10th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2007
(CEST2007)
Kos Island, Greece
5-7 September 2007
Volume 1 of 3
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VOLUME 1
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EVALUATION METHODOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY REPORTS USING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON REPORTING...... 1 Skouloudis A, Kourmousis F, Evangelinos K
NUMERICAL STUDY FOR THE POTENTIAL ABATEMENT OF AIR POLLUTION WITH THE USE OF PHOTOCATALYTIC FACADE COVERING MATERIALS IN LONDON...... 9 Moussiopoulos N, Barmpas F, Ossanlis I
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT: STATE OF THE ART TRENDS...... 17 Moussiopoulos N, Papadopoulos A, Iakovou E, Achillas H, Aidonis D, Anastaselos D, Banias G
CHARACTERIZATION OF ENHANCED ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION OF DIGESTED SLUDGE MIXTURES AFTER THERMO - CHEMICAL AND ENZYMATIC TREATMENT...... 25 Athanasoulia E, Melidis P, Aivasidis A
INVESTIGATION TO BIODIESEL PRODUCTION: REACTION OF VEGETABLE OIL WITH WET ETHANOL ...... 33 Murata S, Niwa A
CROSS SPECTRUM ANALYSIS BETWEEN CHILDHOOD ASTHMA ADMISSIONS AND AMBIENT AIR POLLUTANTS, AT ATHENS, GREECE...... 37 Nastos P T, Paliatsos A G, Priftis K N
DESIGN OF A PHYTOREMEDIATION STRATEGY FOR OLIVE MILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT...... 45 Nikolopoulou M, Kalogerakis N
INFLUENCE OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE VARIATION ON BASIC MESOSCALE FLOWS OVER COASTAL AREAS ...... 53 Nitis T, Tsegas G, Korres G M, Douros I, Moussiopoulos N
KINETICS OF HYDROGEN PRODUCTION DURING GROWTH OF THE BACTERIUM RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS ON SWEET SORGHUM EXTRACT ...... 61 Ntaikoy I, Gavala H N, Lyberatos G
FUTURE CHANGES IN THE OCCURRENCE OF EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN...... 69 Oikonomou Ch, Flocas H A, Hatzaki M, Asimakopoulos D N, Giannakopoulos C
EVALUATION OF SO2 POLLUTION IN ESKISEHIR (TURKEY) BY USING MONITORING AND EMISSION INVENTORY STUDIES ...... 77 Ozden O, Altug H, Dogeroglu T
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF NANOPOROUS CERAMIC MEMBRANES IN FILTRATION PROCESSES...... 85 Pagana A E, Sklari S D, Kikkinides E S, Zaspalis V T
SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPTS AND TOOLS: A CYBERNETIC APPROACH ...... 92 Panagiotakopoulos P D, Jowitt P W
MULTIVARIATE STOCHASTIC DOWNSCALING MODELS FOR GENERATING PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURE SCENARIOS OF CLIMATE CHANGE BASED ON ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION ...... 100 Panagoulia D, Bardossy A, Lourma G
GAC FILTER - A MULTI PURPOSE FILTER FOR DRINKING WATER TREATMENT...... 111 Babi K G, Koumenides K M, Nikolaou A D, Vassilantonopoulou G, Tzoumerkas F K, Makri C A, Lekkas T D
ECOLOGICAL QUALITY OF COASTAL WATERS: A CASE STUDY IN SARONIKOS GULF (ATTICA, GREECE) ...... 122 Panayotidis P, Tsiamis K, Salomidi M
LEVELS OF HEAVY METALS IN TOPSOILS OF SERVIA MUNICIPALITY, WESTERN MACEDONIA, GREECE ...... 130 Papadopoulos A, Prochaska C, Papadopoulos F, Gantidis N, Metaxa E
A STUDY OF THE COMPLEX KARSTIFICATION PHENOMENON IN NATURE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FLOW IN A FRACTURED MEDIUM IN CRETE ...... 136 Papadopoulou M P, Varouchakis E A, Karatzas G P
DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS OF CO2 EMISSIONS FROM ROAD TRANSPORT IN EU15 ...... 144 Papagiannaki K, Leontarakis G, Diakoulaki D
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RAIN GAUGE AND RADAR PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES IN THE ATTIKI AREA ...... 152 Papathanasiou C, Safiolea E, Kalogiros Y, Mimikou M
BENEFICIAL REUSE OF SLUDGE IN GREECE...... 160 Papavasilopoulos E N, Tavoularis G, Baltas E
EFFECTS OF TOXIC CADMIUM APPLICATIONS ON SUGAR BEET...... 166 Papazoglou E G
USE OF A LOW-COST AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCT FOR THE ADSORPTION OF TOTAL PHENOLS CONTAINED IN OLIVE-MILL WASTEWATER ...... 172 Petalas A V, Elia E, Stasinakis A S, Halvadakis C P
CARBON AND NITROGEN REMOVAL AT A LARGE WASTEWATER PLANT...... 180 Etruzzelli D, Boghetich G, Petrella M, Petrella A, Ranieri E, Petruzzelli V
ACUTE TOXICITY AND PERSISTENCE OF FENTHION AND DIMETHOATE IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT ...... 187 Petsas A S, Vagi M C, Kostopoulou M N, Pavlaki M D, Smaragdaki N M, Lekkas D
SAFE: A METHOD FOR ASSESSING SUSTAINABILITY AND ITS APPLICATION TO SUSTAINABLE DECISION-MAKING...... 195 Phillis Y A, Kouloumpis V, Kouikoglou V S
ULTRAFINE PARTICLES (UFP) AND HEALTH EFFECTS DANGEROUS. LIKE NO OTHER PM? REVIEW AND ANALYSIS ...... 203 Politis M M, Pilinis C, Lekkas T D
ENERGY ANALYSIS AS AN INDICATOR OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY: THE CASE OF WESTERN MACEDONIA AND EPIRUS, GREECE...... 217 Polychronaki E A, Douma A C, Dantsis Th, Giourga C, Loumou A
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BIOGENIC EMISSIONS IN AIR POLLUTION IN THE GREATER ATHENS AREA: THE EPISODE OF JUNE 22 & 25, 2003...... 226 Polymeneas P, Giannopoulou E, Pilinis C
THE INFLUENCE OF PROPERTY ON THE CITY’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT...... 234 Bakali M, Chatzimpiros P
SOME ASPECTS CONCERNING THE EVALUATION OF THE POLLUTION DEGREE AND THE RISK ELEMENTS INTO SECTION FOR WARM PROCESSES...... 242 Potoceanu N, Comsa A M, Gillich N, Gillich G R, Ianici S
QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF EUTROPHICATION: A PROPOSED MULTIVARIATE INDEX ...... 248 Primpas I, Tsirtsis G, Karydis M
MINERALIZATION OF THE HERBICIDE 14C-PROPANIL IN SOIL BY PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA AF7...... 253 Procopio A R, Melo I S, Luchini L C, Araujo W L
INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF LIGNITE IN SEWAGE SLUDGE DEWATERING PROCESS...... 257 Qi Y, Thapa K B, Hoadley A F A
ION-SELECTIVE ELECTRODES AS SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE DETECTORS FOR SOIL ANALYSIS ...... 264 Radu T, Radu A, Mc-Graw C, Diamond D
THMS FORMATION IN COAGULATED/CHLORINATED SURFACE WATER: A COMPARISON BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL AND NATURAL ORGANIC COAGULANTS ...... 272 Rizzo L, Ricciardi G, Borrelli S, Belgiorno V
FORMATION OF CHLORINATED AND BROMINATED DBPS IN CHLORINATED SURFACE WATER FROM ANCIPA RESERVOIR (SICILY)...... 280 Roccaro P, Vagliasindi F G A, Korshin G V
REGIONAL HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC ARSENIC; CASE STUDY IN PIRKANMAA, FINLAND ...... 281 Rossi E, Sorvari J, Backman B, Makela-Kurtto R, Loukola-Ruskeeniemi K, Ruskeeniemi T, Vaajasaari K
INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND ACETYLENE ON MARBLES, CERAMICS AND PIGMENTS...... 289 Roubani-Kalantzopoulou F, Agelakopoulou T, Bassiotis I, Margariti S, Siokos V, Metaxa E
THERMO-RESPONSIVE POLYMER-MEDIATED EXTRACTION FOR WATER TREATMENT AND ANALYSIS...... 297 Saitoh T, Hiraide M
THERMAL VALORISATION OF DRIED SEWAGE SLUGDE THROUGH GASIFICATION...... 305 Sanchez J M, Murillo J M, Otero J, Plaza F, Garralon G
ON THE INTRA-ANNUAL VARIATION OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE ON GLOBAL SCALE...... 315 Bartzokas A, Colyvas E D, Loizou S T
PM1, PM2.5 IONIC COMPOSITION AND VOCS CONCENTRATION IN RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT IN ATHENS, GREECE...... 323 Saraga D, Maggos Th, Michopoulos J, Helmis C G, Bartzis J G, Vasilakos Ch
CHARACTERIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ROMANIAN AND GERMAN MINERAL WATERS BY FUZZY CLUSTERING...... 331 Sarbu C
EVALUATION METHOD REGARDING THE EFFECT OF BUILDING DESIGN IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ...... 339 Sargentis G-F, Bartsioka K, Symeonidis N, Hadjibiros K
OCCURRENCE, FORMATION, AND SPECIATION OF TRIHALOMETHANES IN DRINKING WATERS OF LEBANON ...... 346 Semerjian L, Dennis J, Ayoub G
ON THE ESTIMATION OF MIXING HEIGHT UNDER SEA BREEZE CONDITIONS IN THE MESSOGIA PLAIN OF ATTICA, GREECE ...... 356 Sgouros G, Helmis C G
APPLICATION OF FENTON AND FENTON-LIKE PROCESS FOR THE OXIDATION OF MTBE AND ITS BY- PRODUCTS IN SALINE WASTEWATERS...... 364 Siedlecka E M, Stepnowski P
RELIABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR RAPID EVALUATION OF DREDGED AREAS IN COASTAL LAGOONS IN THE NORTHERN ADRIATIC...... 369 Somen-Joksic A, Milacic R
FORMULATION, CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR PINIOS RIVER, GREECE ...... 377 Stamou A, Douka E, Loukatos A, Tsouma M, Papapavlou K
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR THE INVESTIGATION OF OCCURRENCE, FATE AND TOXICITY OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS...... 385 Stasinakis A S, Gatidou G, Thomaidis N S, Mamais D, Lekkas T D
NOVEL CATALYST DEVELOPMENT FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION VIA STEAM REFORMING OF CONVENTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY FUELS ...... 393 Stavrakas A N, Fatsikostas A N, Liguras D K, Verykios X E
DEGREE OF PHOSPHORUS SATURATION IN GREEK SANDY CULTIVATED SOILS ...... 401 Bastounopoulou M, Gasparatos D, Haidouti C
EVALUATION OF GENOTOXIC EFFECT OF LAVENDER (LAVANDULA SPP.) ESSENTIAL OIL ...... 409 Sturchio E, Boccia P, Zanellato M, Mancinelli R, Campiglia E, Cavalieri A
HETEROGENEOUS AND HOMOGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYTIC TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS FROM BLACK TABLE OLIVES PROCESSING ...... 414 Stypas I, Mpousios S, Chatzisymeon E, Xekoukoulotakis N P, Mantzavinos D
APPLICATION OF A MODEL-BASED HACCP SYSTEM TO DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS CONTROL IN A CONVENTIONAL WATERWORKS ...... 422 Sun F, Chen J, Tong Q, Zeng S
THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS CARBON SOURCES ON STIMULATING BIOPRECIPITATION OF HEAVY METALS IN THE SATURATED ZONE...... 430 Szewczyk A, Zawierucha I, Malina G
QUALITY OF IRRIGATION RETURN WATER AND PROPOSALS FOR ITS REUSE IN CHRYSSOUPOLIS PLAIN, KAVALA, GREECE ...... 436 Takamanis H, Demertzidis N, Gikas G D, Gemitzi A, Boskidis I, Tsihrintzis V A, Petalas C, Ouzounis K
MASS SCREENING OF TROPICAL PLANTS TO STUDY THEIR POTENTIAL AS HEAVY METAL PHYTOREMEDIATORS...... 444 Tan L-P, Lim T-T, Jie H
HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SLUDGE PRODUCED IN PSITALIA – ATTICA WWTP...... 452 Tavoularis G
SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF IONIC COMPONENTS IN THE URBAN ATMOSPHERE ...... 459 Terzi E, Gemenetzis P, Petrakakis M, Samara C
WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE: SIGNIFICANT PRESSURES AND PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT...... 467 Tomprou M O, Makropoulos C, Voulvoulis N, Gavalakis E, Andreadakis A
SATELLITE MAPPING OF OIL SPILLS IN THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN SEA ...... 477 Topouzelis K, Muellenhoff O, Ferraro G, Tarchi D
PUBLIC HEALTH EFFECTS FROM ENERGY USE IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR ...... 485 Tourkolias C, Diakoulaki D, Mirasgedis S, Mavrotas G
ENHANCEMENT OF PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF TIO2 NANOPARTICLES BY SILVER DOPING: PHOTODEPOSITION VERSUS LIQUID IMPREGNATION METHODS ...... 493 Behnajady M A, Modirshahla N, Shokri M, Rad B
DOAS MEASUREMENTS ABOVE AN URBAN STREET CANYON IN A MEDIUM SIZED CITY...... 501 Triantafyllou A G, Zoras S, Evagelopoulos V, Garas S, Diamantopoulos C
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A QUANTITATIVE METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHORUS INSECTICIDES IN MILK BY HEADSPACE SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION COMBINED WITH GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-FLAME THERMIONIC DETECTION ...... 509 Tsoutsi C S, Konstantinou I K, Hela D G
ADSORPTION AND RELEASE OF ARSENIC FROM SOILS IN GEOTHERMAL FIELDS- STABILIZATION WITH ZERO VALENT IRON ...... 517 Tyrovola K, Nikolaidis N P
EXTRAPOLATING RAINFALL DATA USING FUZZY RULE-BASED MODELING...... 525 Tzimopoulos C N, Mpallas L G
MODELLING OF BIOLOGICAL PHENOL REMOVAL IN DRAW-FILL REACTORS USING SUSPENDED AND ATTACHED GROWTH OLIVE PULP BACTERIA...... 533 Tziotzios G, Lyberatos G, Pavlou S, Vagenas D V
EXHAUST EMISSIONS EVALUATION OF USED FRYING OIL METHYL ESTER BLENDS IN A DIESEL VEHICLE OPERATED ON A NON-LEGISLATIVE DRIVING CYCLE...... 541 Tzirakis E, Karavalakis G, Mattheou L, Anastopoulos G, Zannikos F, Karonis D, Stournas S
IMPACT OF DRIVING STYLE ON FUEL CONSUMPTION AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS: DEFENSIVE AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING STYLE...... 549 Tzirakis E, Zannikos F, Stournas S
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF BAUXITE RESIDUE FOR THE IM- PROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN A MARSH ENVIRONMENT ...... 557 Varnavas S P, Boufounos D, Fafoutis D
HYDROGENOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION OF DRINKING WATER: THE EFFECT OF THE OPERATING MODE USING PACKED-BED REACTORS ...... 563 Vasiliadou I A, Vayenas D V
VALIDATION PROCEDURES TO CHECK ONE-DAY AHEAD PREDICTION OF MAX CO CONCENTRATION IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT ...... 571 Vlachogianni A, Kassomenos P
TREATMENT OF THE EFFLUENT FROM A KRAFT BLEACH PLANT WITH WHITE ROT FUNGI PLEUROTUS SAJOR CAJU AND PLEUROTUS OSTREATUS...... 578 Belem A, Panteleitchouk A V, Duarte A C, Rocha-Santos T A P, Freitas A C
SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF ANAEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE ...... 585 Vlyssides A G, Barampouti E M P, Mai S T
SEVERELY ERODING ERESSOS BEACH (LESVOS ISLAND) AND POSSIBLE DAM IMPLICATIONS ...... 593 Vousdoukas M I, Andreadis O, Adamakis G, Velegrakis A F, Pasakalidou E, Kokolatos G
FLOCCULATION EFFECTIVENESS ON THE QUALITY OF WASTE WATERS OF THE NOVI SAD OIL REFINERY ...... 601 Vukadinovic-Lazic J
STUDY ON MODERATION OF ROOF SURFACE TEMPERATURE BY APPLICATION OF POROUS MATERIALS...... 607 Wanphen S, Nagano K, Nakamura M
WATER SUPPLY BY QANATS. A CONTRIBUTION TO WATER SHORTAGE IN MEDITERRANEAN AREAS?...... 615 Weingartner H
USE OF ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES FOR THE INACTIVATION OF E. COLI BACTERIA WATER SUSPENSIONS...... 622 Xekoukoulotakis N P, Mantzavinos D, Kalogerakis N
THE DOUBLE DIVIDEND OF WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (2000/60/EC) IN URBAN WASTEWATER SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF WWTP PSYTALLIA...... 630 Xenarios S, Bithas K
ANALYSIS OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IN TERMS OF ENTROPY ...... 641 Yabuki T
STORMWATER RUNOFF AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE INTERURBAN ROAD NETWORK: POLICY TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES...... 647 Yannopoulos S, Basbas S, Giannopoulou I
PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION OF MOLINATE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS...... 655 Bizani E, Fytianos K, Poulios I
INVESTIGATING EFFECTS OF GAS FLOW RATE AND CARBON DIOXIDE COMPOSITION IN CHEMICAL ABSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN A PACKED BED USING SODIUM HYDROXIDE...... 663 Yazdanbakhsh F, Soltani A, Hashemipour H
DETERMINATION OF BISPHENOL A, NONYL- AND OCTYL-PHENOL IN WATER SAMPLES USING A FREE MICRODROP PRECONCENTRATION METHOD...... 671 Yiantzi E, Psillakis E
RADIOLYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF CEPHALOSPORINS...... 678 Yu S, Lee M
BIOLOGICAL NURTIENT REMOVAL USING AN ALTERNATING OF ANOXIC AND ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (AAAM) PROCESS ...... 684 Yuan L-M, Xi D-L, Zhang Y Q, Zhang C-Y, Ding Y, Gao Y-L
MONITORING BIOREMEDIATION IN OIL CONTAMINATED SOILS USING TOXICITY ANALYSIS...... 692 Al-Mutairi N Z, Al-Mutairi M S
THERMAL TREATMENT OF ENERGY CROP RESIDUES: ALTERNATIVES FOR ENERGY AND MATERIALS PRODUCTION ...... 698 Zabaniotou A A, Skoulou V K, Ioannidou O A
DETERMINATION OF CHROMIUM(III) IN WASTEWATER SAMPLES USING POTENTIOMETRIC MEMBRANE SENSOR...... 705 Zamani H A
ESTIMATING THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT OF VEHICLES IN THE CITY OF ATHENS...... 712 Zamba A, Hadjibiros K
PORTABLE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY AS A TOOL FOR ESTIMATING THE ODOUR EMISSIONS OF COMPOSTING PLANTS IN AIR POLLUTION MANAGEMENT...... 720 Zarra T, Naddeo V, Belgiorno V
COMBINED ENHANCEMENT OF INTRINSIC BIODEGRADATION IN OIL-HYDROCARBONS CONTAMINATED SOIL...... 728 Zawierucha I, Szewczyk A, Malina G
USE OF AIR INJECTION TO ADDRESS TEMPERATURE LIMITATIONS IN BIOREACTOR LANDFILL CELLS UNDER COLD-CLIMATE LOCATIONS ...... 735 Zhao X, Voice T C, Musleh R, Hashsham S
REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF AQUEOUS AEROSOLS USING AEROSOL TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY ...... 743 Zhao W W, Hao L Q, Huang M Q, Liu X Y, Long B, Zhang W J
TREATMENT OF AQUEOUS STREAMS BY REMOVAL OF MTBE WITH SOLVENT IMPREGNATED RESINS...... 749 Burghoff B, Schiferli J, Van-Der-Ham L, De-Haan A
OPTIMISATION AND EVALUATION OF THE COAGULATION BEHAVIOUR OF THE MODIFIED INORGANIC POLYMERIC COAGULANT, POLYFERRIC SILICATE SULPHATE (PFSIS) ...... 757 Zouboulis A I, Moussas P A
PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT “SUSTAINABLE REHABILITATION OF THE LANDFILL SITE – LIMNOTOP” AND RESULTS OF THREE YEARS MONITORING PERIOD...... 765 Zupancic M, Zupancic-Justin M, Griessler-Bulc T, Vrhovsek D, Bukovec P, Selih V S
ARE THERE BIGGER FISH TO FRY IN THE PHILIPPINES ...... 773 Campos M R A
MERCURY DETOXIFICATION USING GENETIC ENGINEERED NICOTIANA TABACUM ...... 781 Rahman R A A, Abou-Shanab R A, Moawad H
AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM – ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION IN GREECE ...... 789 Cavoura O, Katsiri A, Katsiris N, Dalbokova D
COMPARISON OF THE LEACHIBILITY OF HEAVY METALS FROM SEWAGE SLUDGE, ITS ASHES AND THEIR SOLIDIFIED PRODUCT...... 797 Cedzynska K
DESIGNING WATER PRICING IN THE CONTEXT OF WFD IMPLEMENTATION: A CASE STUDY IN THE RIVER BASIN OF ANTHEMOUNTAS, GREECE ...... 802 Chalvatzi G Z, Manoli E, Assimacopoulos D
LAKE EUTROPHICATION: USING RESILIENCE EVALUATION TO COMPUTE SUSTAINABLE POLICIES ...... 810 Chapel L, Martin S, Deffuant G
TOXICITY ASSESSMENT OF COMMON CHEMICALS FOUND IN THE UNTREATED INFLUENT OF THE WWTP AT THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE OF HERAKLION-CRETE ...... 818 Charalabaki M, Psillakis E, Kalogerakis N
DECOLOURISATION OF DISTILLERY WASTEWATER IN INDIA: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE TRENDS ...... 826 Chauhan M S, Dikshit A K
EVALUATION OF NOX POLLUTION IN ESKISEHIR URBAN AREA (TURKEY)...... 834 Altug H, Ozden O, Dogeroglu T
DEVELOPING AN IN-SITU POST-CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL METHODOLOGY TO ENSURE BETTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS ...... 842 Cheeseman B, Mavroulidou M, Maidment G G, Smith M, Potter N
STUDY OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE DEWATERING IN PILOT-SCALE REED-PLANTED SDB’S ...... 850 Hitzi I, Melidis P, Akratos C, Papaspyros J N E, Tsihrintzis V A
COMPARABLE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATES FOR PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS...... 857 Christophoridis C, Fytianos K, Zouboulis A
VOLUME 2
SOLUBLE COD REMOVAL IN HIGH RATE ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF SEWAGE ...... 865 Christou P, Tsiotsis E, Tsonis S
COLOR AND COD REMOVAL FROM DYE CONTAINING WASTEWATER BY FENTON PROCESS AND COAGULATION-FLOCCULATION ...... 873 Ciner F
SIMULATION AS A DECISION SUPPORT FOR EVALUATING EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES ON WATER RESOURCES...... 881 Courbis A L, Vayssade B, Martin C, Didon-Lescot J F
DRYLAND SALINITY...... 889 Crennan P
STUDY ON DEGRADATION PRODUCTS OF IMIDAZOLIUM IONIC LIQUIDS IN H2O2/UV OXIDATION SYSTEM...... 895 Czerwicka M, Mrozik W, Muller A, Golebiowski M, Kumirska J, Malinski E, Stepnowski P
A REVIEW ON CURRENT SITUATION OF USED HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES AND APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN IRAN...... 901 Daryabeigi-Zand A, Abduli M A, Mehrdadi N, Baghvand A
A CRITICAL REVIEW OF PB-CONTAMINATED FIRING RANGE SOIL REMEDIATION BY PHOSPHATE ADDITION: TREATMENT PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ...... 909 Dermatas D, Chrysochoou M
COMPARISON OF THE TCLP AND SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION TEST FOR EVALUATING LEAD LEACHABILITY IN FIRING RANGE SOILS, ...... 917 Dermatas D, Grubb D G, Chrysochoou M
THE OPTIMUM APPLICATION EFFICIENCY OF FURROW IRRIGATION BY ALTERING THE FLOW RATE OF IRRIGATION ...... 925 Ampas V, Baltas E
EFFECT OF ORGANIC LOADING RATE ON ANAEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS...... 933 Diamantis V I, Aivasidis A, Pavlidou E
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF SOME PHOTOCATALYTIC ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES ...... 941 Domenech X, Ruiz N, Ayllon J A, Peral J
AGRICULTURAL NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION POLICY: THE CASE OF CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST...... 948 Dowd B, Press D, Los-?uertos M
STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING FOR INTEGRATED SOLID WASTES MANAGEMENT ...... 956 Economopoulos A P
FATE TRANSPORT OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN THE COASTAL WATER OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES...... 963 Elshorbagy W
HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYTIC TREATMENT OF A CARBAMATE, AN ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS AND A TRIAZINE PESTICIDE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS...... 971 Evgenidou E, Bizani E, Christophoridis C, Fytianos K
PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL DIMENSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO...... 979 Eyles J, Wilson K, Messina J
BIOLOGICAL AND PHOTO-FENTON TREATMENT OF OLIVE OIL MILL WASTEWATER...... 985 Ferreira F, Carvalho L, Pereira R, Antunes S C, Marques S M, Goncalves F, Duarte A C, Rocha-Santos T A P, Freitas A C
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FLOW AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN AN URBAN WASTEWATER CHLORINATION TANK ...... 993 Fidaros D, Baxevanou C, Zagoritis A, Mpiska P-E, Vlachos N
REDUCING TYRE WASTE BY USING DISCARDED TYRE RUBBER AS CONCRETE AGGREGATE...... 1001 Figueiredo J, Mavroulidou M
REMOVAL OF TASTE AND ODOUR FROM POTABLE WATER BY POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON (PAC) ...... 1009 Andreadakis A D, Mamais D, Vassilakos I, Nikitopoulos G, Gavalakis E A, Noutsopoulos C, Tzimas A, Kalogerakis N, Charalabaki M
SPECIFIC DENITRIFICATION RATES WITH ALTERNATE EXTERNAL SOURCES OF ORGANIC CARBON...... 1016 Fillos J, Ramalingam K, Jezek R, Deur A, Beckmann K
SUSTAINABLE REMEDIATION OF ARSENIC CONTAMINATED SOILS USING AMENDED COMPOST ...... 1024 Gadepalle V P, Ouki S K, Hutchings T
THE APPLICATION OF OZONATION FOR THE DETOXIFICATION AND BIODEGRADABILITY IMPROVEMENT OF A TEXTILE AUXILIARY: NAPHTALANE SULPHONIC ACID...... 1031 Germirli-Babuna F, Camur S, Arslan-Alaton I, Okay O, Iskender G
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS POLLUTED BY CR(VI) AND PB(II) BY AZOLLA: A NEW BIOSEPARATION PROCESS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT...... 1039 Ghazvini P T M, Ghorbanzadeh-Mashkani S
ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS MANUFACTURING: THE CASE OF ADDITIVE-RAPID FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES ...... 1047 Giannatsis J, Dedoussis V
GENETIC POLYMORPHISM AND POPULATION STRUCTURE OF THE STRIPED DOLPHIN, STENELLA COERULEOALBA, AND THE COMMON DOLPHIN, DELPHINUS DELPHIS, WITHIN THE ACCOBAMS AREA...... 1055 Gkafas G, Podiadis V, Tsigenopoulos K, Reid B, Karpouzli E, Verriopoulos G, Mamuris Z, Magoulas A, Exadactylos A
DESTRUCTION OF ACRYLIC ACID PRODUCTION WASTEWATER BY SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION (SCWO) IN TRANSPIRING WALL REACTOR ...... 1061 Gong W J, Li F M, Xi D L
IMPACT ON INDOOR AIR QUALITY OF USING FIREPLACE AS ACCESSORIAL HEATING SOURCE IN IRISH RESIDENCES ...... 1069 Guo L, Lewis J O, Mc-Laughlin J P
IRRATIONALITY VERSUS EFFICIENCY IN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SCHEMES ...... 1077 Hadjibiros K, Dermatas D
THE HAZARD OF N-NITROSAMINES FORMATION DURING SHORT CHAIN SECONDARY AMINES (DMA, MEA AND DEA) REACTIONS WITH CATALYZED AND NON-CATALYZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ...... 1086 Andrzejewski P, Kulik N
WASTEPREVKIT: TOOLS FOR WASTE PREVENTION IN COMPANIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ...... 1096 Hahtala R-L, Huuhtanen S, Kajaste S, Kemppainen S, Linsio O, Partti M-M
EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE MAIN MECHANISMS THAT CONTROL INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN AN OFFICE MICROENVIRONMENT...... 1102 Halios C H, Helmis C G
REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL USING AEROSOL TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER...... 1110 Hao L Q, Wang Z Y, Huang M Q, Zhao W W, Zheng H Y, Fang L, Zhang W J
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF A SITE IN HAWAII ...... 1122 Harrelson D W, Zakikhani M
A SYSTEM APPROACH OF THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL SETTLEMENTS: NATURAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT...... 1131 Hatzopoulou A, Stephanou J, Gerasimou S
NOVEL NANO-CATALYSTS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT ...... 1136 Hildebrand H, Mackenzie K, Kopinke F-D
APPLYING KALMAN FILTER TO FORECAST SHORT-TERM AIR QUALITY IN MACAU ...... 1143 Hoi K I, Yuen K V, Mok K M
DEGRADATION OF HYDROPHOBIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS WITH LIGNIN PEROXIDASE IN REVERSED MICELLES ...... 1151 Huang X
INTRINSIC REMEDIATION OF A CHROMIUM CONTAMINATED WETLAND BY BIOGEOCHEMICAL STABILIZATION ...... 1159 Icopini G A, Long D T, Ellis R J, Marsh T L
‘SOFT’ SHORE PROTECTION METHODS: BEACH DRAIN SYSTEM...... 1167 Ioannidis D, Karambas Th V
WATER QUALITY CHANGES IN THE ARGES LOWER BASIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES...... 1175 Ioja C, Pavelescu G, Matache M, Stanciulescu M, Vasilescu J
A NEW APPROACH FOR TREATING NITROGEN OXIDES CONTAINING OFF-GAS STREAMS IN AN AEROBIC BIOFILTER SYSTEM ...... 1183 Jiang R, Huang S B, Chow A T, Fan L R
POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS IN HUMANS – SOURCES AND EXPOSURE...... 1191 Kalantzi O I, Siskos P A
ARSENIC DISTRIBUTION IN THERMAL SPRINGS AND GROUND WATER IN THE DRAINAGE BASINS OF THE RIVER SPERCHIOS AND THE ISLAND OF LESVOS...... 1200 Angelidis M O, Aloupi M, Gavriil A M, Koulousaris M, Stefanou D
EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A DIESEL ENGINE USING AVIATION FUEL BLENDS WITH BIODIESEL...... 1208 Kalligeros S, Anastopoulos G, Karavalakis G, Lois E, Zannikos F, Stournas S, Karonis D
ANAEROBIC OXIDATION OF METHANE IN MUD VOLCANOES IN EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA...... 1216 Kallionaki A, Kormas K, Kalogerakis N
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF AIR POLLUTION IN THESSALONIKI...... 1224 Kalognomou E-A, Moussiopoulos N
NATURAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICULATE MATER LEVELS OVER EUROPE – THE EXPERIENCE FROM GREECE ...... 1232 Kanakidou M, Mihalopoulos N, Kalivitis N, Tsigaridis K, Kouvarakis G, Koulouri E, Gerasopoulos E, Vrekoussis M, Myriokefalitakis S
RISK ASSESSMENT IN HEAVILY CONTAMINATED LANDS...... 1240 Karachaliou T I, Damigos D, Kaliampakos D
USE OF OXIDANTS FOR ODOUR CONTROL IN MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS ...... 1248 Karageorgos P, Kotsifaki C, Kalogerakis N
ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES (AOPS) WITH USE OF UV/CLO2 IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS OF REACTIVE AZO DYES AND IN THEIR EFFLUENTS ...... 1256 Karali I G, Nikolaou A D, Lekkas T D, Rousias I A
IMPACTS OF SALINITY ON PAH SORPTION ONTO DIFFERENT SORBENTS: KINETIC STUDIES, COMPOUND SIZE, SALINITY GRADIENT...... 1263 Karapanagioti H K, Ioakeimidou K, Kamaras K, Roumelis N
REMOVAL OF AMMONIA FROM SALTWATER USING LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES (LWA) PRODUCED WITH SI-AL-FE AND SI-CA-RICH ROCKS FROM GREECE ...... 1270 Karapanagioti H K, Tsitsas A, Stamatakis G, Stamatakis M G
A CASE STUDY ON INTEGRATED URBAN WATER MODELLING USING AQUACYCLE...... 1276 Karka P, Manoli E, Lekkas D F, Assimacopoulos D
A METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE UNCOVERING AND CONTROL OF PRIVATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFIT ...... 1287 Angelis A
OCCURRENCE OF PESTICIDE PERSISTENT IN AMVRAKIKOS GULF – N.W. GREECE ...... 1295 Karras G, Barelos D, Karra A, Patakioutas G, Gizas G, Albanis T
MICROWAVE-ENHANCED THERMAL DESORPTION OF SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS...... 1303 Kastanek P, Kastanek F
ELECTROCHEMICAL PROMOTION OF CATALYSIS (EPOC) PERSPECTIVES FOR APPLICATION TO GAS EMISSIONS TREATMENT...... 1310 Katsaounis A
PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MARINE SEDIMENTS ...... 1318 Katsiri A, Pantazidou M, Damikouka I, Kontogiorgi Ch, Tringali A
GEOPHYSICAL SITE INVESTIGATION OF LANDFILL IN SEISMICALLY ACTIVE REGION OF TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN ...... 1326 Kholmatov K, Khashimova D, Wu W
AUTONOMOUS MONITORING OF LANDFILL GAS MIGRATION AT BOREHOLE WELLS ON LANDFILL SITES USING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY...... 1334 Kiernan B, Guo W, Slater C, Hayes J, Diamond D
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEMS MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE SOURCE SEPARATION SCHEMES OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE...... 1341 Kitis K, Panagiotakopoulos D C
OPTIMIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL IN A CSTR-CASCADE SYSTEM ...... 1349 Kornaros M, Marazioti C, Lyberatos G
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF AN OFFICE BUILDING IN GREECE ...... 1356 Koroneos C, Dompros A, Loizidou M
IMMOBILIZED THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS LIPASE FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM SOYBEAN OIL ...... 1364 Koseoglu D Y, Dizge N, Keskinler B
DETERMINATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS IN WATER SAMPLES BY SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION (SPE) AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTOMETRY...... 1371 Kosma C I, Lambropoulou D A, Albanis T A
ANALYSIS OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS IN WASTEWATER BY MEANS OF SPME-GC...... 1378 Antoniou C V, Koukouraki E E, Diamadopoulos E
DETERMINATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN THE HARBOUR SEDIMENTS OF MYTILENE, GREECE...... 1386 Kostopoulou M, Mylona A, Nikolaou A, Lofrano S, Meric S, Belgiorno V
A STUDY OF SIZE-SEGREGATED PARTICLE (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) CONCENTRATIONS OVER GREECE...... 1393 Koulouri E, Grivas G, Gerasopoulos E, Chaloulakou A, Mihalopoulos N, Spyrellis N
PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF SOLID INDUSTRIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE PREFECTURE OF THESSALONIKI ...... 1401 Kouseras T, Karteris A, Voudrias E
ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE IN GREECE: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ...... 1410 Koutiva I, Makropoulos C, Voulvoulis N
KINETIC STUDY ON LEAD VOLATILIZATION FROM SIMULATED MOLTEN SLAG IN PRESENCE OF REDUCING AGENT OF CO/CO2 GAS OR GRAPHITE,...... 1419 Kuchar D, Nakada H, Mihara N, Osada S, Matsuda H
TOXICITY AND BIOAVAILABILITY OF HEAVY METALS (IN SINGLE AND COMBINED METAL SOLUTIONS) IN THE PRESENCE OF HUMIC ACIDS ...... 1427 Kungolos A, Samaras P, Tsiridis V, Petala M, Sakellaropoulos G
BUILDING RENEWABLE AND HYBRID ENERGY SUPPLY SCENARIOS FOR MOROCCO, TUNISIA, JORDAN AND LEBANON...... 1435 Kyritsis E, Papadakis G, Petouni D, Kyritsis S
THE IMPACT OF PIGGERY SLURRY ADDITION ON MESOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ACCLIMATISED TO BREWERY WASTEWATER...... 1442 Kythreotou N, Monou M, Fatta D
THE QUALITY OF ANIMAL WASTES ORIGINATING FROM INTENSIVE PIG FARMING IN CYPRUS...... 1450 Kythreotou N, Voscos C, Fatta D
THE DEGRADATION OF PHENOL IN WATER SOLUTION BY TIO2 PHOTOCATALYSIS IN A HELICAL REACTOR ...... 1457 Laoufi N, Tassalit D, Bentahar F
BIOFUELS GENERATION FROM SWEET SORGHUM BIOMASS...... 1466 Antonopoulou G, Gavala H N, Skiadas I V, Lyberatos G
SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT INDICATORS IN GREEK MUNICIPALITIES ...... 1467 Lasaridi K E, Abeliotis K, Rovolis A
ENHANCED OZONATION OF HUMIC ACID IN O3/GAC HYBRID PROCESS...... 1475 Lee Y-M, Choi E-H, Rhee D-S
NUTRIENT REMOVAL FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTEWATER IN AN INTERMITTENTLY AERATED SEQUENCING BATCH BIOFILM REACTOR...... 1483 Li J P, Zhan X M, Healy M G, Norton D, Rodgers M
FLOATING AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY AND EFFICIENT DESALINATION UNIT...... 1491 Lilas T E, Nikitakos N V, Vatistas A A, Maglara A G, Lila K E, Antoniou E E, Syrseloudis C E
DROPS FOR CROPS: MODELLING CROP WATER PRODUCTIVITY ON A GLOBAL SCALE ...... 1500 Liu J, Zehnder A J B, Yang H
STUDYING THE ETOLOGY OF ENDEMIC DISEASES THROUGH EXPOSURE ANALYSIS: THE BALKAN ENDEMIC NEPHROPATHY EXAMPLE ...... 1508 Long D T, Voice T C
EVALUATION OF THE VARIABLES THAT INFLUENCE MERCURY CAPTURE IN SOLID SORBENTS...... 1516 Lopez-Anton M A, Abad-Valle P, Diaz-Somoano M, Martinez-Tarazona M R
VALORIZATION OF A HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM SECONDARY ALUMINIUM METALLURGY AS CALCIUM ALUMINATE GLASSES ...... 1523 Lopez-Delgado A, Perez C, Tayibi H, Carmona N, Garcia-Heras M, Villegas M A, Lopez F A, Alguacil F J
RECLAMATION OF PRINTING AND DYEING WASTEWATER FOR PROCESS USE BY A PILOT-SCALE A/ O/ BAF / SUB-FILTER TECHNOLOGY ...... 1530 Lu X J, Chen J H, Xi D L
ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION OF REACTIVE DYE GREEN HE4BD USING SOLAR ENERGY...... 1535 Nisha-Priya M, Palanivelu K
MODELING THE IMPACT OF BOTTOM WATER WITHDRAWAL ON THE DYNAMICS OF PESTICIDES IN THE KOURIS DAM (CYPRUS)...... 1542 Ma S, Kassinos S C, Fatta D, Akylas E
LEAD EMISSIONS FROM UNLEADED ROAD TRANSPORT FUEL COMBUSTION AS A MISSING SOURCE?...... 1550 Apelman W A J, Denier-Van-Der-Gon H A C
COLLOIDAL ACTIVATED CARBON AND CARBO-IRON – NOVEL MATERIALS FOR IN-SITU GROUNDWATER TREATMENT ...... 1551 Mackenzie K, Schierz A, Georgi A, Kopinke F-D
BIOLOGICAL PRETREATMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE PRIOR TO LANDFILLING...... 1559 Mahar R B, Yue D, Liu J, Zhang Y, Nie Y
SPATIAL HEDONIC PRICING MODELS FOR THE VALUATION OF IRRIGATION WATER...... 1566 Mallios Z, Papageorgiou A, Latinopoulos D, Latinopoulos P
FOAMING CONTROL IN ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANTS BY POLYALUMINIUM CHLORIDE ADDITION...... 1574 Mamais D, Kalaitzi E, Andreadakis A
REMOVAL OF CHROMIUM (VI) USING SOLID-SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANES...... 1582 Alguacil F J, Alonso M, Lopez-Delgado A, Lopez F A
EXCRETION OF METALS BY THE LEAVES OF PLANTS: A NEW APPROACH TO THE PHYTOREMEDIATION OF SITES CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS...... 1589 Manousaki E, Kadukova J, Kalogerakis N
EFFECT OF GAS HYDRATE STABILITY ON CLIMATIC CHANGE. THE CASE OF “ANAXIMANDER” MUD VOLCANOES...... 1597 Marinakis D, Varotsis N, Lazaridis M
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN AREAS OF DIFFERENT USE...... 1605 Assimakopoulos V D, Saraga D, Helmis C G, Stathopoulou O I, Halios C H
FEASIBILITY OF DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT IN RURAL AREAS: THE CASE OF LEBANON ...... 1613 Massoud M A, Nasr J A, Tarhini A
INTERACTION OF ACTIVATED CARBON AND DISSOLVED OXYGEN ...... 1620 Matsis V M, Grigoropoulou H P
IMULTANEOUS QUANTIFICATION OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER FRACTIONS AND COPPER COMPLEXES USING SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION...... 1627 McElmurry S P, Voice T C, Long D T
APPLICATIONS OF FTIR SPECTROSCOPY IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SUPPORTED BY TWO DIMENSIONAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS...... 1635 Mecozzi M, Moscato F, Pietroletti M, Quarto F, Oteri F, Cicero A M
INNOVATION AND APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES: STRATEGIES, PROGRESS, AND PROSPECTS IN OKLAHOMA ...... 1644 Meo M, Nairn R W, Laguros J, Zaman M D
INNOVATIVE REACTOR DESIGN FOR ANAEROBIC DECOLORIZATION OF AZO DYES ...... 1651 Mezohegyi G, Bengoa C, Stuber F, Font J, Fortuny A, Fabregat A
UTILIZATION OF CALCIUM SULFIDE DERIVED FROM WASTE GYPSUM FOR METAL RECOVERY FROM METAL-CONTAINING WASTEWATER ...... 1659 Mihara N, Soya K, Kuchar D, Fukuta T, Matsuda H, Iwashita T
BIOSORPTION OF BINARY MIXTURE OF CADMIUM (II) AND NICKEL (II) IONS BY A BACTERIAL NON LIVING STREPTOMYCES RIMOSUS BIOMASS...... 1666 Mohellebi F, Yous R
PROMOTING ALTERNATIVE END OF LIFE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT...... 1674 Moussiopoulos N, Achillas H, Koroneos C
THE PROSPECT OF IMMUNO-PCR IN POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS DETECTION IN ENVIRONMENT ...... 1682 Chen H, Zhang Y
DECOLORIZATION OF REACTIVE DYE CONTAINING WASTEWATER USING FENTON, FENTON-LIKE AND CHEMICAL COAGULATION ...... 1689 Ciner F, Akal-Solmaz S K
AN INEXPENSIVE TRANSMITTANCE AND FLUORESCENCE METER ...... 1697 Drakopoulos P G, Chandrinos A, Dounas C, Nomikos C, Poulos S, Thanos I, Zervakis V
RECYCLING OF POLYMERS FROM PACKAGING MATERIALS USING THE DISSOLUTION- REPRECIPITATION TECHNIQUE: ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS ...... 1704 Achilias D S, Giannoulis A, Papageorgiou G Z
WASTE STABILIZATION PONDS IN NORTH GREECE ...... 1711 Gratziou M, Chalatsi M, Tsalkatidou M
ADSORPTION OF PARA-CHLOROPHENOL ON AN ACTIVATED CARBON FROM APRICOT STONES: EQUILIBRIUM AND KINETIC STUDIES ...... 1719 Amitouche A, Berrama T, Bendjama Z
OPERATION EVALUATION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OF MYTILENE, LESVOS - GREECE ...... 1726 Hatzis D G, Paraskeva P A, Basilaros S
VOLUME 3
EXAMINATION RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP OF BLOOD PROFILE IN GREAT STURGEON (HUSO HUSO) CULTURED IN BRACKISH WATER...... 1734 Hedayati S A A, Yavari M, Bahmani M, Alizadeh M, Bagheri T
PASSIVE SAMPLING TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN AQUACULTURE ENVIRONMENT...... 1741 Hernando M D, Lambropoulou D, Konstantinou I, Martinez-Bueno M J, Gabrielides D, Fernandez-Alba A R, Albanis T
PROCESSING FACTORS FOR SELECTED PESTICIDES PERSIST ON OLIVES IN DIFFERENT VIRGIN OLIVE OIL EXTRACTION SYSTEMS...... 1749 Amvrazi E G, Albanis T A
GLYCEROL-BASED ECO-TECHNOLOGIES USING ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN CHEMICALS ...... 1757 Herseczki Z, Marton G
LAND USE IMPACT ASSESSMENT BASED ON LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS OF ECOLOGICAL NETWORK NATURA 2000...... 1763 Iatrou A, Abeliotis K
URBAN SOLID WASTES AS A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER IN NIGERIA...... 1771 Ikokwu C C, Igbenedion V U
STUDY OF SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF RADON LEVELS AND ITS RISKS INSIDE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN REGION FOR THE FIRST TIME...... 1778 Ismail A H, Hussyin Z A
ASSESSMENT OF ERODABILITY INDICICES OF MARLS IN THE SOUTH EAST OF TEHRAN (IRAN) ...... 1786 Jahani D, Peyrowan H R, Mokhtari M, Sharafi N, Karimpour-Reihan M
MULTI-RESIDUE SCREENING OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN SURFACE WATERS OF KALAMAS RIVER (N.W. GREECE) BY SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION FOLLOWED BY GC-MS ANALYSIS...... 1790 Kalampoki G I, Lambropoulou D A, Albanis T A
IN-CHANNEL WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES FOR ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE, KHERAN ALLUVIAL AQUIFER IN THE SOUTHWEST OF IRAN...... 1795 Kalantari N, Rahimim R, Shebaneh M
RECYCLING OF GREY WATER IN CYPRUS ...... 1800 Kambanellas C A, Kambanellas S C
A REVIEW OF THE WFD 2000/60/EC IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS IN THE EU MEMBER STATES...... 1805 Kanakoudis V, Tsitsifli S, Kallia A
SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY WITH ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION FOR MULTIRESIDUE DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDES IN WATERS...... 1819 Karametsi K V, Lambropoulou D A, Albanis T A
THE EVOLUTION OF A SPECIFIED ECOSYSTEM IN A SEMI-ARID CLIMATE (CASE STUDY: RAZAN BASIN, IRAN) ...... 1824 Karimpour-Reihan M, Amiraslani F
HOLLOW FIBRE LIQUID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION OF SELECTED ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES ...... 1830 Kastanaki E, Nikolaidis N P, Psillakis E
WATER RESOURCES CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT IN GREECE AND THEIR ROLE IN DESERTIFICATION ...... 1838 Kerkides P, Soulis K, Psomiadis E, Giannoulopoulos P
DECISION SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERY MANAGEMENT IN LAKE ECOSYSTEMS USING PRODUCTION MODELS OF COMMERCIAL FISH SPECIES ...... 1847 Kokkinakis A K, Andreopoulou Z S
FENTON’S REACTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO COAGULATION IN TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER WITH HIGH DETERGENT CONTENT...... 1855 Kos L, Michalska K, Perkowski J
SELECTION OF THE OPTIMUM SCHEME FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE IN CYPRUS WITH THE HELP OF MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS ...... 1862 Kourmpanis B, Moustakas K, Papadopoulos A, Stylianou M, Loizidou M
EFFECT OF POLYMER OIL DRIVE PROCESS IN DAQING OIL FIELD ON THE MICROORGANISM COMMUNITY IN OIL DEPOSIT SYSTEM ...... 1870 Li W, Fang M, Jie Y
PARTITIONING SOURCE OF SOIL CARBON DIOXIDE IN A FOREST AREA BY SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES OF 14C AND CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS ...... 1877 Liu W, Moriizumi J, Yamazawa H, IIda T
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS THROUGH IPP APPROACH – THE SUSCON PROJECT ...... 1883 Loizidou M, Koroneos C, Chardas D, Bourka A, Palekithrytis T, Fatta D, Chrysostomou L
DEGRADATION OF LAS WASTEWATER WITH IMMOBILIZED CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM GZ6...... 1890 Ma J, Long F, Zhu Ax, Liu Y
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF IRAN,S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES THROUGH ANALYSIS METHOD OF STRATEGIC FACTORS (SWOT)...... 1896 Maghsoudlou-Kamali B
CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) REPORTS PUBLISHED IN GREECE...... 1906 Mandaraka M, Kornoutou M
AN ANALYSIS OF INHALABLE (PM10 ) AND FINE PARTICLES (PM2.5) CONCENTRATION LEVELS IN URBAN AREA OF PATRAS, GREECE...... 1914 Maraziotis E A, Sarotis L L, Marazioti C E
THE STUDY OF SAND SOURCES IN ORDER TO REHABILITATE OF DESERTIFIED ECOSYSTEM (CASE STUDY: KHARTOORAN ERG, IRAN) ...... 1922 Mashhadi N, Amiraslani F
CADMIUM IN DRINKING WATER COOLERS...... 1928 Matsis V M, Nikolaou E C
STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THRIASSION PLAIN STREAMS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEGRADATION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE ELEFSIS GULF...... 1934 Mavrakis A, Dasaklis S, Christides A
THE EVOLUTION OF A STRONG ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE OVER THE AEGEAN SEA AND THE ASSOCIATED METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS, DESCRIBED BY SATELLITE DATA AND GIS ...... 1942 Mavrakis A, Dasaklis S, Theoharatos G, Tasopoulos A
AN INVESTIGATION OF SOURCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN MAZANDARAN PROVINCE, NORTH OF IRAN...... 1950 Mehrdadi N, Daryabeigi-Zand A, Matloubi A A, Baghvand A
THE KEY ROLE OF WETLANDS IN ADDRESSING THE GLOBAL GROUNDWATER CRISIS. A REVIEW...... 1958 Mimides T, Kotsaki E
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF POLLUTED SOILS FROM PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS ...... 1966 Mimides T, Mitselou M, Balaska M, Kotsaki E
VERTICAL FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT: A PILOT SCALE STUDY...... 1974 Mimis S, Gaganis P
EMPIRICAL MODEL OF LAKE PRESPA...... 1980 Mitreski K, Naumoski N
GIS-BASED ANALYSIS OF BEGINNING, END, AND THE LENGTH OF RAINY SEASON ALONG ARID AND SEMI-ARID CLIMATES OF CENTRAL PARTS OF IRAN (GAVKHOONI BASIN) ...... 1988 Mobin Mh , Mohsen-Mirhosseini S, Heydari M
CHARACTERIZATION AND REGENERATION OF WASTE INSULATING LUBRICANT...... 1997 Mohellebi F, Chitour C E
INVESTIGATION OF SORPTION MECHANISM OF IONIC LIQUIDS ONTO SELECTED NATURAL SOILS ...... 2007 Mrozik W, Nichthauser J, Markowska A, Golebiowski M, Kumirska J, Czerwicka G, Malinski E, Stepnowski P
TRAFFIC AND AIR POLLUTION TEMPORAL EVOLUTION IN THE CITY OF SERRES, GREECE ...... 2011 Nikolaou K, Tsarsitalidis H, Papadakis N
EXPERIMENRTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE JET BEHAVIOUR INTO FLUIDISED BED FOR BIOLOGICAL DEPOLLUTION OF COASTAL SAND...... 2017 Ounnar A, Chekir N, Arrar J, Bentahar F
REMOVALOF CADMIUM ION BY CADMIUM RESISTANT MUTANT OF ASPERGILLUS NIGER FROM WATER ...... 2022 Pall S K, Konar S S, Mukherjee A, Das T K
FIR DECLINE AS A RESULT OF NUTRIENT IMBALANCE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS ...... 2029 Pantera A, Raftoyannis I, Papadopoulos A M
SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN DISSOLVED HEAVY METALS IN THE KERITIS RIVER, CHANIA, GREECE...... 2036 Papafilippaki A K, Kotti M E, Stavroulakis G G
THERMOLYSIS OF PLASTIC WASTE AND COMPOSITES – A METHOD FOR ENERGY VALORISING AND/OR REINFORCED MATERIALS RECYCLING ...... 2043 Patrikis N, Katsivela E, Lazaridis M
AN APPROACH FOR WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE “PSALIDI” COASTAL WETLAND IN THE ISLAND OF KOS...... 2051 Pergantis F C, Perganti A F
METEOROLOGICAL REPRESENTIVITY ANALYSIS AND MODELING THE ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION OF A POWER PLANT PLUME...... 2060 Philippopoulos K, Karvounis G, Deligiorgi D
SEAWATER INTRUSION IN A COASTAL PHREATIC AQUIFER OF KAVALA PREFECTURE, NORTHERN GREECE...... 2068 Pliakas F, Kallioras A, Diamantis I, Giougis I
HEAVY METAL INVESTIGATION, AS POLLUTANT INDICATORS, IN BOTTOM SEDIMENTS, IN THE HARBOURS HERAKLION AND ALEXANDROUPOLIS (AEGEAN SEA, GREECE)...... 2076 Poulos S, Alexandrakis G, Karditsa A, Drakopoulos P
FLUX ENHANCEMENT BY AIR DISPERSION IN CROSS-FLOW MICROFILTRATION OF A FINE COLLOIDAL SYSTEM THROUGH SPIRAL WOUND MODULE ...... 2084 Qaisrani T M, Samhaber W M
THE INFLUENCE OF SLUDGE STABILIZATION ON ITS DEWATERABILITY USING CONVENTIONAL SAND DRYING BEDS ...... 2092 Radaideh J A, Ammary B Y
ANAEROBIC STABILIZATION AND BIOMASS CONVERSION OF TRANSFORMED INTERMEDIATES OF ANTI-BIOTIC PHARMACEUTICAL WASTE SLUDGE...... 2100 Radjaram B, Saravanane R
ADDED-VALUE OF RECYCLED MIXED PLASTICS THROUGH INTERFACIAL MODIFICATION: EFFECTS OF PROCESSING CONDITIONS ON FINAL PROPERTIES OF MODIFIED MIXED PLASTICS WASTES...... 2107 Radonjic G, Makarovic M
APPLICATION OF A MESOSCALE WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FOR SHORT-TERM FORECASTING OF POWER PRODUCTION OF WIND FARMS IN COMPLEX TERRAIN - TEST CASE: ISLAND OF CRETE...... 2114 Rados K G, Perivolaris Y G, Vougiouka A, Venezis K, Caralis G, Zervos A
SIMULATION AND EVALUATION OF NITRATE TRANSPORT TO THE GROUNDWATER USING LEACHMN AND DRAINMOD-N ...... 2122 Rahbari P, Afshar-Asl M
INVESTIGATION OF PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF PHENOL BY UV/TIO2 PROCESS...... 2130 Rahmani A R
PREDICTING SS REMOVAL PERFORMANCE IN RECTANGULAR SETTLING TANKS (FSTS) USING 3- DIMENSIONAL CFD MODEL ...... 2135 Ramalingam K, Fillos J, Xanthos S, Gong M, Deur A, Beckmann K
ASSESSMENT OF FLUORIDE IN GROUND WATER, FOOD AND SOIL AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH RISK TO HEALTH ...... 2144 Ramteke D S, Onkar R, Pakhide D, Sahasrabudhe S
EXTRACTION AND PERMEATION STUDIES OF CD(II) USING CYANEX 923...... 2152 Rathore N S, Leopold A, Fortuny A, Coll M T, Pabby A K, Sastre A M
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EVALUATION BY SPATIAL MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION TECHNIQUE...... 2158 Roudgarmi P, Khorasani N, Monavari M, Nouri J
AQUATIC PHOTODEGRADATION STUDY OF ZINC PYRITHIONE: DEGRADATION KINETICS AND BYPRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ...... 2166 Sakkas V A, Shibata K, Yamaguchi Y, Sugasawa S, Albanis Ta
EVALUATION OF HOSPITAL WASTEWATERS POLLUTION AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 2174 Salem Z, Toumi L, Kechroud Y, Allia K
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF TRIHALOMETHANES IN TREATED-WATER TANKS: SEASONALITY, LOCAL VARIABILITY AND CORRELATIONS ...... 2181 Samios S A, Smeti E M, Kousouris L P, Tzoumerkas P C, Nikolaou A D, Golfinopoulos S K, Lekkas T D
PHENOL OXIDATION PROMOTED BY CHELATED IRON: DEGRADATION PATHWAY...... 2189 Sanchez I, Bernat X, Stuber F, Font J, Fortuny A, Fabregat A, Bengoa C
MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY ARISING FROM TRUENESS OF THE ANALYSIS OF TWO ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS AND THEIR METABOLITES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES: PART II: SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL NATURAL WATERS ...... 2197 Boti V I, Sakkas V A, Albanis T A
DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR THE REGION OF WESTERN BALKANS- WEB-ENV PROJECT RESULTS...... 2205 Sanopoulos D, Duic N
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT CENTER BASED ON REMOTE INSTRUMENTATION ...... 2213 Schreiner C, Trandabat A L, Branzila M, Ciobanu R
ADVANCED TREATMENT BY OZONATION AND SONOLYSIS FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER REUSE...... 2221 Selcuk H, Naddeo V, Rizzo L, Belgiorno V
EFFECTS OF CONTAMINATED WATER ON SOIL SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA: A LEACHING COLUMN EXPERIMENT ...... 2229 Serelis K G, Papazoglou E G, Tsatiris V D
MAGNETIC MAPPING OF FLY-ASH POLLUTION AND HEAVY METALS AROUND A POINT SOURCE IN DRY TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT ...... 2235 Sharma A P, Tripathi B D
STRATEGIC MODELING OF THE URBAN CANOPY LAYER MICROCLIMATE: PRELIMINARY SIMULATION RESULTS FOR URBAN STREET CANYONS WITH TREES IN ATHENS, GREECE...... 2243 Shashua-Bar L, Hasapis P, Chronopoulos K, Tzamir Y, Sebba R, Kazana A, Hoffman M, Tsiros I
TRACE ELEMENT LEACHABILITY FROM LIGNITE AND COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCTS UNDER CERTAIN PH CONDITIONS ...... 2250 Siavalas G, Zilakou S, Kalaitzidis S, Chatziapostolou A, Bouzinos A, Christanis K
IN-SITU SENSING OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN INDOOR ATMOSPHERE AND CONFINED AREAS OF INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS ...... 2258 Silva L I B, Rocha-Santos T A P, Duarte A C
TREND ANALYSIS AND VARIABILITY OF MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF THE MORNOS RESERVOIR (GREECE)...... 2264 Smeti E M, Kousouris L P, Tzoumerkas P C, Golfinopoulos S K
APPLICABILITY OF SUBMERGED MEMBRANE FOR ON-SITE REUSE OF TEXTILE DYEHOUSE WASTEWATER...... 2272 Casarci M, De-Angelis D, Grana L, Spadoni A
COMPLIANCE OF THE LABEL AND THE QUALITY OF TABLE AND MINERAL COMMERCIAL BOTTLED DRINKING WATER ...... 2280 Stavroulakis G, Zoannou K S
ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FATE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF IONIC LIQUIDS ...... 2286 Stepnowski P, Mrozik W, Nichthauser J, Markowska A, Malinski E
IMMUNOCHEMICAL WATER ANALYSIS: STATE OF THE ART PROCEDURES IN THE ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANT LABORATORY OF THE ATHENS WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE COMPANY, GREECE ...... 2292 Thanasoulias N C, Kaloudis T S, Kousouris L P, Tzoumerkas P K
LEAF YEASTS AS BIOINDICATORS OF AIR POLLUTION IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL...... 2300 Valarini G, Melo I S, Valarini M J, Valarini P J
A STUDY ON THE REMOVAL OF BENZOIC ACID USING ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES ...... 2305 Velegraki T, Mantzavinos D
TEXTILE WASTE RECYCLING ...... 2313 Voncina B, Pintar M
ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM WATERS BY ZERO VALENT IRON: INFLUENCE OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS ...... 2319 Voutsa D, Biterna M, Antonoglou L, Arditsoglou A, Lazou E
PLATINUM CONCENTRATIONS IN URBAN AIRBORNE PARTICLES FROM SHANGHAI, CHINA ...... 2327 Yang Y, Li X, Li Y L, Tan M, Lu W, Zhang G, Li Y
DERIVING INDICATORS FOR MONITORING EUROPEAN RAMSAR WETLANDS USING EARTH OBSERVATION: THE CASE STUDY OF DELTA AXIOS-LOUDIAS-ALIAKMONAS, GREECE ...... 2333 Zalidis G C, Silleos N G, Alexandridis T K, Lazaridou E, Chantzaridou A, Nikolaou K
ASSOCIATION OF PM10 POLLUTION EPISODES WITH THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN MACAU...... 2341 Chang S W, Mok K M, Yuen K V
STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION SOURCE BY COMBINED TECHNIQUE OF ACCU AND PIXE...... 2347 Zhang Y, Zhang Yu, Li D, Wai H, Wang Y, Zhang G, Li Y, Zeng Y
THE INFLUENCES OF MAGNETIC PRETREATMENT ON WATER SOFTENING WITH NF MEMBRANES...... 2355 Zhu Ax, Long F, Zhu W, Ma J
DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN RIVER WATER OF ALIAKMONAS AND IN FRESH PEACHES PRODUCED IN THE REGION OF IMATHIA (GREECE)...... 2363 Zioris I V, Lambropoulou D A, Danis T G, Karagiozoglou D T, Albanis T A
MAN AND CITY. MYTH AND VISION ...... 2367 Chatzimpiros P, Lagos G, Sargentis G-F
INFLUENCE OF HYDROGEOLOGICAL BARRIERS ON MIGRATION PATTERN OF LEACHATES IN MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS ...... 2376 Enekwechi L O, Longe E O
THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IDENTIFICATION OF A HYDROLYZED POLYCRYLAMIDE (HPAM) DEGRADING BACRERIA STRAIN H5 AND BIODEGRADATION PRODUCT ANALYSIS...... 2385 Fang M, Li W
VALIDATION OF AN ETAAS METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CADMIUM IN NATURAL & POTABLE WATER: A CASE STUDY, ...... 2392 Farmaki E, Avagianos C, Lytras E, Kousouris L, Tzoumerkas Ph
STUDIES ON BIODEGRADATION OF PHENOLS AND M -CRESOLS BY UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET AND AEROBIC SEQUENTIAL BATCH REACTOR...... 2400 Farooqi I H, Basheer F, Ahmad T
INDOOR RADON MEASUREMENTS IN MEGALOPOLIS - SOUTHERN GREECE ...... 2409 Fouskas A, Manousakas M-I, Koykouliou V, Papaefthymiou H
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIAL AND AUTOMOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS IN THE REGION OF BEJAIA...... 2415 Alkama R, Adjabi S, Abbaci F, Mouaci K
INTEGRATED WATER BASIN MANAGEMENT IN MOUNTAIN-RIVER-LAKE (MRL) REGION IN JIANGXI, CHINA...... 2423 Chun F
DECOMPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS OF CI, F-CONTAINING PERSISTENT GASES BY NON- THERMAL PLASMA ...... 2427 Fujita T, Yokoi A, Kawano T, Kubota M, Matsuda H, Liwei H, Ushiroebisu K
DECOMPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS OF COPPER AND ZINC CYANIDE COMPLEXES BY WET OXIDATION AT LOW TEMPERATURES ...... 2435 Fukuta T, Agari S, Kuchar D, Kubota M, Onyango M S, Matsuda H, Huang L, Yagishita K
STUDY OF THE REGENERATION DENSITY IN EAST MEDITERRANEAN PINE FORESTS (PINUS BRUTIA TEN.) OF DIFFERENT SUCCESSION STAGE DEFINED BY LAST FIRE EVENT...... 2442 Fyllas N M, Metohianakis H, Xypteras N, Dimitrakopoulos P G
EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE BY INSECT MARCHALINA HELLENICA (GENN.) IN EASTERN ATTICA, GREECE. CONCLUSIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS ECOSYSTEMS...... 2449 Gallis A T
SINGLE AND JOINT TOXICITY OF TWO ANTIFOULING BIOCIDES, THEIR MAIN METABOLITES AND COPPER USING PHYTOPLANKTONIC BIOASSAYS ...... 2455 Gatidou G, Thomaidis N S
A RULE-BASED APPROACH FOR MAPPING AND MONITORING OF LAND COVER CHANGES IN LESVOS (E. GREECE), WITH EMPHASIS IN DEFORESTATION AND OLIVE GROVES ABANDONMENT ...... 2463 Gatsis I, Koukoulas S, Vafeidis A, Gkoltsiou K
CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING POLLUTION WITH NOISE AND VIBRATION DUE TO INDUSTRIAL SOURCES ...... 2471 Gillich G R, Berinde F C, Potoceanu N, Gruescu C M, Samoilescu G, Chioncel C P
BIOMASS HEATING SYSTEM FOR A BUILDING ...... 2479 Gonzalez-Martinez C, Clemente-Jul C
CONTRIBUTIONS OF SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING TO ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF WATER QUALITY IN INLAND WATER BODIES ...... 2484 Hadjimitsis D G, Toulios L, Claytoncri
SATELLITE IMAGE PROCESSING FOR AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS MAPPING: OVERVIEW OF THE ‘SPATIAL-AEROSOL’ CODE...... 2491 Hadjimitsis D G, Toulios L, Clayton C R I
HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA. A CASE STUDY ...... 2496 Al-Shallash K S, Shereif M M
UTILISATION OF EUCALYPTUS SAWDUST AS AN ADSORBENT FOR REMOVAL OF LEAD FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION ...... 2500 Hamane D, Bendjama Z
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF RUNNING WATERS ECOSYSTEMS WITH A DATABASE APPLICATION ...... 2508 Andreopoulou Z S, Kokkinakis A K, Pavlidis T
CO-FIRING OF RENEWABLE WITH FOSSIL FUEL FOR THE CLEANER HEAT ENERGY PRODUCTION...... 2516 Barmina I, Desnickis A, Gedrovics M, Zake M
ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECT ON THE WOOD BIOMASS CO-FIRE AND THE FORMATION OF POLLUTING EMISSIONS...... 2524 Barmina I, Desnickis A, Zake M
HYGIENIC EVALUATION OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS IN EVROS PREFECTURE, GREECE...... 2532 Papadakis N, Tsoumbaris P, Sargiotis G, Georgianos P, Nikolaou K
FIR DECLINE IN GREECE: A DENDROCLIMATOLOGICAL APPROACH...... 2540 Papadopoulos A, Raftoyannis Y, Pantera A
ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING THE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER IN THE CONTEXT OF PUPLIC HEALTH ...... 2548 Papaioannou A, Plageras P, Dovriki E, Minas A, Krikelis V, Paliatsos A G, Nastos P Th, Mpeltsios S
NON-CONVENTIONAL FUELS FROM PALM OIL...... 2555 Patrikis N, Katsivela E
ANIMAL FEED PRODUCTION BY SOLID STATE FERMENTATION OF BREWER’S SPENT GRAINS AND MALT SPENT ROOTLETS WITH ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI, A. ORYZAE AND PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM ...... 2563 Bekatorou A, Kanellaki M, Banat I M, Nigam P
WATER QUANTITY AND QUALITY MONITORING OF NESTOS RIVER, NORTH-EASTERN GREECE ...... 2569 Boskidis I, Sylaios G K, Petalas C, Pisinaras V, Gikas G D, Moutsopoulos K, Gemitzi A, Tsihrintzis V A
URBAN GREENERY MONITORING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN MANAGEMENT ...... 2577 Akinshina N G, Azizov A A
NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES OF SOIL AROUND THE COAL MINES OF WEST MACEDONIA, GREECE...... 2585 Tsikritzis L I, Fotakis M, Amanatidou E I, Tsikritzi R L
SYSTEM DESIGN AND COST ESTIMATIONS FOR NOX SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION (SCR) ON COAL- FIRED BOILERS...... 2590 Tsitsiriki M, Bereketidou O, Latsios H, Goula M A
WATER STATUS IN THE REPLACEMENT OF ZONIC STIPA BAICALENSIS BY AZONIC LEYMUS CHINENSIS IN THE SONGNEN PLAINS OF CHINA ...... 2598 Wang L, Ma F, Yang Y
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