Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Water and sanitation; Sustainable cities and human settlements; Technology, Global

Plastic recycling and their use as raw material for the synthesis of carbonaceous materials

Elsevier, Heliyon, Volume 8, March 2022

Pollution by polymeric materials - in particular plastics - has a negative effect on the health of our planet.

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Green economy, Global

Equal pay for equal work in radiology: Expired excuses and solutions for change

Clinical Imaging, Volume 83, March 2022

This Article advances SDGs 5, 9 and 10 by proposing intentional strategies for closing the gender pay gap in radiology, one of the four medical specialties with the largest gender pay gap. Closing the gender pay gap will demonstrate that radiology values diversity, inclusion, families, and patient outcomes.

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Employment decent work for all and social protection, Global

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Congestion and environmental impacts of short car trip replacement with micromobility modes

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Volume 103, February 2022

Transportation is a basic social need, but most trips are done by private vehicles, which is not environmentally sustainable with growing urban populations.

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Sustainable transport; Traffic Congestion, Global

Integrated and Hybrid Process Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment- Chapter 11 - Hazardous and industrial wastewaters: From cutting-edge treatment strategies or layouts to micropollutant removal

Mohammad Mehdi Golbini Mofrad, Iman Parseh, Mokhtar Mahdavi,

Chapter 11 - Hazardous and industrial wastewaters: from cutting-edge treatment strategies or layouts to micropollutant removal,

Editors: Abdul Mohammad and Wei Ang,

Integrated and Hybrid Process Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment,

Elsevier,

2021,

Pages 233-251,

ISBN 9780128230312

This chapter advances SDG 6 and 9 by identifying and investigating state-of-the-art remediation approaches and technologies that help the disposal of hazardous sewage for sustainable and safe reuse.

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Technology; Water and sanitation, Global

Selling the science of sustainable beauty

RX,

February 2022

Cathy Laporte, portfolio director for the in-cosmetics Group, part of RX, discusses the growing momentum towards a more conscious beauty industry, and in-cosmetics’ role in driving sustainable innovation and growth.

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Features

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Green economy; Industry; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Environmental Sensing: Chapter 5 - Artificial intelligence and sustainability: Solutions to social and environmental challenges

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Environmental Sensing: Cognitive Data Science in Sustainable Computing, 2022, pp 93-108

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 9, 12, and 13 by discussing the potential of AI to overcome socioenvironmental challenges such as unsustainable resource consumption and poor management of natural disaster responses.

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Data & Analytics; Sustainable consumption and production; Climate Change, Global

Emerging Freshwater Pollutants. Analysis, Fate and Regulations - Chapter 7: The fate of emerging pollutants in aquatic systems: An overview

Emerging Freshwater Pollutants. Analysis, Fate and Regulations, 2022, Pages 119-135

Links to SDG6 and the theme of WWD as it covers the presence of emerging pollutants in aquatic systems such as rivers, lakes, groundwater, glaciers, wetlands, the ocean poses significant risks to human and environmental health.

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Water and sanitation; Sustainable consumption and production; Inorganic Pollutants, Global

Racial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes on Investigator-Initiated Breast Cancer Clinical Trials at an Urban Medical Center

Clinical Breast Cancer, Volume , 2022

This Study explores the racial disparities that exist in the emergency departments of 4 hospitals, when they are most prevalent, and how patients' sociodemographic characterstics impact image acquisition time, raising awareness for SDGs 3, 9 and 10.

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Institutional Frameworks and international cooperation for Sustainable Development; Diversity and inclusion; Employment decent work for all and social protection, Global

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Field Measurements for Passive Environmental Remote Sensing: Instrumentation, Intensive Campaigns, and Satellite Applications - Chapter 5: Oceanographic buoys: Providing ocean data to assess the accuracy of variables derived from satellite measurements

Field Measurements for Passive Environmental Remote Sensing: Instrumentation, Intensive Campaigns, and Satellite Applications, 2023, pp 79-100

This chapter aligns with Goal 14: Life Below Water and Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure by describing the advancements in scientific data collection capabilities afforded by the innovation and use of oceanographic buoys.

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