Investigation of potential soil contamination with Cr and Ni in four metal finishing facilities at Asopos industrial area

Panagopoulos, I.; Karayannis, Athanassios; Kollias, Konstantinos; Xenidis, Anthimos; Papassiopi, Nymphodora

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.07.040

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“…The results of this study are useful in helping researchers and policy makers to understand local community perceptions of local enterprises especially in the context of communities facing low environmental quality due to industrial activity. The Asopos river area is an interesting case study as through the years the area has faced significant problems of environmental degradation due to the establishment of high polluting industries (Davila et al, 2017;Panagopoulos et al, 2014). This…”

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Community perceptions of local enterprises in environmentally degraded areas

Proikaki

Nikolaou

Jones

et al. 2018

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

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Local enterprises can play a key role in the economic development of communities in which they are situated but simultaneously, they are often a contributor to negative impacts on the natural environment. Several studies have highlighted the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in order to strike a balance between socioeconomic and environmental impacts in such communities. However, there is very limited literature exploring community perceptions of local businesses. We consider this to be a key topic as such information can be used in order to develop socioeconomic and environmental policies based on the principles of sustainable development. In this paper, the results of an empirical study examining local community perceptions of business activities are presented and also perceptions regarding the contribution of firms, through CSR actions, to environmental quality restoration. The empirical study was conducted in communities located in the environmentally degraded area of the Asopos river in Greece.

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Community perceptions of local enterprises in environmentally degraded areas

Proikaki

Nikolaou

Jones

et al. 2018

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics

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“…Despite these limitations, the results of this study are very useful also on a local level assisting practitioners and researchers working in the area, and other areas with similar problems, to understand local community perceptions for sustainability in areas facing low environmental quality due to industrial activities. The Asopos river area is a unique case study in Greece as the area has faced persistent environmental degradation problems through the years (Panagopoulos et al 2014;Davila et al, 2017, Proikaki et al 2018. Furthermore, the Greek economic crises has affected a variety of aspects in the economic, social and environmental sphere (Halkos and Bousinakis 2017).…”

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Exploring the role of local community perceptions in sustainability measurements

Jones

Malesios

Aloupi

et al. 2019

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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Measuring sustainability is an integral part of decision-making processes in order to promote sustainable development. The present paper focuses on sustainability indicators as these are measured on local level and explores two main issues: firstly, the subjective measurement of indicators focusing especially on social dimensions of sustainability, secondly, the incorporation of local perceptions in sustainability assessments. These two issues are explored in the Asopos River basin in Greece, an area where significant environmental degradation has been observed in the past decades and is also under financial pressure due to the ongoing national recession. A large-scale research study was conducted measuring environmental, economic and social indicators while, at a second stage, a model was developed, estimating new indicators that incorporate local communities' perceptions on what they considered as important for their area. The results of the study reveal that the most important indicators for the sustainable development of the area, according to locals' perceptions, are environmental quality as well as quality of life. By contrast, trust in local and central institutions and also local enterprises were not considered as important by locals. These results illustrate the importance of combining global and national scale assessment with locally focused social measurements of sustainability in order to better understand what is important for local communities prior to embarking on public policy planning.

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“…Additionally, the Cr residue, a toxic byproduct during the production process of chromic salts, can leave enormous threats to human health and the ecological environment nearby due to its long-time stacking without any safe treatments. Given the reclaiming uses of waste industrial sites, the fate of many inorganic contaminants in the environment increasingly attracts much attention. , Chromium, mostly in two predominant oxidation states (Cr(III) and Cr(VI)), is very sensitive in anoxic–oxic mediums, − making some changes in the species and mobility in soils, sediments, wetlands, groundwater, etc. ,,,, Generally, when compared with Cr(III), Cr(VI) is highly mobile in the environment in the forms of chromate oxyanion, such as HCrO 4 – and CrO 4 2– , which may damage human health through the food chain due to its powerful carcinogenicity. , Thus, understanding the behavior of Cr(VI) can facilitate us to control its potential risk in the environment.…”

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Identification of the Chromate Sorption Mechanism Conversions in a Quartz–Montmorillonite–Ferrihydrite System

Yang

Ning

et al. 2022

ACS Earth Space Chem.

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The fate of Cr(VI) in soils/sediments largely depends on its sorption by iron oxides/hydroxides. But, their combination with surrounding minerals (e.g., quartz (Qu), clays) evidently changes some properties. Since ferrihydrite (Fh) is the precursor for most iron oxides, the 10 days sorption experiments studying Cr(VI) mobility were performed using the reference Qu–montmorillonite (Mt)–Fh system. From the results of batch experiment, ζ potential, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, chromium(VI) sorption mechanisms are sensitive in Qu–Mt–Fh mixtures and closely relate to pHs. At acidic conditions, the deposition of Fh on Qu/Mt surfaces decreases the sorption sites for Cr(VI) while the formation of outer-sphere complexation driven by electrostatic attraction increases Cr(VI) mobility in contrast to inner-sphere complexation. At alkaline conditions, the situations are different in Qu–Fh and Mt–Fh systems, even though both increase sorption compared to that with only Fh. Sorption is subject to free Fh in Qu–Fh mixtures, while considering the high loading of the Mt–Fh surface due to the strong association of Si–OH with Fe–O(H), CrO4 2– captures are favorable by hydrogen bonding with water as outer-sphere complexation in Mt–Fh mixtures, resulting in high mobility especially at Mt/Fh ratios of 2/3.

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Investigation of potential soil contamination with Cr and Ni in four metal finishing facilities at Asopos industrial area

Cited by 32 publications

References 17 publications

Community perceptions of local enterprises in environmentally degraded areas

Community perceptions of local enterprises in environmentally degraded areas

Exploring the role of local community perceptions in sustainability measurements

Identification of the Chromate Sorption Mechanism Conversions in a Quartz–Montmorillonite–Ferrihydrite System

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