF has been accepting waste since September 2005 based on the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution...

Outdoor recreation is an important issue for people living in areas where they face problems caused by harsh climatic features like the city of Erzurum. The aim of this study was to determine the favourable features of tree species, which can grow in the city, for human bioclimatic comfort...