Book chapters

Elsevier,

Solar Energy Desalination Technology, Chapter 1, 2017, Pages 1–46

To advance goal 6 (clean water and sanitation), this chapter explores different desalination processes to make seawater drinkable, which is an obvious solution to any water shortages. Given the high-polluting energy required in the desalination process, solar-desalination technologies is considered.
Elsevier,

Sustainable Shale Oil and Gas, Chapter 3, 2017, Pages 29–43

This chapter advances SDGs 7 and 13 by discussing detection methods for fugitive methane and whether these gases can be captured and used for commercial opportunity.
Elsevier,

Smart Technologies for Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture, Chapter 15, 2017, Pages 295–306

This chapter considers the developments in agricultural technology required to fully achieve SDG 2 (zero hunger) can sometimes be detrimental to the environment. Climate smart technologies are needed.
Elsevier,

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 77, Chapter 6, 2017, Pages 179-220

To advance goal 14 (life below water), age and growth studies have been carried out on fish so that scientists and fisheries can better understand exploitation rates and assess stock levels.
Elsevier,

Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation, Chapter 7, 2017, Pages 95–107

Green innovations will be significant in reducing climate change impacts and contributing to goals 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure), 11 (sustainable cities and communities) and 13 (climate action). This chapter considers a number of sustainable and innovative transport and infrastructure options to support these goals.
Elsevier,

Competition for Water Resources: Experiences and Management Approaches in the US and Europe, 2017, Pages 19-35

This book chapter addresses goals 6 and 12 by providing an overview of water resources in Europe and the associated anthropogenic and natural pressures. It further introduces the main instrument of the European Union (the Water Framework Directive) initiated as a response to the expected water crisis.
Elsevier,

Zakim and Boyer's Hepatology (Seventh Edition), A Textbook of Liver Disease, 2018, Pages 77-83.e5

This chapter aligns with the SDG goal 3 of good health and wellbeing by showing the liver's response to injury including inflammation and fibrosis responses.
Elsevier,

International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Second Edition), 2017, Pages 350-360

This chapter advances SDG 6 by explaining a multidisciplinary approach to drinking water from a public health perspective and how it is important as poverty, with its associated unsanitary living conditions and lack of access to water, proper nutrition, health care, and education, is the overwhelming determinant of infection and malnutrition.
Elsevier,

International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Second Edition), 2017, Pages 388-401

This chapter advances SDG 6 by explaining water as it relates to human health.
Elsevier,

International Encyclopedia of Public Health (Second Edition), 2017, Pages 148-158

This chapter advances SDG 6 by summarizing water contaminants (that have been included in current promulgated regulations) and emerging agents (that have been considered as contaminant candidates which may require further regulation), current regulations, and treatment options.

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