A systematic review of how endocrine-disrupting contaminants are sampled in environmental compartments: wildlife impacts are overshadowed by environmental surveillance.

ABSTRACT: Endocrine-disrupting contaminants (EDCs) are frequently monitored in environments because of their biological impacts on wildlife and humans. We conducted a systematic review using Web of Science to identify global research trends for EDC environmental sampling. Specifically, we aim to better understand geographic variation in (1) the compartment that EDCs were sampled in the environment; (2) the types of EDC sampled; and (3) the taxa that are sampled. A total of 9140 papers were found, of which 2554 were included in our review. The number of studies sampling EDCs varied between continents, with majority of research occurring in Europe, Asia, and North America. Although economy and access to technology will contribute to the number of articles published, we found the current output of rese

SUBMITTER: Simms A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11968541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature