The Water and Air Quality Laboratory was established in 1996. So far, scientific research has been focused on risk assessment and behaviour of organic and inorganic pollutants in the environment, on operation and control of laboratory-scale wastewater and drinking water treatment systems and on development of models for predicting pollutants fate in the environment. You may find more information here.

The main research topics of the Water and Air Quality Laboratory are:

·       Determination of metals and organic compounds in environmental samples

·       Ecotoxicological analysis

·       Drinking water, wastewater and sludge treatment

·       Wastewater reuse and materials recovery

·       Water resources management

·       Underground aquifers pollution and reclamation

·       Determination of particulates and gas pollutants in the atmosphere

·       Physicochemical transformation of compounds in the atmosphere

·       Optical properties of atmospheric aerosols

Research

·       ZeroPM – Zero pollution of Persistent, Mobile substances (2021-2026, EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, H2020-LC-GD-2020/H2020-LC-GD-2020-3)

·  Τ4Η – Onsite Management of Hospital Wastewater Aiming to Improve the Performance of Sewage Treatment Plants and Effluents’ Valorization (2021-2023, Interreg Greece-Cyprus)

·    AGRICA II – Network of excellence in agri-food research and innovation of the North Aegean (2021-2023, European Social Fund and Greek Ministry of Development and Investments) 

·     Aegean_BIOECONOMY - Center of sustainable circular bioeconomy and energy, (2021-2023, European Social Fund and Greek Ministry of Development and Investments) 

·   Green4Grey –Design of constructed wetlands for greywater treatment in urban areas of the Mediterranean (2020-2023, ELIDEK)

·  DIANYA On-site integrated hospital wastewater management” (2020-2022, European Social Fund and Greek Ministry of Development and Investments) 

·       HYDROUSA – Demonstration of water loops with innovative regenerative business models for the Mediterranean region (2019-2022, EU Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, Grant Agreement No 776643)

·      Microplastics in Sewage Treatment Plants: occurrence and fate (2019-2021, Ministry of Development) -Foodomics-GR – Research infrastructure for molecular food characterization (2019-2021, General Secretary of Research and Technology)

·       RI-Food-Aegean – Research infrastructure for the development of novel olive and vine products in North Aegean Prefecture  (2018-2021, North Aegean Prefecture)

·       Environmental assessment of the use of restored Solid Waste Dump (HADA) in Chios as shelter facility” (2016-2017, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

·   Toxicity and readily biodegradability assessment of pesticides” (2015, VIORYL Industry, Greece)

·       THALES – University of the Aegean – Sources and physicochemical properties of fine and ultrafine aerosol particles that affect the regional climate of Greece (2012-2015, European Social Fund – Greek Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning)

·       THALES – University of the Aegean – Investigation of organic micropollutants fate in wastewater treatment and study of their behaviour during wastewater disposal to the aquatic environment, WATERMICROPOL (2012-2015, European Social Fund – Greek Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning)

·       THALES – University of the Aegean – Incorporating sustainability in participatory decision-making (2012-2015, European Social Fund – Greek Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning)

·       THALES – University of the Aegean – Green Transportation in Insular Areas (2012-2015, European Social Fund – Greek Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning)

·       Investigation of perfluorinated compounds fate during wastewater treatment – Heraclitus ΙΙ (2010-2013, European Social Fund – Greek Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning)

·   Determination of the physicochemical properties of aerosol over the city of Salonika. – Heraclitus ΙΙ (2010-2013, European Social Fund – Greek Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning)

·   Development of a new instrument to measure the hygroscopic properties of atmospheric particulate matter and measurements in urban and suburban environments – Heraclitus ΙΙ (2010-2013, European Social Fund – Greek Ministry of Education and Lifelong Learning)

·       Measurements of lead concentrations in tissues from wild waterfowl (2008-2009, ΕΘΙΑΓΕ)

·       HI-WATE – Health impacts of long-term exposure to disinfection by-products in drinking water (2006-2010, EU-FP6)

·       European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) (2007 – 2010, EU-FP6)

Strengthening of the existing laboratory facilities of the Water and Air Quality Laboratory for providing environmental testing services and its accreditation (2004-2010, Greek Ministry of Development)