Urban soil geochemistry in Athens, Greece: The importance of local geology in controlling the distribution of potentially harmful trace elements

A Argyraki, E Kelepertzis - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Understanding urban soil geochemistry is a challenging task because of the complicated
layering of the urban landscape and the profound impact of large cities on the chemical …

Silver-rich sulfide mineralization in the northwestern termination of the Western Cycladic Detachment System, at Agios Ioannis Kynigos, Hymittos Mt.(Attica, Greece): A …

C Stouraiti, K Soukis, P Voudouris, C Mavrogonatos… - Ore Geology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Identification of silver-rich sulfide mineralization in the abandoned mines at northern
Hymittos Mt (central Attica, Greece) district has made this region important due to its …

The geosites of the sacred rock of acropolis (UNESCO world heritage, athens, greece): cultural and geological heritage integrated

H Drinia, F Tripolitsiotou, T Cheila, G Zafeiropoulos - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Athens, the capital of Greece, is notable for its distinctive environment. Numerous
archaeological and historical monuments contribute to the city's cultural wealth. These …

Geological map of Athens Metropolitan Area, Attica (Greece): A review based on Athens Metro ground investigation data

K Boronkay, G Stoumpos… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
The ground investigations for the construction of Athens Metro–including over 60.000 m of
sampling boreholes and geological mapping of the underground tunnel face–, planned and …

Characterization of the inhalable fraction (< 10 μm) of soil from highly urbanized and industrial environments: magnetic measurements, bioaccessibility, Pb isotopes …

S Menegaki, E Kelepertzis, Z Kypritidou… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Soil in urban and industrial areas is one of the main sinks of pollutants. It is well known that
there is a strong link between metal (loid) s bioaccessibility by inhalation pathway and …

New insights on subsurface geological and tectonic structure of the Athens basin (Greece), derived from urban gravity measurements

S Dilalos, JD Alexopoulos, S Lozios - Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
The gravity method has been applied, with a total of 1.122 gravity measurements for the
subsurface investigation of the geotectonic structure beneath the urban and sub-urban …

Geological, geomorphological and tectonic structure of NE Attica and seismic hazard implications for the northern edge of the Athens plain

D Papanikolaou… - Bulletin of the …, 2007 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
A synthesis of geology, geomorphology and tectonics has been compiled regarding the NE
part of Attica. This synthesis helps us clarify how old and new structures interrelate and …

Assessment of the environmental impact by As and heavy metals in lacustrine travertine limestone and soil in Attica, Greece: Mapping of potentially contaminated sites

EE Kampouroglou, M Economou-Eliopoulos - Catena, 2016 - Elsevier
Applying a geographical information system (GIS), geostatistical techniques and mapping
software, a digitized geological–geomorphological map and an assessment of the extent …

Quaternary continental shelf basins of Saronikos Gulf, Aegean Sea

PM Foutrakis, G Anastasakis - Geo-Marine Letters, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Saronikos Gulf hosts the northwestern end of the South Aegean Active
Volcanic Arc. It is affected by extensional back-arc tectonism in a prominent NS direction …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of an urban gravity survey to the determinable perspective of Athens city (Greece) underground structure

S Dilalos, JD Alexopoulos - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
An urban gravity survey with more than 1120 measurements was carried out in order to
adumbrate the deeper subsurface of Athens city basin. The aim was to gather quantitative …