Ecological Impacts of Mining in the Amazon: Thematic Trends and Research Gaps.

ABSTRACT: Mining activities have expanded rapidly in the Amazon, generating ecological, social, and health concerns. Although the number of publications addressing mining impacts has grown, studies often lack integrative assessments. Here, we provide a systematic synthesis of how the ecological impacts of mining in the Amazon have been framed in the scientific literature over the last 30 years (1995-2025). We analysed 462 peer-reviewed articles and applied Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to identify the main themes discussed in the literature and the research gaps that structure this field. Twelve topics emerged and were grouped into five categories: Pollution and Toxicology, Land Use, Social-Ecological Systems, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health, and Monitoring and Assessment. The most prevalent t

SUBMITTER: Pinheiro JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12923496 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature