Book chapters

Advances in Transport Policy and Planning - Chapter Two: Gender gaps in urban mobility and transport planning

Elsevier,

Advances in Transport Policy and Planning, Volume 8, 2021, Pages 33-69

This chapter advances goals 3 and 5 by presenting main findings of a literature review on gender in urban mobility and transport planning and highlighting important gaps in the current framings. It offers a clearer understanding of women's needs, usage and preferences for urban transport systems and how they differ from men.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Urbanization and Urban Planning, Global

Epigenetics in Psychiatry: Chapter 21 - Epigenetics in intellectual disability

Elsevier,

Epigenetics in Psychiatry (Second Edition) 2021, Pages 489-517

This book chapter advances SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG 10 Reducing Inequalities by reviewing the research that has led to a greater understanding of how disruption of epigenetic regulation leads to cognitive deficits that are associated with intellectual disabilites.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Health and population, Global

Green Functionalized Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications - Chapter 7 - Applications of conventional and advanced technologies for phosphorus remediation from contaminated water

Elsevier,

Amita Nakarmi, Sushil Kanel, Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda, Tito Viswanathan,

Chapter 7 - Applications of conventional and advanced technologies for phosphorus remediation from contaminated water,

Editor(s): Uma Shanker, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Manviri Rani,

In Micro and Nano Technologies,

Green Functionalized Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications,

Elsevier,

2022,

Pages 181-213,

ISBN 9780128231371

This chapter contributes to SDG 6 by introducing technologies for phosphorus remediation from contaminated water.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Water and sanitation, Global

Neurological Care and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Chapter 6-COVID-19 and Autoimmune Demyelinating Diseases

Elsevier,

Neurological Care and the COVID-19 Pandemic 2021, Pages 87-107

This book chapter advances SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing and SDG10 Reducing Inequalities by showing how patients with disorders of the central nervous system are unique in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Health and population, Global

Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment - Chapter 6: Agrowaste-derived polymeric adsorbents for water purification

Elsevier,

Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment, 2021, Pages 131-158

This chapter advances SDG 6 by presenting an overview of the development of polymeric adsorbents from different agrowastes along with used physical and methods with their success and shortcomings.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Tags:

Chemicals and waste; Industry, Global

Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment - Chapter 4: Nanocellulose: A sustainable and renewable material for water and wastewater treatment

Elsevier,

Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment, 2021, Pages 93-109

This chapter advances SDG 6 by discussing recent advancement in the usage of nanocellulose as an adsorbent for water and wastewater treatment and by highlighting current challenges and limitations related to nanocellulose derived material applications at an industrial scale.
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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Tags:

Chemicals and waste; Industry; Science, Global

Green Functionalized Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications - Chapter 9: Modern applications and current status of green nanotechnology in environmental industry

Elsevier,

Green Functionalized Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications, 2022, pp 259-281

This chapter advances UN SDG goals 11 and 13 by examining how the development of clean technologies can reduce potential environmental and human health hazards associated with the production of nanotechnology products.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Science; Technology, Global

Electrification - Chapter 1: Introduction: electrification and the energy transition

Elsevier,

Electrification, Accelerating the Energy Transition, 2021, Pages 3-24

This book chapter advances SDG 7 by introducing electrification as a megatrend directly shaping not only the energy system but also society, global development, and energy politics internationally. In particular, it highlights the potential for electrification as a master solution for an accelerated transition to climate neutrality
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SDG:

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy

Tags:

Science; Energy; Rural Electrification, Global

Contamination of Water: Chapter 18 - Pharmaceuticals and personal care products: occurrence, detection, risk, and removal technologies in aquatic environment

Elsevier,

Contamination of Water, Health Risk Assessment and Treatment Strategies, 2021, Pages 265-284

This chapter examines how PPCPs are often termed as micropollutants or trace organics, as these compounds are present in the µg/L range in the environment. PPCPs may pose a serious threat to aquatic life, having acute and chronic toxicity responses. As a result, there is a need for evolving technologies to detect, identify, and remediate compounds from these micropollutants.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Chemicals and waste; Water and sanitation, Global

Contamination of Water: Chapter 4 - Current scenario of heavy metal contamination in water

Elsevier,

Contamination of Water, Health Risk Assessment and Treatment Strategies, 2021, Pages 49-64

This chapter highlights important implications of the field such as permissible limits of heavy metals in water systems, major sources of aquatic heavy metal pollution, impact of heavy metal contamination on aquatic life, human health and environment, loss of resources in form of heavy metals, prominent strategies adopted to tackle the problem, recent advancement in treatment technologies for heavy metal contaminated wastewater, and future aspects.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Chemicals and waste; Health and population; Water and sanitation, Global

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