A5042408519- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Multi-Criteria Decision Making
- Urban and spatial planning
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
- Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
- Conferences and Exhibitions Management
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
National Technical University of Athens
2016-2024
Ministry of Environment and Energy
2024
Academy of Athens
2024
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
2017
AXON Neuroscience (Slovakia)
2011
The main aim of this study is the identification most appropriate measures and policies to combat particulate air pollution in city Thessaloniki, Greece through a methodology including calculation emissions by sector application an quality modeling system. current situation showed that exceedances mean PM10 daily levels occur during cold winter months with residential heating being major contributor representing 73% share total emissions. Moreover, effect biomass consumption for purposes on...
The objective of this study is to investigate the impact COVID-19 pandemic on carbon footprint (CF) two research projects. These projects were initiated prior onset and subsequently concluded afterward, serving as Base Case (BC) for analysis. Furthermore, seeks explore potential applicability measures implemented during period lockdown future mitigation CF. applied methodology, which adheres guidelines provided by GHG Protocol Department Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) emission...
The current evidence on nanomaterial toxicity is mostly derived from experimental studies making it challenging to translate into human health risks. We established an international cohort (N = 141 workers) within the EU-LIFE project "NanoExplore" address possible effects occupational exposures nanomaterials. used a handheld direct-reading optical particle counter measure airborne nanoparticle number concentrations (PNC) and lung-deposited surface areas (LDSAs). Airborne particles were...
Air quality simulations were performed for Athens (Greece) in ~1 km resolution applying the models WRF-CAMx July and December 2019 with secondary organic aerosol processor (SOAP) volatility basis set (VBS) (OA) schemes. CAMx results evaluated against particulate matter (PM) OA concentrations from regulatory monitoring network research sites (including PM2.5 low-cost sensors). The repartition of primary (POA) (SOA) by was compared positive matrix factorization (PMF)-resolved components based...
Nanotechnology applications are fast-growing in many industrial fields. Consequently, health effects of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) should be investigated. Within the EU-Life project NanoExplore, we developed a harmonized protocol an international multicenter prospective cohort study workers ENM-producing companies. This article describes development protocol, sample size calculation, data collection and management procedures discusses its relevance with respect to research needs. this...
The quantification of the effect climate change mitigation actions is avery useful exercise that can be used to meet a variety objectives, such asinforming policy design, enhancing implementation, assessing policyeffectiveness, justifying budget allocation, and attracting finance. Itis also reporting requirement according framework theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) andthe Monitoring Mechanism Regulation European Union (EU) aboutclimate relevant information....
Lockdown restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic led air, road and marine traffic limitations as well of economic activities causing thus considerable reductions air pollutant emissions quality levels.This paper aims at studying impact these restrictions, pandemic, on atmospheric concentrations in Greater Area Athens, Greece.Air emission levels containment measures were calculated related from six monitoring stations.Findings showed significant road, reductions, ranging 20 90%.In analysis...
Air pollution poses a significant risk to public health and ecosystems. The use of sophisticated models simulate the transformation dispersion pollutants in atmosphere is recognized method assess air levels its sources inform policy decisions for effective mitigation strategies urban industrial environments. reliability depends, part, on sensitivity variance input parameters, which can introduce uncertainty into model's predictions. This especially challenging when parameters...
Production and handling of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) can yield worker exposure to these materials with the potential for unforeseen negative health effects. Biomonitoring enables regular assessment an effective risk management. We aimed identify factors influencing biomonitoring acceptance according hierarchical positions ENM producers. Managers workers were invited complete online questionnaire. Forty-three companies producing or ENMs such as titanium dioxide (61%) multi-walled carbon...
Abstract We aimed at analyzing dose-response relationship between occupational exposure to a mixture of nanomaterials (NMs) and effect biomarkers measured according the NanoExplore protocol in exhaled breath condensate (EBC, local pulmonary level)) urine (systemic level) 141 workers. Two metrics: particle number concentration (PNC) lung deposited surface area (LDSA) were monitored using DiSCMini for 2-4 8h-workshifts. Biological samples collected twice, before after monitoring. assumed that...
Air quality simulations were performed for the Greater Athens Area in very high spatial resolution using modeling system WRF-CAMx. Sensitivity runs SOAP and VBS schemes organic gas–aerosol partitioning oxidation. In January 2019, OA-VBS decreased compared to OA-SOAP because of POA reduction. July increased with respect as a result increase SOA levels exceeding decrease ones. The comparison WRF-CAMx results against PM10, PM2.5, OC surface measurements provides first indications improved CAMx...
Poor air quality remains the largest environmental health risk in Europe, despite EU policy efforts. Especially cities, synergistic interactions between urban heat island and pollution result premature mortality, associated with cardiovascular respiratory diseases. Mediterranean areas are particularly susceptible under consideration that intensity, frequency, duration of waves will increase due to climate change. The LIFE SIRIUS project designates management needs go beyond traditional...
A significant part of each risk informed land-use planning methodology, applied in the surroundings Seveso installations, is assessment vulnerability all possible potential human and environmental targets.This paper focuses on enhancement transparency these methodologies, through application ELECTRE TRI, which a well known structured multi-criteria methodology.A broad set multiple conflicting criteria considered, ranging from population safety impacts to socio-economic criteria.Additionally,...