Editorial: The society for environmental geochemistry and health (SEGH): 50 years and beyond

M J Watts¹, A Argyraki², M Barbieri³, A Brown⁴, M Button⁵, R Finkelman⁶, G Gibson⁷, O Humphrey⁸, X Huo⁹, A S Hursthouse¹⁰, B Kaninga¹¹, P Marinho Reis¹², D R S Middleton¹³, O Morton-Bermea¹⁴, A Nazarpour¹⁵, A S Olatunji¹⁶, O Osano¹⁷, S Potgieter-Vermaak¹⁸, C Prater¹⁹, K Torrance²⁰, M H Wong²¹, C Zhang²², M Zia²³

Affiliations

¹ Inorganic Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK. mwatts@bgs.ac.uk.
² Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
³ Sapienza Universita Di Roma, Rome, Italy.
⁴ SEGH, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK.
⁵ University British Columbia, Kalowna, Canada.
⁶ University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, USA.
⁷ Gibson Consulting and Training, Tarporley, UK.
⁸ Inorganic Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK.
⁹ School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
¹⁰ University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK.
¹¹ Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Mount Makulu Central Research Station, P/B 7, Chilanga, Zambia.
¹² Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Escola de Ciências, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtarl, Braga, Portugal.
¹³ Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
¹⁴ Instituto ed Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
¹⁵ Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran.
¹⁶ Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
¹⁷ Department of Environmental Biology and Health, School of Environmental Studies, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya.
¹⁸ Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
¹⁹ Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.
²⁰ University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
²¹ The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
²² National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
²³ Fauji Fertiliser Company Ltd, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

PMID: 35044549
PMCID: PMC8768439
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01192-7

Editorial

Editorial: The society for environmental geochemistry and health (SEGH): 50 years and beyond

M J Watts et al. Environ Geochem Health. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;45(4):1165-1171.

doi: 10.1007/s10653-021-01192-7. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Inorganic Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK. mwatts@bgs.ac.uk.
² Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
³ Sapienza Universita Di Roma, Rome, Italy.
⁴ SEGH, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK.
⁵ University British Columbia, Kalowna, Canada.
⁶ University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, USA.
⁷ Gibson Consulting and Training, Tarporley, UK.
⁸ Inorganic Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK.
⁹ School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
¹⁰ University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK.
¹¹ Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Mount Makulu Central Research Station, P/B 7, Chilanga, Zambia.
¹² Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Escola de Ciências, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtarl, Braga, Portugal.
¹³ Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
¹⁴ Instituto ed Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
¹⁵ Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran.
¹⁶ Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
¹⁷ Department of Environmental Biology and Health, School of Environmental Studies, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya.
¹⁸ Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
¹⁹ Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA.
²⁰ University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
²¹ The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
²² National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
²³ Fauji Fertiliser Company Ltd, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

PMID: 35044549
PMCID: PMC8768439
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01192-7

Abstract

When the SEGH international board released a short editorial paper back in 2019, we described an aim to increase the membership offering, whilst improving the diversity of input regionally, by scientific discipline and to ensure greater and more regular contact across the regions from 2020 onwards. Wider aspirations described in 2019 (Watts et al. 2019) are discussed within this short communication at the end of 2021 to evaluate progress made. In particular, how the SEGH community adapted to the unprecedented circumstances that have challenged each and every one of us throughout the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020 and are likely to influence our activities for the foreseeable future.

Keywords: 50th anniversary; Global Diversity; SEGH.

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