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A.V. Michailidou
Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Box 483, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Published: 20 February 2021 in Journal of Environmental Management
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Bioproducts, such as energy and fertilizers, are strongly interrelated with the biodegradable waste treatment processes, within a holistic management strategy. Although different forms of biological treatment technologies are available, anaerobic digestion represents a process of major importance in the overall management strategy of biodegradable waste. This paper presents a methodology to support decision making for efficient management of biodegradable waste. The decision support framework provides the background towards the selection and design of a biodegradable waste installation with emphasis on the recovery of energy and organic fertilizer. The discrete steps are analytically defined and illustrated to assist managers and policy makers to organize their decision making in the whole spectrum of procedures required to promote sustainable biodegradable waste management programs. The methodological approach developed can be generically applied by public authorities, producers and stakeholders following essential basic steps regarding safe and environmentally friendly production of high-quality final product. Moreover, a demonstration is performed for a real-case study for the Region of Serres, Greece. The proposed installation is expected to manage 3,285 t of biodegradable waste and generate approximately 160,000 m3/a of biogas, 400 MWhel/a and 450 MWhthermal/a. The final bioproduct exceeds 3 kt of digestate that will be valorized in arable land close to the installation. Crucial interactions and managerial insights are also highlighted. The decision support framework aims to assist the research community, the private sector and decision makers to produce affordable and sustainable compost/digestate recovered from waste, also supporting the transition to a low carbon future and sustainable -circular- development.

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Christos Vlachokostas; Charisios Achillas; Vasileios Diamantis; Alexandra V. Michailidou; Konstantinos Baginetas; Dimitrios Aidonis. Supporting decision making to achieve circularity via a biodegradable waste-to-bioenergy and compost facility. Journal of Environmental Management 2021, 285, 112215 .

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Christos Vlachokostas, Charisios Achillas, Vasileios Diamantis, Alexandra V. Michailidou, Konstantinos Baginetas, Dimitrios Aidonis. Supporting decision making to achieve circularity via a biodegradable waste-to-bioenergy and compost facility. Journal of Environmental Management. 2021; 285 ():112215.

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Christos Vlachokostas; Charisios Achillas; Vasileios Diamantis; Alexandra V. Michailidou; Konstantinos Baginetas; Dimitrios Aidonis. 2021. "Supporting decision making to achieve circularity via a biodegradable waste-to-bioenergy and compost facility." Journal of Environmental Management 285, no. : 112215.

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Published: 06 May 2020 in Energies
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Lately, the model of circular economy has gained worldwide interest. Within its concept, waste is viewed as a beneficial resource that needs to be re-introduced in the supply chains, which also requires the use of raw materials, energy, and water to be minimized. Undeniably, a strong link exists between the bioeconomy, circular economy, bioproducts, and bioenergy. In this light, in order to promote a circular economy, a range of alternative options and technologies for biowaste exploitation are currently available. In this paper, we propose a generic methodological scheme for the development of small, medium, or large-scale units of alternative biowaste treatment, with an emphasis on the production of bioenergy and other bioproducts. With the use of multi-criteria decision analysis, the model simultaneously considers environmental, economic, and social criteria to support robust decision-making. In order to validate the methodology, the latter was demonstrated in a real-world case study for the development of a facility in the region of Serres, Greece. Based on the proposed methodological scheme, the optimal location of the facility was selected, based on its excellent assessment in criteria related to environmental performance, financial considerations, and local acceptance. Moreover, anaerobic digestion of agricultural residues, together with farming and livestock wastes, was recommended in order to produce bioenergy and bioproducts.

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Christos Vlachokostas; Charisios Achillas; Ioannis Agnantiaris; Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Pallas; Eleni Feleki; Nicolas Moussiopoulos. Decision Support System to Implement Units of Alternative Biowaste Treatment for Producing Bioenergy and Boosting Local Bioeconomy. Energies 2020, 13, 2306 .

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Christos Vlachokostas, Charisios Achillas, Ioannis Agnantiaris, Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christos Pallas, Eleni Feleki, Nicolas Moussiopoulos. Decision Support System to Implement Units of Alternative Biowaste Treatment for Producing Bioenergy and Boosting Local Bioeconomy. Energies. 2020; 13 (9):2306.

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Christos Vlachokostas; Charisios Achillas; Ioannis Agnantiaris; Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Pallas; Eleni Feleki; Nicolas Moussiopoulos. 2020. "Decision Support System to Implement Units of Alternative Biowaste Treatment for Producing Bioenergy and Boosting Local Bioeconomy." Energies 13, no. 9: 2306.

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Published: 03 October 2018 in Sustainability
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Globalisation combined with high urbanisation trends affects not only the traditional pillars of sustainability (environment, society, and economy), but also local identity. Customs and traditions are fading away and alienation is the result of new lifestyles deriving mainly from high interaction between locals and foreigners (focus on tourism). Facing the challenge of characterising urban sustainability, reflection on special characteristics of the urban fabric that are affected (spatial dimension of sustainability) is not always considered. Even though a lot of research is dedicated to the characterisation of urban areas’ sustainability, the element of local, regional, and macro-regional identity seems not to be systematically incorporated. This work attempts to develop and test a methodological framework to identify and prioritise the common symbolic elements that constitute the identity of a group of cities and that need to be sustained. The study focuses on the Euro-Mediterranean region. A survey is addressed to 64 scientists from five cities: Dubrovnik, Genoa, Rhodes, Valencia, and Venice. “Urban structure” is revealed as the most important element that constitutes the “Mediterranean identity”. Moreover, the level of threat deriving from mass tourism on the “Mediterranean identity” is estimated. The survey provides insight into the definition of the spatial dimension of sustainability and the determination/weighting of the case-specific component of an integrated urban sustainability assessment tool.

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Eleni Feleki; Charisios Achillas; Christos Vlachokostas; Alexandra V. Michailidou; Leticia Ortega; Nicolas Moussiopoulos. Preservation of the Mediterranean Identity: An Intra-City Analysis Towards a Macro-Regional Approach for the Characterisation of Urban Sustainability. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3551 .

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Eleni Feleki, Charisios Achillas, Christos Vlachokostas, Alexandra V. Michailidou, Leticia Ortega, Nicolas Moussiopoulos. Preservation of the Mediterranean Identity: An Intra-City Analysis Towards a Macro-Regional Approach for the Characterisation of Urban Sustainability. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (10):3551.

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Eleni Feleki; Charisios Achillas; Christos Vlachokostas; Alexandra V. Michailidou; Leticia Ortega; Nicolas Moussiopoulos. 2018. "Preservation of the Mediterranean Identity: An Intra-City Analysis Towards a Macro-Regional Approach for the Characterisation of Urban Sustainability." Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3551.

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Published: 01 August 2016 in Tourism Management
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Tourism is one of the most climate-sensitive economic sectors, but also a contributor to climate change. With the effects of climate change becoming an increasing concern, the tourism sector must urgently and realistically respond by mitigating its emissions and adapting tourism businesses and destinations to the changing climate conditions. This work presents a generic methodological framework to plan, manage and implement climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in the tourism context. The methodological scheme is based on Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for prioritizing available options applicable to a defined tourism area. The proposed framework is implemented for Greece, one of the world's most popular tourism destinations, and optimally ranks 18 mitigation and 16 adaptation measures under 4 criteria i.e. environmental benefit, applicability, cost and social acceptance. The analysis indicates that rational energy use, improvement of energy efficiency and water management/saving measures should be primarily put forward for the Greek case.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Vlachokostas; Νicolas Moussiopoulos. Interactions between climate change and the tourism sector: Multiple-criteria decision analysis to assess mitigation and adaptation options in tourism areas. Tourism Management 2016, 55, 1 -12.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christos Vlachokostas, Νicolas Moussiopoulos. Interactions between climate change and the tourism sector: Multiple-criteria decision analysis to assess mitigation and adaptation options in tourism areas. Tourism Management. 2016; 55 ():1-12.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Vlachokostas; Νicolas Moussiopoulos. 2016. "Interactions between climate change and the tourism sector: Multiple-criteria decision analysis to assess mitigation and adaptation options in tourism areas." Tourism Management 55, no. : 1-12.

Journal article
Published: 20 June 2016 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Mind mapping tools are used to stimulate thinking about sustainability and define its significance for urban planning. Such tools are based on keywords that are identified and structured through dialogue-based procedures. The approach can be used also for switching between highlighting sectorial aspects, such as territorial management and urban design, social and economic cohesion and cross-sectorial aspects, such as sustainable mobility and energy efficiency. This paper emphasizes a structured dialogue with desicion-makers at national, regional and local levels, aimed at identifying what decision-makers really need to decide and the key barriers to the implementation of existing urban sustainability tools. This study was organized in four discrete steps. Initially, what EU urban sustainability projects can deliver (studies, methodologies, tools, policies, etc.) was identified. The deliverables were evaluated against certain criteria and categorized into cross-cutting aspects (territorial management and urban design, social and economic cohesion) and sectorial aspects (sustainable mobility, energy efficiency). The structured dialogue was implemented in parallel with the evaluation of the deliverables in order to match them with decision-makers’ needs, priorities and expectations. The ultimate goal was to develop and make available an operational Decision Support System (DSS) for public Authorities and urban planners, which combines their needs, priorities and expectations (structured dialogue results) with existing deliverables, developed within the framework of EU projects that up to now have had a low transferability and applicability rate.

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Eleni Feleki; Christos Vlachokostas; Charisios Achillas; Nicolas Moussiopoulos; Alexandar V. Michailidou. Involving decision-makers in the transformation of results into urban sustainability policies. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 2016, 6, 7 -10.

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Eleni Feleki, Christos Vlachokostas, Charisios Achillas, Nicolas Moussiopoulos, Alexandar V. Michailidou. Involving decision-makers in the transformation of results into urban sustainability policies. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. 2016; 6 (1):7-10.

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Eleni Feleki; Christos Vlachokostas; Charisios Achillas; Nicolas Moussiopoulos; Alexandar V. Michailidou. 2016. "Involving decision-makers in the transformation of results into urban sustainability policies." EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 6, no. 1: 7-10.

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Published: 20 June 2016 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Valachokostas; Charisios Achillas; Dimitra Maleka; Nicolas Moussiopoulos; Eleni Feleki. Green tourism supply chain management based on life cycle impact assessment. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 2016, 6, 30 -36.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christos Valachokostas, Charisios Achillas, Dimitra Maleka, Nicolas Moussiopoulos, Eleni Feleki. Green tourism supply chain management based on life cycle impact assessment. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. 2016; 6 (1):30-36.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Valachokostas; Charisios Achillas; Dimitra Maleka; Nicolas Moussiopoulos; Eleni Feleki. 2016. "Green tourism supply chain management based on life cycle impact assessment." EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 6, no. 1: 30-36.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2016 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Vlachokostas; Νicolas Moussiopoulos; Dimitra Maleka. Life Cycle Thinking used for assessing the environmental impacts of tourism activity for a Greek tourism destination. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 111, 499 -510.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christos Vlachokostas, Νicolas Moussiopoulos, Dimitra Maleka. Life Cycle Thinking used for assessing the environmental impacts of tourism activity for a Greek tourism destination. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 111 ():499-510.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Vlachokostas; Νicolas Moussiopoulos; Dimitra Maleka. 2016. "Life Cycle Thinking used for assessing the environmental impacts of tourism activity for a Greek tourism destination." Journal of Cleaner Production 111, no. : 499-510.

Journal article
Published: 17 August 2015 in International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to put forward a methodological framework to provide a comparative assessment of available mitigation and adaptation strategies against climate change. Mitigation options aim at minimizing CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, in an effort to reduce the rate of increase in global temperature. On the other hand, adaptation options relate to the ability of the natural or human systems to handle the impact of the climate change and to adjust to its effects, seeking to eliminate the adverse consequences and take advantage of any beneficial outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology focuses on specific parameters, leading to the most efficient package of alternatives for the area of Greece. The selection of the “optimal” ranking of alternatives in a defined strategy is a sophisticated procedure, and a multi-criteria decision-making process was established. A questionnaire was designed and used as input to the overall framework, based on specific decision criteria. Climate change experts gave their feedback via a face-to-face interview. ELECTRE III multi-criteria decision analysis was adopted for the comparative evaluation, as it fits best to complex environmental problems. An “optimal” sequence of mitigation and adaptation strategies was provided for Greece. Findings – The use of renewable energy sources, increase of energy efficiency and improved forest management – tree planting and rational water management – are among the most promising options to strategically plan climate change mitigation and adaptation for Greece. Originality/value – The presented study provides an insight into alternative mitigation and adaptation strategies against climate change. The use of the multi-criteria analysis is an innovative approach to outline the optimal bundle of strategies. The methodology focuses on specific parameters, leading to the most efficient package of measures for the area of Greece. Such an approach is implemented for the first time in Greece, at least up to the authors’ knowledge, and provides a basis for strategic governance and policy modeling for the area under consideration.

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Dimitra Spyridi; Christos Vlachokostas; Alexandra V. Michailidou; Constantinos Sioutas; Nicolas Moussiopoulos. Strategic planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation: the case of Greece. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 2015, 7, 272 -289.

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Dimitra Spyridi, Christos Vlachokostas, Alexandra V. Michailidou, Constantinos Sioutas, Nicolas Moussiopoulos. Strategic planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation: the case of Greece. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. 2015; 7 (3):272-289.

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Dimitra Spyridi; Christos Vlachokostas; Alexandra V. Michailidou; Constantinos Sioutas; Nicolas Moussiopoulos. 2015. "Strategic planning for climate change mitigation and adaptation: the case of Greece." International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 7, no. 3: 272-289.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2015 in Ecological Indicators
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Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Vlachokostas; Nicolas Moussiopoulos. A methodology to assess the overall environmental pressure attributed to tourism areas: A combined approach for typical all-sized hotels in Chalkidiki, Greece. Ecological Indicators 2015, 50, 108 -119.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christos Vlachokostas, Nicolas Moussiopoulos. A methodology to assess the overall environmental pressure attributed to tourism areas: A combined approach for typical all-sized hotels in Chalkidiki, Greece. Ecological Indicators. 2015; 50 ():108-119.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou; Christos Vlachokostas; Nicolas Moussiopoulos. 2015. "A methodology to assess the overall environmental pressure attributed to tourism areas: A combined approach for typical all-sized hotels in Chalkidiki, Greece." Ecological Indicators 50, no. : 108-119.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2014 in Urban Climate
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Christos Vlachokostas; Alexandra V. Michailidou; E. Matziris; Ch. Achillas; N. Moussiopoulos. A multiple criteria decision-making approach to put forward tree species in urban environment. Urban Climate 2014, 10, 105 -118.

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Christos Vlachokostas, Alexandra V. Michailidou, E. Matziris, Ch. Achillas, N. Moussiopoulos. A multiple criteria decision-making approach to put forward tree species in urban environment. Urban Climate. 2014; 10 ():105-118.

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Christos Vlachokostas; Alexandra V. Michailidou; E. Matziris; Ch. Achillas; N. Moussiopoulos. 2014. "A multiple criteria decision-making approach to put forward tree species in urban environment." Urban Climate 10, no. : 105-118.

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Published: 01 October 2014 in Applied Mechanics and Materials
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This paper proposes two configurations for a hybrid solar energy conversion device that can be used as a self-sustained, independent power generation system in isolated locations in hot climate areas. Given the strong dependence of photovoltaic cell conversion efficiency on operation temperature, the cooling of the backside becomes imperative, increasing not only electrical, but also the overall solar energy conversion efficiency. The hybrid system provides now electricity and hot hater for domestic applications. To further improve electrical efficiency, a thermoelectric generator module is added to the system, harvesting the thermal energy that otherwise would be regarded as waste heat and rejected to environment. The optimization of the parameters that influence the total efficiency demonstrate the strong connection between the three parts of the system, PV-TE-DHW.

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Aristotel Popescu; Ema Carmen Panaite; Ana Georgiana Lupu; Marius Atanasiu; Christos Vlachokostas; Alexandra Michailidou. Self-Sustained, Independent Trifold Solar Energy Conversion System for Isolated Locations in Hot Climate Areas. Applied Mechanics and Materials 2014, 659, 421 -424.

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Aristotel Popescu, Ema Carmen Panaite, Ana Georgiana Lupu, Marius Atanasiu, Christos Vlachokostas, Alexandra Michailidou. Self-Sustained, Independent Trifold Solar Energy Conversion System for Isolated Locations in Hot Climate Areas. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 2014; 659 ():421-424.

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Aristotel Popescu; Ema Carmen Panaite; Ana Georgiana Lupu; Marius Atanasiu; Christos Vlachokostas; Alexandra Michailidou. 2014. "Self-Sustained, Independent Trifold Solar Energy Conversion System for Isolated Locations in Hot Climate Areas." Applied Mechanics and Materials 659, no. : 421-424.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2013 in Environmental Pollution
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Many citizens live, work, commute, or visit traffic intensive spaces and are exposed to high levels of chemical health stressors. However, urban conurbations worldwide present monitoring "shortage" - due to economical and/or practical constraints - for toxic stressors such as xylene isomers, which can pose human health risks. This "shortage" may be covered by the establishment of associations between rarely monitored substances such as xylenes and more frequently monitored (i.e. benzene) or usually monitored (i.e. CO). Regression analysis is used and strong statistical relationships are detected. The adopted models are applied to EU cities and comparison between measurements and predictions depicts their representativeness. The analysis provides transferability insights in an effort to bridge the gap between traffic-related stressors. Strong associations between substances of the air pollution mixture may be influential to interpret the complexity of the causal chain, especially if a synergetic exposure assessment in traffic intensive spaces is considered.

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Christos Vlachokostas; A.V. Michailidou; D. Spyridi; Ν. Moussiopoulos. Bridging the gap between traffic generated health stressors in urban areas: Predicting xylene levels in EU cities. Environmental Pollution 2013, 180, 251 -258.

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Christos Vlachokostas, A.V. Michailidou, D. Spyridi, Ν. Moussiopoulos. Bridging the gap between traffic generated health stressors in urban areas: Predicting xylene levels in EU cities. Environmental Pollution. 2013; 180 ():251-258.

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Christos Vlachokostas; A.V. Michailidou; D. Spyridi; Ν. Moussiopoulos. 2013. "Bridging the gap between traffic generated health stressors in urban areas: Predicting xylene levels in EU cities." Environmental Pollution 180, no. : 251-258.

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Published: 30 June 2013 in Environmental Pollution
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Emission from road traffic has become the most important source of local air pollution in numerous European cities. Epidemiological research community has established consistent associations between traffic-related substances and various health outcomes. Nevertheless, the vast majority of urban areas are characterised by infrastructure's absence to routinely monitor chemical health stressors, such as ethylbenzene. This paper aims at developing and presenting a tractable approach to reliably – and inexpensively – predict ethylbenzene trends in EU urban environments. The establishment of empirical relationships between rarely monitored pollutants such as ethylbenzene and more frequently or usually monitored, such as benzene and CO respectively, may cover the infrastructure's absence and support decision-making. Multiple regression analysis is adopted and the resulting statistical associations are applied to EU cities with available data for validation purposes. The results demonstrate that this approach is capable of capturing ethylbenzene concentration trends and should be considered as complementary to air quality monitoring.

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Christos Vlachokostas; A.V. Michailidou; D. Spyridi; N. Moussiopoulos. Building statistical associations to forecast ethylbenzene levels in European urban-traffic environments. Environmental Pollution 2013, 177, 125 -134.

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Christos Vlachokostas, A.V. Michailidou, D. Spyridi, N. Moussiopoulos. Building statistical associations to forecast ethylbenzene levels in European urban-traffic environments. Environmental Pollution. 2013; 177 ():125-134.

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Christos Vlachokostas; A.V. Michailidou; D. Spyridi; N. Moussiopoulos. 2013. "Building statistical associations to forecast ethylbenzene levels in European urban-traffic environments." Environmental Pollution 177, no. : 125-134.

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Published: 29 February 2012 in Environment International
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This study presents a methodological scheme developed to provide a combined air and noise pollution exposure assessment based on measurements from personal portable monitors. Provided that air and noise pollution are considered in a co-exposure approach, they represent a significant environmental hazard to public health. The methodology is demonstrated for the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The results of an extensive field campaign are presented and the variations in personal exposure between modes of transport, routes, streets and transport microenvironments are evaluated. Air pollution and noise measurements were performed simultaneously along several commuting routes, during the morning and evening rush hours. Combined exposure to environmental pollutants is highlighted based on the Combined Exposure Factor (CEF) and Combined Dose and Exposure Factor (CDEF). The CDEF takes into account the potential relative uptake of each pollutant by considering the physical activities of each citizen. Rather than viewing environmental pollutants separately for planning and environmental sustainability considerations, the possibility of an easy-to-comprehend co-exposure approach based on these two indices is demonstrated. Furthermore, they provide for the first time a combined exposure assessment to these environmental pollutants for Thessaloniki and in this sense they could be of importance for local public authorities and decision makers. A considerable environmental burden for the citizens of Thessaloniki, especially for VOCs and noise pollution levels is observed. The material herein points out the importance of measuring public health stressors and the necessity of considering urban environmental pollution in a holistic way.

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Ch. Vlachokostas; Ch. Achillas; A.V. Michailidou; Ν. Moussiopoulos. Measuring combined exposure to environmental pressures in urban areas: An air quality and noise pollution assessment approach. Environment International 2012, 39, 8 -18.

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Ch. Vlachokostas, Ch. Achillas, A.V. Michailidou, Ν. Moussiopoulos. Measuring combined exposure to environmental pressures in urban areas: An air quality and noise pollution assessment approach. Environment International. 2012; 39 (1):8-18.

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Ch. Vlachokostas; Ch. Achillas; A.V. Michailidou; Ν. Moussiopoulos. 2012. "Measuring combined exposure to environmental pressures in urban areas: An air quality and noise pollution assessment approach." Environment International 39, no. 1: 8-18.

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Published: 01 January 2010 in IFMBE Proceedings
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This paper presents the initial phases of the design and development of a laboratory scale facility for the characterization of the intraocular pressure in the human eye. The development phase included the mechanical design of the various parts of the facility. Several manufacturing techniques have been employed including multi-axes computer aided manufacturing as well as three dimensional shaping of porous media. Furthermore, contact lens manufacturing technology has been employed in order to form the various parts of the eye model such as the cornea and the eyelid. Specialized contact lenses are envisaged that would be used to obtain fluid motion and mechanical stress data from the flow simulating the biological flow in the anterior chamber. Particular effort has been devoted in the characterization of the mechanical properties of the materials used to simulate the cornea in order to guarantee dynamic similarity between the model and the biological flow field.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou; P. Chatzi; Panagiotis Kalozoumis; Anestis Kalfas; M. Pappa; I. Tsiafis; E. I. Konstantinidis; P. D. Bamidis. A Laboratory Scale Facility for the Parametric Characterization of the Intraocular Pressure of the Human Eye. IFMBE Proceedings 2010, 442 -445.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou, P. Chatzi, Panagiotis Kalozoumis, Anestis Kalfas, M. Pappa, I. Tsiafis, E. I. Konstantinidis, P. D. Bamidis. A Laboratory Scale Facility for the Parametric Characterization of the Intraocular Pressure of the Human Eye. IFMBE Proceedings. 2010; ():442-445.

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Alexandra V. Michailidou; P. Chatzi; Panagiotis Kalozoumis; Anestis Kalfas; M. Pappa; I. Tsiafis; E. I. Konstantinidis; P. D. Bamidis. 2010. "A Laboratory Scale Facility for the Parametric Characterization of the Intraocular Pressure of the Human Eye." IFMBE Proceedings , no. : 442-445.