在过去的三十年中,内分泌干扰化学物质的演变在全球范围内进行了评估
Ana Dalva de Oliveira Santos1, Marilia Teresa Lima do Nascimento1, Alex da Silva de Freitas1
1Laboratório de Geologia Marinha/LAGEMAR, Departmento de Geologia e Geofísica, Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Marine pollution bulletin
|November 2, 2023
概括
在过去的30年里,对内分泌破坏性化学物质 (EDC) 的研究在全球范围内激增,这反映了人们对其环境影响的认识日益增长. 出版趋势显示出转变,中国和巴西等发展中国家越来越多地为EDC研究做出贡献.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 化学 化学 化学
背景情况:
- 内分泌干扰化学物质 (EDC) 在现代生活中普遍存在,并在全球水生环境中被检测到.
- EDC包括诸如双A,有机和酸盐等多种化合物,影响内分泌系统.
- 它们的广泛使用需要了解它们的环境存在和演变.
研究的目的:
- 进行文献综述,评估过去三十年来在各种矩阵中检测到的内分泌破坏性化学物质 (EDC) 的演变.
- 分析EDC研究的出版趋势和地理分布.
- 评估有关EDC环境影响的科学知识的增长.
主要方法:
- 从Scopus,Web of Science和谷歌学者数据库中对科学文献进行图书统计分析.
- 使用Vosviewer 1.6.17软件进行数据评估.
- 过和分析了1993年至2022年间发表的3951篇英语文章.
主要成果:
- 在过去的30年中,人们观察到EDC发表的研究数量显著且持续增加.
- 从1993年到2012年,研究主要由发达国家进行.
- 在过去的十年 (2013-2022年) 中,中国的出版物呈指数级增长,巴西等发展中国家的研究活动增加.
结论:
- EDC出版物的增长与他们对环境风险的意识提高有关.
- 全球对EDC的研究正在扩大,来自亚洲和南美国家的贡献显著增加.
- 未来的研究应该继续监测EDC在各种环境矩阵和地理区域的流行和影响.
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