Heavy metal contamination status in Greek surface waters: A review with application and evaluation of pollution indices

I Karaouzas, N Kapetanaki, A Mentzafou… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination of the aquatic environment is of worldwide concern, due to the
toxicity of metals and their lethal effects on aquatic organisms. The investigation of heavy …

The environmental state of rivers in the Balkans—A review within the DPSIR framework

NT Skoulikidis - Science of the total environment, 2009 - Elsevier
Fifteen major Balkan rivers with over 80% of the inflows in Eastern Mediterranean were
examined for their environmental state within the DPSIR framework. Physicogeographic and …

SWAT parameterization for the identification of critical diffuse pollution source areas under data limitations

Y Panagopoulos, C Makropoulos, E Baltas… - Ecological modelling, 2011 - Elsevier
For lowering sediment, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) pollution of surface water bodies at
the catchment scale, environmental legislation require programs of pollution abatement …

Decision support for diffuse pollution management

Y Panagopoulos, C Makropoulos, M Mimikou - Environmental Modelling & …, 2012 - Elsevier
The effort to manage diffuse pollution at the catchment scale is an ongoing challenge that
needs to take into account trade-offs between environmental and economic objectives. Best …

Comparative evaluation of river chemical status based on WFD methodology and CCME water quality index

GD Gikas, GK Sylaios, VA Tsihrintzis… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) methodology, proposed by the Ministry of
Environment and Energy of Greece (WFD-MEEG), and the Canadian Council of Ministers of …

Assessing the factors influencing water quality using environment water quality index and partial least squares structural equation model in the Ebinur Lake …

C Liu, F Zhang, X Wang, NW Chan, HA Rahman… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Surface water quality deterioration is commonly associated with environmental changes and
human activities. Although some research has been carried out to evaluate the relationship …

Implementing the CCME water quality index for the evaluation of the physicochemical quality of Greek rivers

Y Panagopoulos, DE Alexakis, NT Skoulikidis… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water quality indices (WQIs) are efficient tools, globally used for the determination of the
quality status of water bodies. In Greece, for almost a decade, the physicochemical quality of …

Geographically weighted regression to measure spatial variations in correlations between water pollution versus land use in a coastal watershed

J Huang, Y Huang, RG Pontius Jr, Z Zhang - Ocean & Coastal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Land use can influence river pollution and such relationships might or might not vary
spatially. Conventional global statistics assume one relationship for the entire study extent …

Reducing surface water pollution through the assessment of the cost-effectiveness of BMPs at different spatial scales

Y Panagopoulos, C Makropoulos, M Mimikou - Journal of environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Two kinds of agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) were examined with respect to
cost-effectiveness (CE) in reducing sediment, nitrates-nitrogen (NO3–N) and total …

Least disturbed condition for European Mediterranean rivers

MJ Feio, FC Aguiar, SFP Almeida, J Ferreira… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present report describes a three-step approach that was used to characterize and
define thresholds for the Least Disturbed Condition in Mediterranean streams of four …