Publications by authors named "Tilemachos Koliopoulos"
Article Synopsis
- Waste management plays a crucial role in sustainable development by addressing the toxic risks associated with heavy metals (HMs) from waste.
- A study conducted over six years evaluated the effects of mixing coal or biomass ash with municipal sewage sludge on soil health, plant growth, and HM uptake.
- Results indicated that these ash-sludge mixtures improved soil quality and increased plant yield while effectively reducing environmental risks from heavy metal contamination compared to using the waste types individually.
In this study, we examined how urban and industrial sprawl has affected the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals (HMs) in the soils of two towns with different levels of urbanisation and industrial development. The concentrations, sources and spatial distributions of PAHs and Zn, Pb and Cd in the soils of the central, residential and green areas of the second largest town in Poland (Krakow) were compared to similar parameters in analogous areas of Zakopane, a small tourist town. The concentration ranges of the PAHs were much higher in the Krakow (337-59,694 μg kg) than in the Zakopane (55-1180 μg kg) soils.
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