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Water Treatment Using Engineered Carbon Nanotubules - Chapter 3: Carbon-based materials as a promising route for water treatment

Elsevier,

Water Treatment Using Engineered Carbon Nanotubes, Micro and Nano Technologies series, 2024, Pages 63-96

Aligns with Goals 12 and 13 by describing the role of carbon-based materials in water treatment, the challenges to progress, and the future of these carbon-based materials in this field.
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SDG:

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable consumption and production; Climate Change, Global

Diagnosis of Heritage Buildings by Non-Destructive Techniques - Chapter 6: Analyzing Non-Destructive Methods for Building Inspection and Energy Performance: A Focus on photogrammetry and infrared thermography

Elsevier,

Diagnosis of Heritage Buildings by Non-Destructive Techniques, 2024, pages 133-158

This chapter aligns with Goals 9, 11, and 13 by outlining nondestructive evaluation methods which extend the lifecycle of these buildings and make their materials more durable.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Climate Change, Global

Risk Assessment and Management for Ships and Offshore Structures - Chapter 11: Systematic measures to address offshore drilling hazards

Elsevier,

Risk Assessment and Management for Ships and Offshore Structures, 2024, pages 163-178

This chapter aligns with Goals 9 and 14 by studying the risk-based assessment methods associated with health, safety, and environmental protection of engineering structures and infrastructure, discussing how to prevent and mitigate oil and gas leaks, fires, explosions, and more.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Disaster risk reduction; Oceans & Seas, Global

Dynamic Aquaria (Fourth Edition) - Chapter 13: Community structure: Biodiversity in model ecosystems

Elsevier,

Dynamic Aquaria, Fourth Edition: Building and Restoring Ecosystems and the Biosphere, 2024, pp 167-180

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 13 and 14 by reviewing how to calculate species count in a high-veracity ecosystem model for use in climate resilience and aquatic conservation settings.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 14: Life below water

Tags:

Biodiversity and ecosystems; Oceans & Seas, Global

Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community: 6 - Evaluation and Treatment in the Underserved Community

Elsevier,

Breast Cancer

Multidisciplinary Pathways for Cancer Care in the Community

2024, Pages 40-44

Within this chapter, we will take a look at experiential approaches and best practices to fostering effective and sustainable community outreach and health equity, supporting both SDG 3 and SDG 10.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

community outreach; health equity, North America

Chapter 3 - Contaminated groundwater sampling and quality control of water analyses

Elsevier,

Julian K. Trick, Marianne Stuart, Shaun Reeder,
Chapter 3 - Contaminated groundwater sampling and quality control of water analyses,
Editor(s): Benedetto De Vivo, Harvey E. Belkin, Annamaria Lima,
Environmental Geochemistry (Third Edition), Elsevier, 2024, Pages 35-62, ISBN 9780443138010

This chapter aligns with Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation by reviewing the tools available for the collection of groundwater samples, methods of on-site water-quality analysis, and the appropriate preservation and handling of samples. This work contributes to the anaylis of groundwater in efforts to monitor and improve water for populations.
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SDG:

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

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Health and population, Global

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction - Chapter 2 : Application of artificial intelligence in sustainable construction

Elsevier,

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction, 2024, pp 75-91

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 9 and 11 by exploring the potential of AI tools to promote smart civil engineering.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Tags:

Data & Analytics; Sustainable cities and human settlements, Global

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction - Chapter 3: Machine learning applications in the development of sustainable building materials to reduce carbon emission

Elsevier,

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Sustainable Construction, 2024, pages 93-121

This chapter aligns with Goals 9, 11, and 13 by focusing on the use of renewable and recyclable materials, as well as adoption of methods to reduce energy consumption and waste.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Climate Change, Global

Sustainability and Toxicity of Building Materials - Chapter 1: The importance of recognising the toxicity of building materials in manufacture, use and disposal stages for planetary sustainability and restoration

Elsevier,

Sustainablility and Toxicity of Building Materials, 2024, pages 3-14

This chapter aligns with Goals 9, 11, 12 by emphasizing the responsible disposal of toxic building materials and providing guidance on selecting materials that have a positive effect on the health of occupants and the environment.
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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Tags:

Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Living Donor Organ Transplantation: Chapter 9 - Paid organ donation: challenges for public health care policy

Elsevier,

Living Donor Organ Transplantation (Second Edition)

2024, Pages 177-185

Proper regulation is essential to ensure that such a system benefited those in need, and that those who provided organs are properly compensated. Without significant policy changes, however, far too many patients will continue to languish on waiting lists until they run out of time. The goal of SDG3 is that everyone should have a good health and well-being.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Tags:

kidney chains; transplantation; public health; organ donation, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Global, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

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