Metal Metalloids in Soil Plant Water Systems - Chapter 15 - Metal oxidizing microbes and potential application in bioremediation of soil and water

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Metals and Metalloids in Soil-Plant-Water Systems: Phytophysiology and Remediation Techniques, Volume , 1 January 2022
This chapter contributes to SDG 6 by providing up-to-date information on microbial mechanisms for removing metals from contaiminated soils and water.
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Metal Metalloids in Soil Plant Water Systems - Chapter 15 - Metal oxidizing microbes and potential application in bioremediation of soil and water

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Wajid Umar, Muhammad Zia ur Rehman, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Ashar Ayub, Asif Naeem, Muhammad Rizwan, Husnain Zia, Rama Rao Karri,

Chapter 10 - Use of nanotechnology for wastewater treatment: potential applications, advantages, and limitations,

Editor(s): Janardhan Reddy Koduru, Rama Rao Karri, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Erick R. Bandala,

In Micro and Nano Technologies,

Sustainable Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation,

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2022,

Pages 223-272,

ISBN 978012824547
This chapter contributes to SDG 6 by providing up-to-date information on microbial mechanisms for removing metals from contaiminated soils and water.
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A review on microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment: Their occurrence, exposure routes, toxic studies, and potential effects on human health

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Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 181, August 2022
This review focuses on the potential exposure routes, human health impacts, and toxicity response of MPs/NPs on human health, through reviewing the literature on studies conducted in different in vitro and in vivo experiments on organisms, human cells, and the human experimental exposure models.
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Development of a gamma ray dose rate calculation and mapping tool for Lagrangian marine nuclear emergency response models

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Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 181, August 2022
This paper discussed the development and testing of a gamma radiation dose rate calculation model for the marine environment, and evaluates the potential use for such a model in both short term nuclear emergency response management and emergency response planning.
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Nano-Enabled Technologies for Water Remediation - Chapter 10 - Recent advances of nanotechnology in water remediation

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Sai Karthik Cheemalamarry, Vinayak Sharma, Yaddanapudi Varun, I. Sreedhar, Satyapaul A. Singh,

10 - Recent advances of nanotechnology in water remediation,

Editor(s): Noel Jacob Kaleekkal, Prasanna Kumar S. Mural, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran,

In Micro and Nano Technologies,

Nano-Enabled Technologies for Water Remediation,

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2022,

Pages 311-333,

ISBN 9780323854450
This chapter contributes to SDG 6 by providing up-to-date information on nanomaterial potential application in water remediation.
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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2022

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The United Nations General Assembly decided that International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples would be observed every year on 9th August. On this day, people from around the world are encouraged to help spread the UN’s message on the protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples. Elsevier is pleased to share this special collection of freely available articles to help spread awareness about this important topic. Please feel free to download and share these papers.
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World Development Indicators for the SDGs

These dashboards present data from the World Development Indicators (WDI) that help to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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COVID 19 and the Sustainable Development Goals - Chapter 2 - Effects of COVID-19 on the availability of clean water and sanitation

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COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals, Volume , 1 January 2022
This chapter contributes to SDG 6 by introducing the impact of COVID-19 on water and sanitation, explaining Sustainable Development Goal-6 (clean water and sanitation) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlighting lessons learned regarding the water and COVID-19.
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Effectiveness of interventions to improve drinking water, sanitation, and handwashing with soap on risk of diarrhoeal disease in children in low-income and middle-income settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The Lancet, Volume 400, 2 July 2022, Pages 48-59
This Article supports SDGs 3 and 6, focusing on the effects of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions on childhood diarrhoea in low and middle income countries. Their findings support the higher service levels called for under SDG 6.
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Tracing the emergence of drowning prevention on the global health and development agenda: a policy analysis

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The Lancet Global Health, Volume 10, July 2022
This health policy supports SDGs 3 and 6, focusing on the neglected health issue of drowning. The paper discusses ways in which the issue can be framed to align with external priorities, particularly political contexts.
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