Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Relevance and Concerns

• Other Authors: Fink, Rok (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Acinetobacter baumannii; biofilm; citric acid; combined disinfection; infection prevention; infection control; ozone; food safety; hygiene; mountaineers; excursionist; disinfection; opportunistic pathogens; Pseudomonas fluorescens; UV light; COVID-19; surveillance; outbreaks; educational settings; children; consumers; knowledge; practice; observation; construction waste decreasing; evolutionary game; sewage discharge fees; fine; numerical simulation; growth character; rebellious character; beetle swarm optimization; test function; local optimum; character decision; Baiyangdian basin; land use/cover change; eco-environmental quality index; spatio-temporal pattern; GeoDetector; factor detector; interaction detector; terpenoids; food-borne bacteria; minimum inhibitory concentration; viability; biomass; primary school; indoor air quality factors; outdoor air quality factors; questionnaire; cross-sectional study; maize disease; adversarial training; context feature aggregation; patch embedding; n/a
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Major concerns regarding health and the environment are at the heart of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Sustainable Development Goals. Now more than ever, humanity is called upon to take action to protect the environment and public health. The environment in which we live is the most vital factor for our health and well-being. Human activities have significant impacts on the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and even outer space. Biological, chemical, and physical risk factors are part of our everyday lives, and scientific research continuously faces challenges to understand and mitigate these interactions to make life on Earth more sustainable. The sustainability of human societies and the biodiversity that supports them requires the responsible supervision of natural resources, including the development of technologies and regulations.