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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0065
HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF ROADSIDE SOIL NEAR SUN HIGHWAY IN ROMANIA

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Authors:
Alina-Maria Anghelache, Lidia Kim, Adriana Cuciureanu, Gheorghe Batrinescu, Luoana
Florentina Pascu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Contamination
Heavy metals
ICP-MS
Roadside soil
Romania
Abstract:
In order to assess the impact of car emissions on the soil, studies are required to monitor the
concentation heavy metals from roadside soils. In this paper, we report an extensive survey
of the roadside soils contamination with heavy metal along the Sun Highway (A2) which
connects Bucharest to Constanta. The contents of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, As)
were assessed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The car
pollution was also studied to link it with the concentrations and distributions of heavy metals
in the roadside soils.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0013
ASSESSMENT OF URBAN SOIL QUALITY IN MAJOR CITIES IN ROMANIA.CASE STUDIES

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Authors:
Bogdan Stanescu, Lidia Kim, Adriana Cuciureanu,Carol Blaziu Lehr
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Assessment
Ecology
Soil protection
Urban soils
Abstract:
Studies conducted in major cities in Romania aimed to highlight the pollution of the topsoil
cover in urban areas. Urban areas in Romania have suffered in the past two decades major
changes, starting from the continued increase in urbanization, marked and development of
urban infrastructure, the emergence of the new neighborhoods areas, commercial and
residential areas, while reducing industrial activities or change of the industrial profile to
commercial activities. A special importance is atributted to the increase of road traffic in urban
areas and related issues linked to it, respectively fluency and pollution.
Programs, projects and measures that will be implemented in the coming years in urban areas
in Romania, will experience a significant development that will result in an increase in the
quality of life through an integrated approach to issues of the protection of the environment
and protecting soils from urban areas. Evaluation of soil quality in urban areas toghether with
a permanent monitoring creates prerequisites for a harmonious urban development based on
protection of the natural resources.


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16
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0014
THE IMPACT OF POLLUTION WITH (VOCS) AND (BTEX) ON THEENVIRONMENT (WATER, SEDIMENT, BIOTA) OF THE OLT RIVER

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Authors:
Mihaela Iordache, Luisa Roxana Popescu, Luoana Florentina Pascu, Ioan Iordache
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
MacKay Model
hydrocarbons
Pollution
Volatile organic compounds
Volatile aromatic
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to assess the degree of pollution with volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) and volatile aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX) in water, sediment, biota in lessening the
environmental risk. The mathematical model MacKay was performed for volatile organic
compounds (dichloromethane, trichlorethylene, and perchlorethylene) and volatile aromatic
hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene) and as a study areas were chosen sections
Cremenari, Babeni-Marcea, Zavideni, Dragasani and Strejesti on the Olt River. The modeling
revealed the tendency of transfer to section “air” a dichloromethane, trichloroethylene,
benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene, are known that are volatile. However, based on modeling
is observed a significant transfer of pollutant perchlorethylene in section “biota” in amounts
that can generate medium to long term by taking over risks to human health in the food chain.
The modeling has achieved its purpose, providing rapid and with a number of primary values
low “fingerprint of pollution” in the accumulation lakes Babeni-Marcea, Zavideni, Dragasani
and Strejesti, that indices conclusive risk assessment of rapid which underpin the conclusions
on actions / preventive actions for future study area.


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16
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0015
ASSESSMENT OF METALLIC MOBILE FRACTION BIOAVAILABLE FROMDIFFERENT SEWAGE SLUDGE SAMPLES USING LEACHING TEST

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Authors:
Nicoleta Mirela Marin, Marius Simion, Luoana Florentina Pascu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Heavy metals
Mobile fraction
Sewage sludge
ICP-EOS
Abstract:
Analysis of metallic mobile fraction from sewage sludge wastewater treatment plants provides
very useful information about the possibility of metallic mobile forms to migrate on the
environment. Therefore, determination of total metallic mobile fraction, refers not only to
exchange fraction but also to bonded metals in sewage sludge structure which can usually be
removed with strong extractants. Together with leaching test are provided informations about
the bioavailability of toxic metals in normal environmental conditions. In this condition, for
assessing the risk of pollution induced by metals it is necessary to evaluate both, total and
mobile content available for environment. In this paper a leached extraction method according
to SR EN ISO 12457:2003 standard, that uses an extraction procedure (sludge-solution 1 -1 0
(m/v), 24 h, 40 rpm) was applied. As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se and Zn were detected in
extractible solution by ICP-EOS technique. The metals detected after leaching test were
compared with the values imposed by the current legislation and function of the results
obtained was indicated the possibility to storage the sludge as a non-hazardous waste or the
opportunity to use it as a fertilizer in agriculture.


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16
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0016
AIR BIOMONITORING USING LICHENS

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Authors:
Smaranda Masu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Cadmium
Zinc
Pollution
Lichens
Biomonitoring
Abstract:
The paper present the studies of sensitivity of exposed lichens to different levels of
heavy metals pollution. It investigated the behavior of the Parmelia sp. (acacia wood
support) transplanted from unpolluted areas into laboratory conditions. The pollution
has been achieved by the various synthetic solutions of Cd or/and Zn. Process are
complex and many factor affect heavy metal bioaccumulation. Time of exposure to
pollution, quantity and metal species, their ratio, tissues metal bioaccumulation and
their relationship with the health of lichens are discussed. In this context resulted that
the presence of two metal i.e. Zn and Cd in synthetic solution has determinate reduced
2-4 times the metal amount bioaccumulation of tissues lichens compared to the
accumulated amount in the presence of single metal in polluting solution. High
concentrations of metals in the environment can dramatically affect lichens life. The
lichens studies of bioavailability of metal could further enhance utility as air quality
biomonitoring tool.


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16
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0017
OPTIMIZATION OF DIOXIN AND FURAN ANALYSIS BY HRGC-HRMS FROMDIFFERENT TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES

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Authors:
Andrei Niculae , Liliana Cruceru
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Dioxin
Furan
Emissions
Soil
Sludge
Abstract:
Dioxins and furans analysis by HRGC-HRMS for determination of PCDD’s and PCDF’s
congeners enforce difficult preparation steps because of the possible presence of PCB’s
congeners, PAH and other dioxin-like compounds . Standardizated methods like ISO 1948 and
EPA 8290 are very similar for air emissions, but in practice is a must to optimize every sample
preparation step. In this paper are presented the experimental results obtained for optimization
of the sample preparation steps which include the importance of humidity for XAD-2 adsorbent,
before and after sampling, timing of addition for sampling and extraction standards in the acid
treatment step, the critical role of purification adsorbents activation by temperature and even
the importance of concentration of the extract between sample preparation steps. The
instrumental parameters for the HRGC-HRMS, sample injection volume, chromatographic
separation, mass spectrometer resolution and sensitivity, were optimized to assure the
quantification of the PCDD and PCDF congeners, below national and international legislative
requirements. The method was verified by analyses of CRMs, fortified samples and real
samples of air emission, soil and sludge.


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16
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0018
IMPROVED METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ANIONS PRESENT IN AQUEOUS SAMPLES BY ION-CHROMATOGRAPHY

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Authors:
Florentina Laura Chiriac, Toma Galaon, Liliana Cruceru
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Acetate
Formate
Chromate
Inorganic anions
Ion chromatography
Abstract:
In order to protect the environment there have been developed various methods allowing
determination of different pollutants in several environmental matrices (wastewater, surface
water, drinking water). Many of the methods used so far have proved to be insufficiently
sensitive, selective and accurate or time consuming. Recently much attention has been paid
to ion chromatography, which seems to be one of the most promising method. A direct ion
chromatographic method of measuring common inorganic anions, such as fluoride, chloride,
nitrite, bromide, nitrate, phosphate and sulphate was modified and expanded to include
measurement of three new components, listed by eluting order: acetate, formate and
chromate. In this method, samples were injected using a large-volume direct injection
technique, the analyte anions were separated on a carbonate based anion-exchange column
using isocratic carbonate/bicarbonate eluents and suppressed conductivity detection method.


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16
Dec 2016
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0019
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE METHODS USED FOR THEDETERMINATION OF SULFUR CONTENT IN FUELS AND BIOFUELS

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Authors:
Ileana Nicolescu, Agnes Serbanescu, Mona Barbu, Elena Bucur, Raluca Diodiu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Ion Chromatography
Fuels
Gravimetric method
Sulfur
Eschka mixture
Abstract:
This paper presents the results of an experimental research study having as objective the
development of a routine method based on ion – chromatography technique, used for the
sulfur content determination in solid and liquid fuels.
The proposed procedure was applied on the determination of total sulfur in samples of coal,
fuel oil and biomass with different sulfur content ranging from 0.05 % to 0.6 %.
The methodology consists of the sample preparation by Eschka method based on igniting a
test portion of coal sample in intimate contact with Eschka mixture at 800C , or by combustion
of the fuel oil or biomass sample in a closed system containing oxygen (calorimeter bomb),
followed by the selective determinations of sulfur content using ion-chromatography and
gravimetric techniques.
When ion chromatography technique is used for sulfur content determination in coal and fuel
oil, the precision of values expressed as the relative standard deviations (% RSD, n=10), were
1.47 % and 0.61 %, which has been understood as being much lower than those obtained by
gravimetric standard methods, more precisely, 3.46 % for coals and 2.46 % for fuel oil.
For biomass with a sulfur content about 10 times less than in coals and fuel oil, best results
were obtained by ion – chromatography technique with the low limit of the measuring range
much smaller than the limit reached by applying the gravimetric technique.


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16
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0020
PLANT ENZYMES SOURCES AS PROTECTING FACTORS FOR HUMANORGANISM AGAINST STRESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTSINDUCED DISORDERS

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Authors:
Andreea Cozea, Stefan Manea, Viorica Tamas, Bordei Natalita, Popescu Mariana, Mihaela Neagu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Environmental pollutants
Enzymes
Phytotherapy
Abstract:
Enzymes, notoriously known today for their importance in the normal functioning of the entire
organism, are affected by changes of the natural environment through excessive chemisation
of soil, water, air, and subsequently, food. Inadequate dietary, based mainly on industrially
processed preparations have acquired more significance even in Romania, were traditional
food was of high importance. As a result, in association with other factors, such as daily stress,
lack of exercise, continuous rush, etc., it has led to obesity, which in turn generates serious
diseases (diseases of the digestive system, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc.).
The authors, driven by the desire to provide new products enriched in fibers and vegetal
enzymes, have studied several plants and plant organs, as potential sources of enzymes.
Some of the studies relate to leafs of Aloe (Aloe vera), cabbage (Brassica oleracea), sea
buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), that have proven representative for the recalled purpose.
The following trials have emphasized the importance of this plant material for the production
of dietary supplements containing increased enzymes content, of which mainly are digestive.
From the class of Hydrolases, also called ‘digestive enzymes’, amylase, lipase and protease
were investigated. From the class of Oxidoreductases with role of neutralizing free radicals
generated by the oxidative stress the most representative were revealed: SOD and catalase.
The selected plants were found to hold especially high intakes of digestive enzymes that are
useful in various combinations to balance the digestive system, ensuring complete and
accurate digestion of food, the main way to maintain and improve health.


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16
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0021
THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL QUALITY BY USING BIO-FERTILIZERS FORMEDICAL AND AROMATIC PLANT CROPS

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Authors:
Adriana Bîra, Cristina Luntraru, Ştefan Manea, Gabriela Vlăsceanu, Marosy Zoltán
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Ecology
Organic farming
Soil remediation
Abstract:
Soil is the basic support of plant growth and such the development of life on Earth.
Over time, agriculture was developed according to the requirements of humanity, so
cultivated soil surfaces have expanded increasingly more. This has become a strain
on production capacity of the soil, which led to a decrease in its physical and chemical
qualities.
Concluding that in the 21 st century the concern for human health and the environment
it is a must, this paper has in view the improvement of soil quality for growing medicinal
and aromatic plants regarding the major macronutrient content (NPK).
For that action it has been used 3 different types of bio-fertilizers (nearing of the forest,
vegetal wastes and peat of conifers forest) in order to improve the soil quality and so
there could be obtain higher quality crops of medicinal and aromatic plants.


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16
Dec 2016
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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0022
RANGE OF COSMETICS BASED ON NATURAL EXTRACTS WITH ROLE OFPROTECTION AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FACTORS

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Authors:
Stefan Manea, Viorica Tamas, Viorica Carabela, Andreea Dima, Cristina Luntraru
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Flavones
Hemp
Hydration
Passiflora
Skin
Abstract:
As reaction to risks brought by pollutants, particular attention is given to the development of
natural cosmetics with protective role. These new products are created based on innovative
active ingredients obtained through advanced processing of native plant species that work by
cleaning and removal of polluting impurities and making a protective shield that also stimulates
the natural defense mechanisms of skin. The work focuses on harnessing the medicinal plant
‘Passion Flower’ (Passiflora incarnate), cultivated in ecological conditions for obtaining a liquid
extract enriched in active phytochemicals with anti-stress, restorative, invigorating, soothing
and purifying properties, for special care of devitalized skin, stress and pollutants abused, or
marked by time. The authors have associated the extract of Passionflower with active plant
ingredients from fatty oils of milk thistle, hemp, rosehip and sea buckthorn, with concentrated
extracts of marshmallow, black currant and licorice and essential lavender oil, to realise an
active complex, rich in phytochemical compounds: polyphenols, flavones, flavonoids,
anthocyanins, procyanidins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, triterpene saponins, carotenoids and
minerals that synergistically act for mutual reinforcing. HOFIGAL Company has created new
performing cosmetic formulas with roles of: cleaning and removing of pollutant impurities
(cleansing products, shower gels) skin protection by strengthening its ‘natural barrier’ and
natural defense mechanisms (creams, toning emulsions), anti- stress, (creams, gels),
maintenance of skin hydration, nutrition and cellular regeneration (lotions, creams).Thereby,
five product formulations were developed and efficacy evaluated: Cleansing milk, Cleansing
oil for eye contour, Body cream, Protective and hydrating day cream, AntiStress shampoo.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0012
ANTIBIOTICS IMPLICATIONS ON THE OUTBREAK NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS

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Authors:
Alina Banciu, Liliana Daniela Niculescu, Mihai Nita-Lazar, Irina Lucaciu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Nosocomial infections
Healthcare conditions
Abstract:
Nosocomial infections are those acquired in or associated with hospitals. They are also known
as hospital-acquired or healthcare-associated infectious.
The patients are exposed to a variety of microorganisms during hospitalization. Contact
between the patient and microorganism does not by itself necessarily result in the development
of clinical disease; other factors influence the nature and frequency of nosocomial infectious:
patient susceptibility, environmental conditions, bacterial resistance.
Many patients receive antimicrobial drugs. Through selection and exchange of genetic
resistance elements antibiotics promote the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. These
kinds of strains are spread in the hospital environment, from surfaces and water dispensers to
the wastewater from treatment plant. The bacteriological characteristics of water used in health
care institutions must meet local regulations, a special case being purified water.
Bacteriological tests may not always give true estimates of contaminations because of the
presence of disinfectants or antibiotic resistant microorganisms.
The aim of this paper was to control environmental risks for infection and to highlight the role
of antibiotic resistant bacteria from the environmental conditions of hospital in the outbreak
nosocomial infections.
In early 2016, it was started monitoring water quality in an emergency hospital, following an
agreement of collaboration. There were detected many bacterial strains potential implicated in
nosocomial infections: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Citrobacter freundii, Proteus
mirabilis. Most of them were coliform bacteria with resistance to broad-spectrum antibiotics,
especially β-lactams.
Even if the results have considerably increased monitoring measures for disinfection and
sterilization used in the prevention program in the hospital, aims to complement the
surveillance program tests Sanitation.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0011
TROPHIC STATUS OF DANUBE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES USING CHLOROPHYLL A AS AN INDICATOR

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Authors:
Catalina Stoica, Elena Stanescu, Iuliana Paun, Mihai Nita-Lazar, Stefania
Gheorghe, Alina Banciu, Irina Lucaciu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Chlorophyll a
Danube River
Freshwater ecosystems
Trophic status
Abstract:
The study aims to assess the trophic state of Danube River and the main tributaries in
the Southern part of Romania through chlorophyll „a” (Chl a) dynamics during 2015.
The samples were collected with a seasonally frequency. Several environmental
variables such as water temperature, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients were
considered. In addition, the qualitative analysis of phytoplankton community was
performed.
The integrative approach, which included both in-situ and laboratory analysis,
highlighted positive correlation between abiotic and biotic parameters.
The chlorophyll „a” dynamics showed a close dependence with the sampling sites
characteristics, the point sources of pollution, phytoplankton community and specific
changes of chemical parameters.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0001
APTASENSORS FOR EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS

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Authors:
Gaelle Catanante, Atul Sharma, Akhtar Hayat, Jean Louis Marty
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Antibiotic
Aptasensor
Biotoxin
Mycotoxin
Pathogen
Abstract:
With the increasing incidences of hazards to human health, agriculture and ecosystems, the regular monitoring of environmental contaminants such as toxins, pathogens, pharmaceuticals, resulting in various environmental borne diseases are highly recommended. As an example, according to World Health Organization (WHO), the increased mortality of food borne and waterborne diarrheal diseases resulting in 2.2 million deaths per annum, out of which mostly (1.9 million) are children’s. In the recent years, the stubbornly increasing public health problems and food contamination of environmental pollutants has increased the demands of designing and fabricating the more reliable and field suitable technologies for cost effective and on-site analysis. Recently, the advances in the nucleic acid research led to the identification of specific oligonucleotides acid sequences, which are highly specific to their cognate targets and known as “aptamers”. Aptamers as synthetic bio-recognition element can be in-vivo generated against a variety of analytes such as organic ions/protein/macromolecules with dissociation constants typically varying from the micro to pico-molar range. Recently, the aptamer have been widely exploited to develop the aptamer- based biosensors, commonly known as aptasensors. Aptasensors represents the novelty in the environmental and analytical science with their promising performance of high selectivity, sensitivity and stability over conventional analytical tools. In the present work, the aptasensors presented has focused on the recent advances in the development of aptamer based electrochemical or optical sensors for environmental applications with special emphasis on emerging pollutants described in the literature or develop in our laboratory BAE.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0002
ECO-INNOVATION, A BUSINESS APPROACH TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

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Authors:
Aida Szilagyi, Andrei Churican, Anne Verniquet, David Rochat
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Business
Eco-innovation
Strategy
Sustainabilty
Abstract:
Eco-innovation has been widely accepted as a method for improving the performance of
enterprises and for supporting them to advance to more sustainable business models, as well
as a driver of business success and competitive advantage at the firm level.Implementing eco‐
innovation is a challenging process and will not be suitable for all organisations. Therefore
understanding barriers and drivers at the national and business level and main gaps in policy
and education could build a better picture of the context and conditions for eco-innovation in
Romania. The paper reflects existing opportunities in the country and demonstrates that ecoinnovation potential is important and needs to be addressed. Our research identified existing
premises and drivers for eco-innovation that could boost application of eco-innovation in
companies, entail policy changes, and boost cooperation between stakeholders from R&D,
academia, businesses, clusters and policy makers. The succes of eco-innovation depends on
the awareness that will be created among businesses through dissemination of strong
business cases, the adjustment of the policy framework that should stimulate and reward the
market for eco-innovative solutions and the capacity of experts to convince the companies’
management of the financial and environmental benefits of eco-innovation, to explain the need
for continuous application of eco-innovative strategies and how they can be mainstreamed in
the overall enterprise strategy and overall management. Through its objectives, the
ECOPartner project contributes to install a model of cooperation betwen main actors interested
in eco-innovation and build cooperation between the main stakeholders by initiating the
Romanian Eco-Innovation Network (RE-IN). The role of the RE-IN is to develop and strengthen
partnerships and to become the main partner in Romania for policy makers, businesses,
academia and experts with common interests in eco-innovation


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0003
SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE FOR DURABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY MARKETS

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Authors:
Mariana Iovitu, Dumitru-Alexandru Bodislav, Dacinia Crina Petrescu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Development
Energy markets
Governance
Sustainability
Abstract:
This paper emphasizes the need for a new approach in the management or governance of
creating fine-tuned frameworks that help the government or private contractors in reaching
durable development when it comes to energy markets and the way they are built. The
approach on energy markets will reach the issues of vertical and horizontal integration, this
way the research was a bias towards a qualitative side with the perspective of creating new
pathways for reaching equilibrium from the economic perspective by taking care of the social
factor.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0004
THE ECONOMICS OF RECYCLING AS PREMISE OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY:FROM GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT TO FUNCTIONAL MARKETS

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Authors:
Florina Bran, Ildiko Ioan, Carmen Valentina Radulescu
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Sustainable development
Recycling
Circular economy
Businesses
WEEE
Abstract:
Environment covers a number of stages within the material loop that allow industrial development and value creation. Holding the resource for a long while, concentrating some
materials, decomposing others are processes that exceed the limits of industrial activity. A better use of materials is a mandatory requirement of sustainable development. Closed loops
of material streams are the most common vision in this respect. Despite the innovative technological solutions, a functional market for major material streams is still struggling to
emerge. Using a case study for one of the most dynamic waste streams – electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) – there are indicated critical factors that impact on the
businesses of the WEEE value chain. A better understanding of how these factors influence the businesses of all involved players could bring important improvements in policy making
toward a circular economy based on a functional market.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0005
BAT&SMART – RETHINKING THE SCOPE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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Authors:
Cristian Teodorescu, Carol Blaziu Lehr, Anders Stolan
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Knowledge-based Development
Smart Communities
Sustainability
Abstract:
Industrial facilities must comply with the ever stricter resource management and environmental
regulations and the Best Available Techniques (BAT) documents are the reference for their
performance. Smart Cities represent a voluntary initiative directed to implement sustainable
development to human communities. The paper suggests that these two separate actions must
conjugate their efforts and achieve sustainability at an integrated level. BAT&SMART would
denote geographical, even trans-border areas where industrial development and human
communities collaborate for sustainability. Smart Cities should well perform along at least 6
main co-ordinates: smart governance, smart economy, smart living, smart people, smart
mobility and smart environment. At EU level, classifications since 2007 include several
Romanian cities (Sibiu, Timisoara, Craiova) but their position is at the very end of the list (73,
76, 77 of a 77 city sample). Driving forces for BAT&Smart Projects: poverty, limited resources,
environmental stress, social entropy. For industrial platforms adjacent to medium size cities
the problem is acute because of few alternatives to existing industry, interest of private persons
to replace the industry with profitable residential/commercial projects. Industry has the experts,
city administrations are politically motivated – the paper presents authors’ experience in
developing BAT&Smart elements and details how these should be put together in a Road
Map/Strategy by multidisciplinary teams applying the knowledge based development (BAT
industry AND smarter communities). An important side result could be an intricate symbiotic
relationship City-Industrial Platform that could prevent further destruction of the few industrial
facilities remaining in Romania, encouraging their revival.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0006
INCREASE THE QUALITY AND REDUCE THE COSTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION

Pollution assessment and management systems, Proceedings Book SIMI 2016, SIMI-2016 florin

Authors:
Corneliu Florian Bercaru, Carol Blaziu Lehr
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Accreditation
Certification
Pollution
Resources
Abstract:
The pressure of human activity on the environment is growing. Industrial activity, transport
produce pollutants that degrade the environment with long-term devastating effects on
humanity. The establishment and implementation of the legislative aims to reduce / balance
the effects of pollution. Implementation of appropriate solutions in combating pollution is based
on:
– reliable information on the environmental impact agents;
– implementation to the economic agents of monitoring system / rapid response to the
detection of trends on emissions growth
1. The main information on the polluting agents are laboratory tests; according to these
information resources are allocated. The degree of confidence in the information depends on
the internal / external system of checks of the laboratory. Accreditation by an internationally
recognized body gives maximum confidence in quality tests conducted by a laboratory.
2. Economic agents are obliged by law to maintain control of environmental issues.
Confidence in implementing an effective environmental monitoring system is the result of
environmental factors on reducing / maintaining emissions within legal boundaries.
Environmental certification system implemented by the economic agents by a recognized body
provides confidence in the application of best prevention solutions.
Resources needed on accreditation of laboratories / certification systems implemented by
economic agents are preventive actions, representing about 30% of the resources allocated
to corrective actions (actions compulsory environmental incidents).


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0007
USING WASTE HIERARCHY CONCEPT FOR OPTIMIZING THE MANAGEMENTOF THE WASTE DISPOSAL AMOUNT AND IMPLICITLY OF THE POSSIBLEECOLOGICAL RISK

Pollution assessment and management systems, Proceedings Book SIMI 2016, SIMI-2016 florin

Authors:
Georgeta Madalina Arama , Lidia Kim
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Disposal
Packaging
Recovery
Waste
Abstract:
The problem of applying the concept of waste hierarchy is presented considering the
practical situation of packaging waste management to reduce the disposed waste
amount and to control the possible ecological risk brought by them. The updated
European and Romanian legislation is presented with emphasis on practical
application at the organizational level so that the packaging waste recovery objectives,
as they are shown in the legislative documents and national strategies, to be fulfilled
by finding first the recovery possibilities and only afterwards the disposal ones for the
environmental and human health protection.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0008
APPLYING THE CONCEPT OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY TO INTEGRATED WASTEMANAGEMENT. CASE STUDY

Pollution assessment and management systems, Proceedings Book SIMI 2016, SIMI-2016 florin

Authors:
Diana Maria Ceapraz
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Circular economy
Recycling
Waste generation
Integrated waste management
Linear economy
Abstract:
Circular economy should define the new model for a sustainable environment and
sustainable resource utilization. The traditional linear economy no longer supports the
demands of an increasing population for new and better products. Reckless
consumption threatens the viability of the current “take-make-dispose” model, and a
shift in the mentality of both companies and customers is required, supported also by
institutional and policy measures. Consumers will shift to users and producers and
sellers will become service providers.
Long term benefits and opportunities of circular economy outweigh short term costs
and threats, and all stakeholders should keep in mind that beyond fulfilling the needs
for material consumption, there is a responsibility towards the environment. Design
and innovation will play a key role for the transition to circular economy, and waste will
no longer be considered as such, but as a valuable resource, while the emphasis will
be on reuse, repair, reconditioning and recycling.
This paper assesses the potential of applying the concept of circular economy to
integrated waste management, by analysing the available statistical data for Romania
and European Union regarding waste management. The main improvement measures
to apply are the implementation of a collection and sorting system partly funded
through extended producer responsibility schemes, charging for waste generation,
encouraging recycling, and transforming waste into energy instead of storing it in
landfills. As the results show, a slight increase has been recorded for recycling rates
in Romania and EU. However, there is place for improvement, and circular economy
could represent the solution.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0009
GUIDANCE TOOL FOR WASTE ANALYSIS IN AN ACCREDITED LABORATORY

Pollution assessment and management systems, Proceedings Book SIMI 2016, SIMI-2016 florin

Authors:
Diana Puiu, Liliana Valeria Cruceru
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Legislation
Physico-chemical characteristics
Standards
Waste
Abstract:
The characterisation and classification of waste for transportation, recycle, storage or removal
is provided by the EU legislation framework in order to control accidents hazards with
consequence for human health and the environment.
This paper proposes a guidance for an accredited laboratory as a methodological tool in waste
analysis to be used at local and regional level due to the current Romanian environmental
legislation. Analytical tests are required to establish the exceeding maximum allowable
concentration of physico-chemical characteristics of different types of wastes. The assessment
of characteristics waste status can be made by analyzing all the waste composition, or the
separated fractions of liquid or solid phases, or the leacheable content. To answer to the need
of enhancing the precision and comparability of waste analysis data, there are suitable
standardized methods available for sampling, treatment and analysis.
A review of actual legislation and standardized methods for waste analysis is presented briefly
in this paper.


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DOI:10.21698/simi.2016.0010
CAVITATIONAL INFLUENCE ON THE BACILLUS CEREUS BACTERIA ANDOSCILLATORIA BREVIS CYANOBACTERIA

Pollution control and monitoring, Proceedings Book SIMI 2016, SIMI-2016 florin

Authors:
Iryna Z. Koval
Conference: International Symposium “The Environment and the Industry”
Date: October 13-14, 2016
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Published: 2016
Keywords:
Bacillus cereus
purification
Cavitation
Cell destruction
Oscillatoria brevis
Water
Abstract:
Cavitation action has shown high efficiency of water purification of bacterial cells and
cyanobacteria. The general and combined relative series of Bacillus cereus effective
destruction in water medium under cavitational conditions in the gas atmosphere is: Ar/US >
О2/US > Не/US > СО2/US. It was detected mechanical destructions of the bacterial cells after
1 minute of sonication process and almost completely destroyed cyanobacteria after sonication
time of 2-3 seconds. Destruction of bacterial cells is described by a kinetic reaction of the first
order. Even short-term sonication of low intensity and low frequency leads to completely
mechanical destruction of microorganisms. Bacterial cells after disaggregation retains
morphological features and fully viable. But, despite this, B. cereus and Oscillatoria brevis have
lost the ability of physiological generation of the cells and reproduction ability after cavitational
treatment.


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