The concept of environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and good governance (ESG) is now well established in the corporate world and in for-profit organizations. However, it is not a concept that has reached medical and surgical association boardrooms in a meaningful way. It is important to define the concept of physician and corporate author expertise and objectives of ESG, provide a rationale for using ESG within orthopaedic organizations, and identify specific areas (primarily the "S" and the "G") where the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and other groups can align with this strategy.
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December 2024
Unité de Chimie Environnementale Et Interactions Sur Le Vivant (UCEIV), Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (ULCO), 50 Rue Ferdinand Buisson, Calais Cedex, UR4492, France.
Phytoremediation is recognized as an environmentally, economically and socially efficient phytotechnology for the reclamation of polluted soils. To improve its efficiency, several strategies can be used including the optimization of agronomic practices, selection of high-performance plant species but also the application of amendments. Despite evidences of the benefits provided by different types of amendments on pollution control through several phytoremediation pathways, their contribution to other soil ecosystem functions supporting different ecosystem services remains sparsely documented.
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Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra, Poland.
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College of Construction Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
With the growing emphasis on environmental protection, many coal mines in northern China were closed. However, the cessation of pumping operations in those closed mines has caused a rise in groundwater levels, giving rise to various safety and environmental concerns. Understanding the patterns of water level recovery is vital for effectively managing abandoned mine sites and ensuring the uninterrupted production of adjacent coal mines.
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Environmental Systems Analysis, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, 412 96, Sweden.
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School of Marxism, Hebei Sport University, Shijiazhuang, 050041, Hebei, P. R. China.
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