Volume 2
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Novel bifunctional catalytic systems for the SCR of NOx using hydrocarbons as reductants: Step one, NO oxidation
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The oxidation of NO over Co-, Pt- and Rh-based catalysts was studied by combined catalytic activity and FT-IR studies. The activity of Co-, Pt- and Rh-based catalysts was measured in the presence and absence of H2O and SO2 in the feed. The activity studies showed that the support (Al2O3, TiO2, ZrO2)...
Physical and Chemical Characteristics of a Mediterranean Coastal Microenvironment: The "Salty Lake" of Aghios Nikolaos (Crete, Greece)
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The present paper examines a small and deep (53 m) salty lake, as well as the adjacent harbor of Aghios Nikolaos (Crete). The survey was carried out in 1996. Physicochemical parameters indicated that the main characteristics of the system are the inflow of karstic water from underwater springs...
Gas injection into aeration tanks
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Aeration is one of the most common stages in the liquid waste clarification process. Most aeration tanks are equipped with aeration devices that inject oxygen to enhance the biodegradation of the liquid waste. In this work an aeration process is simulated, where the air is injected from the bottom...
European Policy on Port Environmental Protection
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Ports are part of the logistics chain and the transport networks, with a decisive role in the protection of the sea environment. In the present work, the environmental protection of ports is defined as a problem in the transport sector and within the marine environment. Port pollution and its causes...
Atmospheric flow and dispersion through arrays of obstacles
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Field experiments have been conducted to investigate flow and dispersion through obstacle arrays. Model obstacles which represent real structures at a nominal scale between 1/10 and 1/20 were used. The main purpose of the experiments was to examine flow and dispersion of contaminants in the vicinity...
Climate Change Impact on the Air Quality: The Portuguese Case
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The changes in greenhouse gases and aerosols emissions are expected to lead to regional and global changes in temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables. The degree to which human conditions and the natural environment are vulnerable to the potential effects of climate change is a key...
Decomposition analysis of CO2 Emissions from the Greek Manufacturing Sector
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The aim of this paper is to identify the factors that have influenced changes in the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the Greek manufacturing sector as a whole and from three representative subsectors. By means of an algebraic decomposition method the changes recorded during the period...
Water quality: its practical implications to sustainable development in the Pearl River Delta, China
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This paper reviews the interactions between water supply, surface water quality, environmental management and sustainable development in the Pearl River Delta. As an economic center of the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong has to import about 80 % of its potable water from Dongjiang. Ironically, the...
Structure, function and management of the biological system for seasonal solar saltworks
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The structure and function of communities and biological systems favorable and unfavorable to salt production in the ponds of solar saltworks are described. Favorable systems maintain a diverse biota and power the organisms at levels that enable a saltworks to economically and continuously produce...