Impacto dos Microplásticos no meio ambiente : análise bibliométrica

Abstract

Currently, microplastic pollution is one of the globally urgent concerns as a result of the release of plastic products into the environment. The ecotoxicity of microplastics is observed not only in plants, but also in animals. Microplastics are rapidly absorbed by aquatic species and transferred to higher organisms such as humans, thus becoming a source of concern for human health. Several studies have proven the potential of microplastics to impair the ability to reproduce and cause organ failure in fish. Thinking about the problems mentioned to microplastics and nanoplastics for the environment, for the accomplishment of the present research, a bibliometric approach was used in the investigation of the number of scientific articles present in a database that stores and disseminates these scientific productions. The bibliometric method enables the analysis of databases of scientific productions through a quantitative approach, making it possible to analyze the thematic field in a systemic way and promote a mapping of the evolution of the theme under study. The methodology of the present research was divided into four stages. In step 1, the search design will be defined with keyword options. In step 2, access to the scientific article data platform begins and a search is carried out using keywords as a search filter. Subsequently, in step 3, the metadata generated in the research will be statistically analyzed, and finally, in step 4, the main results will be converted into tables and graphs. The present research noted that 95 countries published scientific articles on the impact of microplastics on the environment during the period from 2008 to August 2023