Publications
Books - Chapters in Books
B.1 Zafirakou Α. (2017), Sustainable Urban Water Management, Chapter 13 in “City Networks – Collaboration and Planning for Health and Sustainability”, A. Karakitsiou, A. Migdalas, S.Th. Rassia, P.M. Pardalos (eds.), Springer, Vol. 128, pp. 227-258.
Citations: 1
B.2 Zafirakou A. (2018), Oil spill Dispersion Forecasting Models, Chapter 7 in “Monitoring of Marine Pollution”, Houma Bachari Fouzia (Ed.), ISBN: 978-1-83880-812-9, DOI: 0.5772/intechopen.81764
B.3 Vogel R.M., Castellarin A., Matalas N.C., England J.F.Jr. and A. Zafirakou (2019), Hydrologic Record Events, Chapter 12 in “Statistical Analysis of Hydrologic Variables. Methods and Applications”, R.S.V. Teegavarapu, J.D. Salas, J.R. Stedinger (eds.), ASCE, DOI: 10.1061/9780784415177.ch12
B.4 Babunski D., Markov Z., Jovanoski I., Skoulikaris C., Tuneski A., Xenidis Y. and A. Zafirakou (2020), Water Management of cross-border waterbodies. Possibilities for joint cooperation in coping with the challenges, published by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Martens Centre, ISBN: 978-608-4648-57-4
Publications in peer-review scientific Journals:
J.1 Milford J.B., Gao D., Zafirakou A. and T.E. Pierce (1994), Ozone precursor levels and responses to emissions reductions: Analysis of regional oxidant model results, Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 28, No. 12, pp. 2093-2104
Citations: 19, IP: 4.039 (2020)
J.2 Ahlfeld D.P., Zafirakou A. and R.G. Riefler (1998), Solution of the groundwater transport management problem by sequential relaxation, Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 21, pp. 591-604
Citations: 6, IP: 4.016 (2020)
J.3 Zafirakou-Koulouris A., Vogel R.M., Craig S.M. and J. Habermeier (1998), L-Moment diagrams for censored observations, Water Resources Research, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 1241-1249
Citations: 49, IP: 4.36 (2017), 4,270 (2020)
J.4 Zafirakou-Koulouris A., Vogel R.M. and N.C. Matalas (2000), Record breaking behavior of floods in the United States, in Computational Methods in Water Resources XII, Bentley et al. (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam, pp. 1161-1168 (ISBN 90 5809 123 6)
J.5 Vogel R.M., Zafirakou-Koulouris A. and N.C. Matalas (2001), The frequency of record-breaking floods in the United States, Water Resources Research, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp. 1723-1731
Citations: 76, IP: 4.36 (2017), 4,270 (2020)
J.6 Zafirakou-Koulouris A., Koutitas C., Sofianos S., Mantziafou A, Tzali M., Dermissis V. and S.C. Dermisi (2012), Oil spill dispersion forecasting with the aid of a 3D simulation model, Journal of Physical Science and Application, Vol. 2, No. 10, pp. 448-453.
Citations: 5
J.7 Zafirakou A., Gaitanelis E. and M. Gianni (2013), Water quality monitoring and assessment of a small SWM’s produced leachates, World Environment, Vol. 3, No. 3., pp. 94-101, doi:10.5923/j.env.20130303.04
Citations: 1
J.8 Kougias I., Patsialis Th., Zafirakou A. and N. Theodossiou (2014), Exploring the potential of energy recovery using micro hydropower systems in water supply systems. Planning and management using Harmony Search, Water Utility Journal, Vol.7, pp. 25-33.
Citations: 20
J.9 Samaras A., Zafeirakou Α., Palantzas G. and C. Koutitas (2014), Advances in operational oil spill modelling: Implications for the protection of the Black Sea Basin, Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, Vol. 20, 2014, pp 129-138.
J.10 Zafirakou A., Palantzas G., Karambas Th. and Ch. Koutitas (2014), Optimization in oil slick combating stations allocation. Application to the sea of Azov, Global Nest Journal, Vol. 16 (2), pp. 403-411.
IP: 1.045
J.11 Thrasivoulou P., Patsalosavvis K. and A. Zafirakou (2015), Water supply management in Cyprus under climate uncertainty, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 57 (5), pp.2279-2289. Citations: 3, IP: 1.320
J.12 Zafirakou Α., Palantzas G., Samaras A. and C. Koutitas (2015), Oil Spill Modeling Aiming at the Protection of Ports and Coastal Areas, Environmental Processes, Springer, 2 (Suppl 1): S41–S53.
Citations: 4, IP: 1.650
J.13 Anagnostolpoulou C., Tolika K., Skoulikaris Ch. and A. Zafirakou (2016), Climate Change Assessments over a Greek Catchment Using RCM’s Projection, In: Karacostas T., Bais A., Nastos P. (eds) Perspectives on Atmospheric Sciences. Springer Atmospheric Sciences, Springer, Cham, 655-661, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-35095-0_93.
Citations: 2
J.14 Zafirakou A., Themeli S., Tsami E. and G. Aretoulis (2018), Multi-criteria analysis of different approaches to protect the marine and coastal environment from oil spills, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6, 125; doi:10.3390/jmse6040125
Citations: 5, IP: 2.033
J.15 Papaoikonomou K., Emmanouil C., Vasilatou V., Diapouli E., Grigoratos T., Zafirakou A. and A. Kungolos (2018), PM10 and elemental concentrations in a dismantling plant for waste of electrical and electronic equipment in Greece, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 18 (6), pp. 1457-1469.
Citations: 5, 5-yr IP: 2.827, IP: 2.740 (2020)
J.16 Skoulikaris Ch. and A. Zafirakou (2019), River Basin Management Plans as a tool for sustainable transboundary river basins management, Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 26, 14835–14848. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04122-4
Citations: 5, IP: 3.056, 5-yr IP: 3.306, IP: 3.000 (2020)
J.17 Efthymiadou Z., Zafirakou A. and M.C. Samolada (in press), Environmental pollution due to veterinary pharmaceuticals in treated veterinary wastewater (MESE20200508-3), Modern Environmental Science and Engineering (ISSN 2333-2581)
J.18 Gatzioura A. and A. Zafirakou, Wastewater Treatment Plants’ contribution in microplastics’ contamination of surface water. Effluent concentration and detection techniques review, In Special Issue of Desalination and Water Treatment (in press)
IP: 1.320
Publications (peer-review) in Conferences:
C.1 Ahlfeld D.P. and A. Zafirakou (1994), An algorithm for approximate solution of the groundwater contaminant remediation problem, in Proceedings of the Xth International Conference on Computational Methods in Water resources, Heidelberg, Germany.
Citations: 2
C.2 Vogel R.M., Zafirakou-Koulouris A. and T. Green (1997), A simple extension to the 'abc' watershed model, in Proceedings of the 27th Congress of the International Association of Hydraulic Research, AGU Conference, San Francisco, CA, August 10-15, 1997.
C.3 Zafirakou-Koulouris A., Vogel R.M. and N.C. Matalas (2000), Record-breaking behavior of floods in the United States, in Proceedings of XIIIth International Conference on Computational Methods in Water resources, University of Calgary, Canada.
C.4 Zafirakou-Koulouris A., Dermisi S.C., Koutitas C. and V. Dermissis (2008), Modeling the evolution and fate of an oil slick with a 3-D simulation model, Proc. of 9th International Conference on Protection and Restoration of the Environment (PRE-IX), Kefalonia, Greece, July 2008.
Citations: 1
C.5 Sofianos S., Kallos G., Mantziafou A., Tzali M., Zafeirakou A., Dermisis V., Koutitas Ch. and V. Zervakis (2009), Oil Spill Dispersion Forecasting System for the Region of Installation of the Burgas Alexandroulopis Pipeline Outlet (N.E. Aegean) in the Framework of “DIAVLOS” Project, Proc. of the 9th National Symposium of Oceanography & Fisheries, Vol. 1, Patras, May 2009.
C.6 Zafirakou-Koulouris A., Koutitas C., Sofianos S., Mantziafou A., Tzali M., Dermissis V. and S.C. Dermisi (2009), Modeling the evolution and fate of an oil slick with a 3-D simulation model, Proc. of the 3rd IC-EpsMsO, Athens, July 2009.
C.7 Tzali M., Sofianos S., Kallos G., Mantziafou A., Zafeirakou A., Dermisis V., Koutitas Ch. and V. Zervakis (2010), Oil Spill Dispersion Forecasting System for the Region of Installation of the Burgas Alexandroulopis Pipeline Outlet (N.E. Aegean) in the Framework of “DIAVLOS” Project, AIP Conf. Proc., Vol. 1203, pp. 1037-1041, Jan. 2010.
C.8 Skoulikaris Ch., Ganoulis J., Zafeirakou A. and J-M. Monget (2011), Modelling river flow rate and water level variations under global climate change, 16th International Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean Region, MEditerranean Scientific Association of Environmental Protection (MESAEP), Ioannina, Sept. 2011.
C.9 Gaitanelis E., Kaminiotis F., Kontos I., Zafirakou A., Darakas E. and M. Gianni (2012), Study of the environmental impacts of uncontrolled landfill leachates disposal to the surrounding environment: A case study for the landfill of Katerini, Proc. of Protection and Restoration of the Environment XI, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2012.
C.10 Kechagia K., Tselepi A., Darakas E., Zafirakou A. and S. Bayouk (2012), Solid waste management alternative scenario in Western Macedonia (Kozani), Greece, Proc. of Protection and Restoration of the Environment XI, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2012.
C.11 Zafirakou A., Apsilidis N. and C. Koutitas (2012), Anticipated flood risks in developed river basins due to climatic changes. The case of Axios river, Proc. of Protection and Restoration of the Environment XI, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2012.
C.12 Zafirakou A., Gaitanelis E., Kaminiotis F., Kontos I., Darakas E. and M. Gianni (2012), Dealing with solid waste management facilities’ crises, ISWA World Solid Waste Congress, Florence, Italy, Sept. 2012.
C.13 Kougias I., Patsialis Th., Zafirakou A. and N. Thedossiou (2013), Exploring the potential of micro hydropower systems in urban water supply systems. Decision-making and optimum management using Harmony Search, 8th International Conference of EWRA, Porto, Portugal, June 2013.
Citations: 1
C.14 Patsialis Th., Kougias I., Zafirakou A. and J. Ganoulis (2013), The perspective of environmental flow assessment in mountainous Greece: Application in small irrigation dams towards hydroelectric development, 8th International Conference of EWRA, Porto, Portugal, June 2013
C.15 Thrasivoulou P., Patsalosavvis K. and A. Zafirakou (2014), Water supply management in Cyprus under climate uncertainty, ADAPTtoCLIMATE International Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus, March 2014.
C.16 Zafeirakou A., Palantzas G., Samaras A. and C. Koutitas (2014), The use of oil spill simulation in developing and applying oil pollution contingency plans in ports and coastal areas, 12th International Conference on Protection and Restoration of the Environment (PRE-XII), Skiathos Island, Greece, 29 June-4 July 2014.
C.17 Arvanitidou S., Zafeirakou A., Palantzas G., Samaras A. and C. Koutitas (2015), Optimization of oil spill combating stations along coastal basins, 5th International Conference on Environment, Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-5), ISBN: 978-960-6865-87-9, Mykonos island, Greece, June 14-18, 2015.
C.18 Palantzas G., Zafeirakou A., Samaras A., Karambas T. and C. Koutitas (2015), The use of oil spill trajectory models in oil pollution incidents’ response, στα Πρακτικά του 11ου Πανελλήνιου Συμπόσιου Ωκεανογραφίας & Αλιείας, σ. 937-940, Μυτιλήνη, Λέσβος, Ελλάδα, 13-17/05/2015
C.19 Δρακίδης Χ., Κουκουλόπουλος Κ., Ζαφειράκου Α. και Ε. Νταρακάς (2015), Εργαλείο διαμόρφωσης εναλλακτικών σεναρίων για τον σχεδιασμό και την εφαρμογή ενός συστήματος ολοκληρωμένης διαχείρισης Αστικών Στερεών Αποβλήτων (ΑΣΑ), 2ο Περιβαλλοντικό Συνέδριο Θεσσαλίας, Σκιάθος, Ελλάδα.
C.20 Samoilis G., Emmanouil C. and A. Zafirakou (2015), Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic environment, 5th International Conference on Environment, Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-5), ISBN: 978-960-6865-87-9, Mykonos island, Greece, June 14-18, 2015.
C.21 Bereta R. and A. Zafirakou (2015), Investigation of energy recovery from municipal and medical solid waste treatment methods, 5th International Conference on Environment, Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-5), ISBN: 978-960-6865-87-9, Mykonos island, Greece, June 14-18, 2015.
C.22 Diamantidou D., Gkoutzamani I., Petala M. and A. Zafirakou (2016), Assessment of effluents’ quality from two wastewater treatment plants in N. Greece, 13th International Conference on Protection and Restoration of the Environment (PRE-XIII), Mykonos island, Greece, 3-8/7/2016
C.23 Skoulikaris C., Zafirakou A., Anagnostopoulou C., Tolika K., Doulgeris C., Papadimos D., Triantafillidis S. and M. Koutrakis (2016), Assessment of minimum water level and flow in water bodies in Greece under the impact of climate change, 13th International Conference on Protection and Restoration of the Environment (PRE-XIII), Mykonos island, Greece, 3rd to 8th of July, 2016.
C.24 Kotoudi A., Liapis V., Skoulikaris Ch. and A. Zafirakou (2017), Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the Greek transboundary surface water bodies’ characteristics, 6th International Conference on the Environment, Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-6), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 25-30, 2017
C.25 Papatzani S. and A. Zafirakou (2017), Nanotechnology enhanced membrane desalination – new advancements, 6th International Conference on the Environment, Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-6), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 25-30, 2017
C.26 Gatzioura A., Tasios F., Vantsiotis A. and A. Zafirakou (2017), The benefits of re-using grey water. A preliminary study for the port of Thessaloniki, 6th International Conference on the Environment, Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-6), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 25-30, 2017
C.27 Mandiliotis A. and A. Zafirakou (2017), Singapore’s water model: Potential application in the Aegean islands, 6th International Conference on the Environment Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-6), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 25-30, 2017
C.28 Zorpas A., Zafirakou A. and P. Loizia (2018), The contribution of clinoptilolite in anaerobic digestion of organic waste from slaughterhouse activities in insular communities under warm climate conditions, 5th International Conference on Small and Decentralized Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants (SWAT-5), Thessaloniki, Greece, 26-29/8/2018
C.29 Lokoviti A., Liaskou P. and A. Zafirakou (2018), A review on the utilization of the air-bubble curtain technology for solving various operational problems, Fifth International Symposium on Green Chemistry, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy (GreenChem5), Skiathos, Greece, 30/9-3/10/2018.
C.30 Zafirakou A., Apostolidou E., Gatzioura A. and A. Zorpas (2018), The benefits of reusing greywater in touristic regions. Application in small-scale hotels, Fifth International Symposium on Green Chemistry, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy (GreenChem5), Skiathos, Greece, 30/9-3/10/2018.
C.31 Chatzistefanou G.A., Krachtopoulos K., Zafirakou A. and A. Alexandraki (2019), Microplastics in drinking water supply networks: Identification techniques, reported measurements and health concerns, 7th International Conference on the Environment Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-7), Mykonos, Greece, June 25-30, 2019
C.32 Karavi A., Kadoglou S., Zafirakou A. and A. Zorpas (2019), Water resources management in the framework of sustainable strategy. The case study of Sifnos Island Greece, 7th International Conference on the Environment Management, Engineering, Planning & Economics (CEMEPE-7), Mykonos, Greece, June 25-30, 2019
C.33 Gatzioura A. and A. Zafirakou (2020), Stormwater runoff as a source of microplastic released in the environment, 15ο Διεθνές Συνέδριο Protection and Restoration of the Environment XV, Kalamata, Greece, 7-10/7/2020 (ακυρώθηκε λόγω COVID-19) https://prexv.gathernext.com/
C.34 Sismanidis L. and A. Zafirakou (2020), Proper disposal and treatment of common pharmaceuticals. Antimicrobial resistance, OpenEARTH conference on Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation, Thessaloniki, Greece, 12-14/2/2020 https://balkanroad.eu/conference/
C.35 Efthymiadou Z., Zafirakou A. and M. Samolada (2020), Εnvironmental pollution due to veterinary pharmaceuticals in treated animal wastewater, OpenEARTH conference on Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation, Thessaloniki, Greece, 12-14/2/2020 https://balkanroad.eu/conference/
C.36 Gatzioura A. and A. Zafirakou (2020), Wastewater treatment plants' contribution in micro-plastic contamination of surface water. Detection techniques review. OpenEARTH conference on Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation, Thessaloniki, Greece, 12-14/2/2020
C.37 Samoilis G. and A. Zafirakou (2020), Detection and removal of common human pharmaceuticals and PPCPs in water. OpenEARTH conference on Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation, Thessaloniki, Greece, 12-14/2/2020 https://balkanroad.eu/conference
C.38 Sismanidis L. and A. Zafirakou (2020), Environmental assessment of the consumption of medicines, personal hygiene items, detergents and disinfectants during the period of COVID-19 in Greece, 6th International Symposium on Green Chemistry, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-23 September 2020, http://greenchem6.civil.auth.gr/
C.39 Apostolou S. and A. Zafirakou (2020), Sustainable solid waste and wastewater management towards energy production for geographical isolated – island areas, 6th International Symposium on Green Chemistry, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy, Thessaloniki, Greece, 20-23 September 2020, http://greenchem6.civil.auth.gr/
Editorials in Special Issues
E.1 Zafirakou A., Kehagia F. and A. Papaoikonomou (2017), Guest Editors in Fresenius Environmental Bulletin (FEB-Sept2017), Special Issue for the 5th International Conference on the Environment, Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2015) – Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (SECOTOX), Vol. 26, No.09, pp. 5520–5688.
http://www.prt-parlar.de/download_feb_2017/
E.2 Musmarra D., Zafeirakou A.; Manakou V.; Emmanouil C. (2019), Efficient and sustainable environmental management as a means of addressing current pollution issues, Guest Editors in Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR-2019), Special issue for the 6th International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2017) and Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (SECOTOX), Vol. 26, pp. 14703–14705, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05174-2
Google Scholar Citations (2020): 288
Scopus Citations (2020): 123