Τμήμα Ωκεανογραφίας και Θαλασσίων Βιοεπιστημών
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- secr-marine@aegean.gr
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Laboratory Teaching Staff |
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Department of Marine Sciences |
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A26
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Every day 8:30-14:30 |
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(+30) 22510 36824
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Research
RESEARCH INTERESTS & SPECIALIZATION
Main field:
Organic pesticides: Environmental fate and behavior in environmental matrices
Development, optimization and evaluation of analytical methods for the determination of toxic priority substances in various aqueous and solid environmental matrices based on means of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry
Other fields:
Qualitative and quantitative instrumental analysis of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in a variety of matrices
Toxicity tests of synthetic organic compounds contained in surface water, seawater and sediments towards non target-microalga (Bioassays)
Removal of toxic contaminants from water samples by adsorption techniques
Current research interest:
Degradation kinetics and persistence of pesticides in different environmental matrices
Bioassays
Marine pollution monitoring due to priority substances
Remediation technologies
Teaching
2002-2002: Nursing School of Vostanio General Hospital of Mytilene (Lesvos)
Course taught:
– Medical Biology-Biochemistry (winter and spring semesters 2000-2002)
1997-2007: Department of the Environment, University of the Aegean
Tutoring:
-Contribution to the supervision of over ten undergraduate dissertations (winter and spring semesters 1997-2007)
2000-present: Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean
Undergraduate Program
Course taught:
-General Chemistry: Independent teaching since 2018, 2014-2015: 7 out of 13 lectures, 2000-2002: Teaching assistance
-Analytical Chemistry (theory and laboratory practicals): Spring Semester: 2018-2019 (full course), 2014-2015 (7 out of 13 lectures), 2000-2018 (teaching assistance in laboratory practices)
-Marine Organic Chemistry: Independent teaching since 2018 to today
– Chemical Oceanography I (theory and laboratory practicals): Winter Semester: 2000-2003 (teaching assistance in laboratory practices)
-Chemical Oceanography (theory and laboratory practicals): Winter Semester: 2003- today (teaching assistance in laboratory practices)
-Sampling methods and Analysis (theory and laboratory practicals): Winter Semester: 2014-2015 (6 out of 13 lectures), 2015-today (2 out of 13 lectures)
-Marine Pollution: Winter Semester: 2014-today (2 out of 13 lectures)
-Environmental Chemistry: Winter Semester: 2014-today (2 out of 13 lectures)
-Marine Geochemistry (theory and laboratory practicals): Spring Semester: 2014-today (teaching assistance in laboratory practices)
-Aquatic Toxicology (theory and laboratory practicals): Winter Semester: 2014-today (teaching assistance in laboratory practices)
Tutoring:
Contribution to the supervision of over twenty undergraduate dissertations (2002 – present)
Postgraduate Program “M.Sc. Coastal Management”
Teaching assistance in laboratory practices of the course:
– Biogeochemical Processes (theory and laboratory practicals): Winter Semesters (2002-2014)
Postgraduate Program “M.Sc. Integrated Coastal Management”
Teaching assistance in laboratory practices of the course:
– Coastal and Marine Pollution (theory and laboratory practicals): Winter Semesters (2014-today)
Professional activities
1997-2007: Water and Air Quality Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of the Aegean: Contract Research Assistant- Scientific collaborator
2000-2002: Nursing School of Vostanio General Hospital of Mytilene: Contract Teacher of Chemistry to teach the course of “Medical Biology-Biochemistry”
2001-2002: Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean: Contract Chemist-Scientific Collaborator
2002-2014: Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean: Specialized Technical and Laboratory Staff in “Chemistry”
2014-today: Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean: Specialized Research and Laboratory Teaching Staff in “Environmental Chemistry”
Other activities
MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGINIZATIONS:
Association of Greek Chemists
Global Network of Environmental Science and Technology (G-NEST)
World-Wide Club of the Chemical Community (ChemWeb.com)
Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC)
Selected publications
Maria C. Vagi, Andreas S. Petsas, Dionysia Dimitropoulou, Melpomeni Leventelli and Anastasia D. Nikolaou. (2025). “Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye onto Various Marine Sediments and Seagrass Biomass of Posidonia oceanica Species: Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies” Organics 2025, Volume 6, Issue 2, 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/org6020021
Vagi, M.C., Petsas, A.S. (2021), “Sorption/Desorption, Leaching, and Transport Behavior of Pesticides in Soils: A Review on Recent Advances and Published Scientific Research”. In: Rodríguez-Cruz, M.S., Sánchez-Martín, M.J. (eds) Pesticides in Soils. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 113. Springer, Cham. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2021_803
M.C. Vagi, A.S. Petsas, (2020), “Recent advances on the removal of priority organochlorine and organophosphorus biorecalcitrant pesticides defined by Directive 2013/39/EU from environmental matrices by using advanced oxidation processes: An overview (2007-2018)’’, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2020, 102940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.102940
Andreas S. Petsas, Maria C. Vagi, (2018), “Photocatalytic Degradation of Selected Organophosphorus Pesticides using Titanium dioxide and UV Light”, In: “Titanium Dioxide”,e-book edited by Dongfang Yang, InTech, ISBN: 978-1-78923-327-8, Print ISBN: 978-1-78923-326-1, Chapter 13 (OPEN ACCESS), pp. 241-260. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72193
Maria Vagi, Andreas Petsas, Maria Pavlaki and Maria Kostopoulou, (2018), “Toxic effects of the organophosphorus insecticide Fenthion on growth and chlorophyll production activity of unicellular marine microalgae Tetraselmis suesica – Comparison between observed and predicted endpoint toxicity data”, In: “Insecticides”, e-book edited by Ghousia Begum, InTech, ISBN: 978-953-51-5601-7, Chapter 7 (OPEN ACCESS), pp. 117-136. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72321
Vagi, Μ.C., Petsas, A.S., Kostopoulou, M.N., Lekkas, T.D. (2010), “Adsorption and desorption processes of two selected organophosphorus pesticides, dimethoate and fenthion, onto three Greek agricultural soils”, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 90, Issue 3-6, pp.: 367-387, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067310903194980
Nikolaou, A., Kostopoulou, M., Lofrano, G., Meric, S., Petsas, A., Vagi, M., (2009), ‘‘Levels and toxicity of PAHs in marine sediments”, Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 28, pp.: 653-664, 2009. DOI:10.1016/j.trac.2009.04.004