Publications
Some selected publications of the Unit are the following:
- A.E. Papadopoulos, M.A. Stylianou, C.P. Michalopoulos, K.G. Moustakas, K.M. Hapeshis, E.E.I. Vogiatzidaki, M.D. Loizidou, Performance of a new household composter during in-home testing, Waste Management 29 (2009) (1) 204-213

- B. Kourmpanis>, A. Papadopoulos, K. Moustakas, F. Kourmousis, M. Stylianou, M. Loizidou, An integrated approach for the management of Demolition Waste in Cyprus,Waste Managementand Research 26 (2008) (6) 573-581
- M. Katsioti, N. Katsiotis, G. Rouni, D. Bakirtzis, M. Loizidou, The effect of bentonite/cement mortar for the Stabilization/Solidification of sewage sludge containing heavy metals, Cement and Concrete Composites, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 29 March 2008

- K. Rousis, K. Moustakas, S. Malamis, A. Papadopoulos, M. Loizidou, Multi-Criteria analysis for the determination of the best WEEE management scenario in Cyprus, Waste Management 28 (2008) (10) 1941-1954

- Antonis A. Zorpas, Vassilis J. Inglezakis, Maria Loizidou, Heavy metals fractionation before, during and after composting of sewage sludge with natural zeolite, Waste Management 28 (11), pp. 2054-2060

- Antonis A. Zorpas, Maria Loizidou, Sawdust and natural zeolite as a bulking agent for improving quality of a composting product from anaerobically stabilized sewage sludge,
Bioresource Technology 99 (16), pp. 7545-7552

- K. Rousis, K. Moustakas, M. Stylianou, A. Papadopoulos, M. Loizidou, Management of waste from electronic equipment: The case of television sets and refrigerators, Journal of Environmental and Science, 7 (2) (2008) 105-114

- B. Kourmpanis, A. Papadopoulos, K. Moustakas, M. Stylianou, K.J. Haralambous, M. Loizidou, Preliminary study for the management of Construction & Demolition Waste, Waste Management & Research, 26 (2008) 267-275
- K. Moustakas, G. Xydis, S. Malamis, K.-J. Haralambous and M. Loizidou, Analysis of results from the operation of a pilot plasma gasification/vitrification unit for optimizing its performance Journal of Hazardous Materials, 151 (2008) 473-480

- M.A. Stylianou, D. Kollia, K.J. Haralambous, V.J. Inglezakis, K.G. Moustakas and M.D. Loizidou, (2007), Effect of acid treatment on the removal of heavy metals from sewage sludge, 215 (2007) 73-81

- M.A. Stylianou, V.J. Inglezakis, K.G. Moustakas, S. Ph. Malamis and M.D. Loizidou, Removal of Cu(II) in fixed bed and batch reactors using natural zeolite and exfoliated vermiculite as adsorbents 215 (2007) 133-142

- A.E. Papadopoulos, D. Fatta and M. Loizidou, Development and optimization of dark Fenton oxidation for the treatment of textile wastewaters with high organic load Journal of Hazardous Materials, 146 (3) (2007) 558-563

- V.J. Inglezakis and M.D. Loizidou, Ion exchange of some heavy metal ions from polar organicsolvents into zeolite Desalination, 211 (1-3), (2007) 238-248

- Vassilis J. Inglezakis, Marinos A. Stylianou, Despoina Gkantzou and Maria D. Loizidou, Removal of Pb(II) from aqueous solutions by using clinoptilolite and bentonite as adsorbents Desalination, 210 (1-3) (2007) 248-256
- Marinos A. Stylianou, Michalis P. Hadjiconstantinou, Vasilis J. Inglezakis, Konstantinos G. Moustakas and Maria D. Loizidou, Use of natural clinoptilolite for the removal of lead, copper and zinc in fixed bed column Journal of Hazardous Materials, 143 (1-2) (2007) 575-581

- I. Mergias, K. Moustakas, A. Papadopoulos and M. Loizidou, Multi-criteria decision aid approach for the selection of the best compromise management scheme for ELVs: The case of Cyprus, Journal of Hazardous Materials 147 (2007) 706-717

- Achilleas Papadopoulos, Simos Malamis, Kostas Moustakas, Christos T. Kiranoudis and Maria Loizidou, Development and Application of Software Tools for Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting of Data Concerning the Operation of Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants in Cyprus, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 130 (1-3) (2007) 255-270

- K. Moustakas, D. Fatta, S. Malamis, K. Haralambous and M. Loizidou “Demonstration plasma gasification/vitrification system for effective hazardous waste treatment”, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 123 (1-3) (2005) 120-126.

- A. Papadopoulos, D. Fatta, K. Parperis, A. Mentzis, K. -J. Haralambous and M. Loizidou “Nickel uptake from a wastewater stream produced in a metal finishing industry by combination of ion-exchange and precipitation methods”, Separation and Purification Technology, 39 (3) (2005) 181-188.

- V.J. Inglezakis, A.A. Zorpas, M.D. Loizidou and H.P. Grigoropoulou (2005) “The effect of competitive cations and anions on ion exchange of heavy metals”, Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 46, Issue 3, 15 November 2005, Pages 202-207

- D. Fatta, M. Marneri, A. Papadopoulos, Ch. Savvides, A. Mentzis, L. Nikolaides & M. Loizidou, “Industrial pollution and control measures for a foundry in Cyprus”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 12 (1) (2004) 29-36.

- V. J. Inglezakis, M. Loizidou and H. P. Grigoropoulou, “Ion exchange studies on natural and modified zeolites and the concept of exchange site accessibility”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 275 (2) (2004) 570-576.

- A. Zorpas, V.J. Inglezakis, M. Loizidou and H.P. Grigoropoulou (2003) “Particle Size Effects on Uptake of Heavy Metals from Sewage Sludge Compost Using Natural Zeolite Clinoptilolite”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 250, Issue 1, pp. 1-4.

- D. Fatta, M. Marneri, A. Papadopoulos, K. Moustakas, K. J. Haralambous, M. Loizidou (2003) “Development of guidelines on best practices for the slaughter of animals in Cyprus”, Waste Management, Vol. 23, Issue 2, pp. 157-165.

- V. J. Inglezakis, M. D. Loizidou and H. P. Grigoropoulou (2003) “Ion exchange of Pb2+, Cu2+, Fe3+, and Cr3+ on natural clinoptilolite: selectivity determination and influence of acidity on metal uptake”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 261, Issue 1, pp. 49-54.

- V. J. Inglezakis, A. Zorpas, M. Loizidou and H.P. Grigoropoulou (2003) “Simultaneous removal of metals Cu2+, Fe3+ and Cr3+ with anions SO42− and HPO42− using clinoptilolite”, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, Vol. 61, Issues 1-3, pp. 167-171.

- D. Fatta, A. Papadopoulos, E. Avramikos, E. Sgourou, K. Moustakas, F. Kourmoussis, A. Mentzis & M. Loizidou (2003) “Generation and management of construction and demolition waste in Greece—an existing challenge”, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 40, Issue 1, pp. 81-91.

- D. Fatta, D. Naoum, M. Loizidou (2002) Integrated environmental monitoring and simulation system for use as a management decision support tool in urban areas, Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 64, Issue 4, pp. 333-343.

- V. J. Inglezakis, M. D. Loizidou and H. P. Grigoropoulou (2002) “Equilibrium and kinetic ion exchange studies of Pb2+, Cr3+, Fe3+ and Cu2+ on natural clinoptilolite”, Water Research, Vol. 36, Issue 11, pp. 2784-2792.

- Lagoudi, E. Lois, K. Fragioudakis, A. Karavanas & M. Loizidou (2001) “Design of an Inventory System for the Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by Various Activities”, Environ. Sci. Technol., 35, 1982-1988.

- C. Savvides, A. Papadopoulos, K.J. Haralambous, M. Loizidou (2001) “Cement-based stabilization / solidification of metal plating industry sludge”, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, A36(6), pp. 1129-1134.

- V.J. Inglezakis, C.D. Papadeas, M.D. Loizidou & H.P. Grigoropoulou (2001) “Effects of pretreatment on physical and ion exchange properties of natural clinoptilolite”, Environmental Technology 22 (1), pp. 75-83.

- V.J. Inglezakis, K.J. Hadjiandreou, M.D. Loizidou & H.P. Grigoropoulou (2001) “Pretreatment of natural clinoptilolite in a laboratory-scale ion exchange packed bed”, Water Research 35 (9), pp. 2161-2166.

- M. Marneri, D. Fatta & M. Loizidou (2001) “Implementation of the European IPPC Directive- BAT guidelines for the cement industry in Cyprus”, The Environmentalist, Vol.21, (2), pp. 115 - 127.

- C. Naoum, D.Fatta, K.J. Haralambous & M. Loizidou (2001) “Removal of Heavy Metals from Sewage Sludge and Acid Treatment”, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A-Environmental Science and Engineering, Vol.36, (5), pp. 873 - 881.

- D.Fatta, C. Naoum, P. Karlis and M. Loizidou (2000) “in pollution abatement technologies particularly for industrial Numerical Simulation of Flow and Contaminant Migration at a Municipal Landfill”, Journal of Environmental Hydrology (JEH), paper 16, Vol. 8.

- Α. Zorpas, T. Constantinides, A.G. Vlyssides, Κ.J. Haralambous, M. Loizidou (2000) “Heavy Metal Uptake by Natural Zeolite and Metal Partitioning in Sewage Sludge Compost”, Bioresource Technology, Vol. 72, (2), pp. 113-119.

- A.G. Vlyssides, D. Papaioannou, M. Loizidou, P.K. Karlis, A.A. Zorpas (2000) Testing an electrochemical method for treatment of textile dye wastewater, Waste Management, Vol. 20, pp. 569-574.

- A. Zorpas, E. Kapetanios, G.A. Zorpas, I. Haralambous, M. Loizidou (2000) “Compost Produced from Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste, Primary Stabilized Sewage Sludge and Natural Zeolite” , Journal of Hazardοus Material, B(77), pp. 149-159.

- E.A. Ortega, C. Cheeseman, J. Knight, M. Loizidou (2000) “Properties of Alkali – Activated Clinoptilolite”, Cement Concrete Res, Vol. 30 (10): pp. 1641-1646.