Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics - Chapter 11: Biodegradability of automotive plastics and composites

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Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions, Volume 1, 1 January 2022
This chapter aligns with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure by discussing the applicability of biological processes for the remediation of plastics as sustainable practice and future implications of biodegradable polymers and composites in the automobile industry.
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Health and wellbeing; Industry; Sustainable transport, Global

Confronting the plasticine: promise in a world wrapped in plastic

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The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, September 2022
This Comment supports SDG 3 and 9 by describing an ongoing study in rural Guatemala to assess interventions to reduce plastic burning in household fires, and how plastic burning is affecting air quality
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Health and wellbeing; Chemicals and waste, North America

The environmental impacts of different mask options for healthcare settings in the UK

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Sustainable Production and Consumption, Volume 33, September 2022
This article presented a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) study comparing alternative medical-grade and protective-device-grade mask reuse options to the conventional single-use of surgical and FFP3 masks, respectively. The study focuses on the UK, but the results and conclusions are applicable to other healthcare settings.
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Closing the loop on plastics in Europe: The role of data, information and knowledge

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Sustainable Production and Consumption, Volume 33, September 2022
A system transition is required to reach greater circularity in the production and consumption of plastics and the achievement of SDG12. This paper has addressed a key gap in the literature, related to the role that data-information-knowledge play in hindering progress towards that transition.
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Ornamental tobacco floral nectar is a rich source of antimicrobial peptides

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Plant Science, Volume 324, November 2022, 111427
In this study, ornamental tobacco floral nectar was found to be the source of numerous peptides, some showing antifungal or antibacterial activities. The characterization of these peptides could open new roads of research with potential applications in crop protection and pollination, public health and, more generally, biotechnologies.
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Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems - Chapter 21 - Artificial intelligence for wastewater treatment

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uan Cuong Nguyen, Thi Thanh Huyen Nguyen, Quoc Ba Tran, Xuan-Thanh Bui, Huu Hao Ngo, Dinh Duc Nguyen,

Chapter 21 - Artificial intelligence for wastewater treatment,

Editors: Xuan-Thanh Bui, Dinh Duc Nguyen, Ashok Pandey,

Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems,

Elsevier,

2022,

Pages 587-608,

ISBN 9780323998741
This chapter advances SDG 6 and 9 by outlining state-of-the-art development in the use of applied AI for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) with a focus on output, algorithms, data, and performance.
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Water and sanitation; Data & Analytics; Wastewater, Global

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,

Elsevier,

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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Water and sanitation, Global

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Sustainable plastic waste management in a circular economy

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Heliyon, Volume 8, July 2022
Circular economy has provided the possibilities for recycling and sustainable management of plastic wastes.
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Green economy; Global; Circular Economy, Global

RELX SDG Customer Awards 2022

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RELX SDG Customer Awards aim to recognise RELX customers who share our commitment to driving action in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Read more about the 2022 winners.
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