Global status, risk assessment, and knowledge gaps of microplastics in groundwater: A bibliometric analysis

IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Groundwater for Sustainable Development Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101375

Laura Sforzi , Chiara Sarti , Saul Santini , Tania Martellini , Alessandra Cincinelli

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Microplastics pollution is little studied in groundwater, compared to other surface water environments. In this review, bibliometric tools were used to determine literature trends and investigate research interests to provide a comprehensive knowledge on this research topic. 215 articles, published between 2009 and 2024, were obtained from the Scopus database, and their bibliometric data were statistically analyzed using the ‘bibliometrix’ package in R, to determine annual productivity, countries, authors, sources and citations. The co-authorship map and keywords co-occurrence analysis were obtained using VOSviewer and SCImago Graphica interfaces. Samples collection, methods, abundances, and polymers type differed significantly across research. Furthermore, keywords extraction revealed that only a minor fraction (4.6 %) of the total number of articles concerned drinking water sources and ecological risk assessment. This is a critical aspect of this field of research, as the contamination of drinking water sources could lead to the ingestion of microplastics, posing serious risk to biodiversity and human health. Furthermore, the absence of common legislation significantly affects the extent of this contamination. Monitoring studies of MP pollution in groundwater are necessary to develop targeted mitigation strategies to preserve human and environmental health. Finally, the lack of standardized protocols for sampling and analysis methods is a pressing need to encourage further studies on MPs in groundwater and to enable comparison of studies.

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地下水中微塑料的全球现状、风险评估和知识缺口：文献计量分析

与其他地表水环境相比，对地下水中微塑料污染的研究很少。本综述采用文献计量学工具来确定文献趋势和调查研究兴趣，以提供有关该研究课题的全面知识。从 Scopus 数据库中获取了 2009 年至 2024 年间发表的 215 篇文章，并使用 R 软件包 "bibliometrix "对这些文章的文献计量数据进行了统计分析，以确定年生产力、国家、作者、来源和引用情况。使用 VOSviewer 和 SCImago Graphica 界面获得了共同作者图谱和关键词共现分析。不同研究的样本采集、方法、丰度和聚合物类型差异显著。此外，关键词提取显示，在所有文章中，只有一小部分（4.6%）涉及饮用水源和生态风险评估。这是该研究领域的一个重要方面，因为饮用水源污染可能导致人们摄入微塑料，对生物多样性和人类健康构成严重威胁。此外，共同立法的缺失也极大地影响了这种污染的程度。有必要对地下水中的 MP 污染进行监测研究，以制定有针对性的缓解策略，保护人类和环境的健康。最后，采样和分析方法缺乏标准化规程是鼓励进一步研究地下水中 MPs 并对研究进行比较的迫切需要。

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Groundwater for Sustainable Development Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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11.50

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10.20%

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152

期刊介绍： Groundwater for Sustainable Development is directed to different stakeholders and professionals, including government and non-governmental organizations, international funding agencies, universities, public water institutions, public health and other public/private sector professionals, and other relevant institutions. It is aimed at professionals, academics and students in the fields of disciplines such as: groundwater and its connection to surface hydrology and environment, soil sciences, engineering, ecology, microbiology, atmospheric sciences, analytical chemistry, hydro-engineering, water technology, environmental ethics, economics, public health, policy, as well as social sciences, legal disciplines, or any other area connected with water issues. The objectives of this journal are to facilitate: • The improvement of effective and sustainable management of water resources across the globe. • The improvement of human access to groundwater resources in adequate quantity and good quality. • The meeting of the increasing demand for drinking and irrigation water needed for food security to contribute to a social and economically sound human development. • The creation of a global inter- and multidisciplinary platform and forum to improve our understanding of groundwater resources and to advocate their effective and sustainable management and protection against contamination. • Interdisciplinary information exchange and to stimulate scientific research in the fields of groundwater related sciences and social and health sciences required to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals for sustainable development.