A 50-year systemic review of bioavailability application in Soil environmental criteria and risk assessment

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) 2023-10, Vol.335, p.122272, Article 122272
• Main Authors: Chen, H.Y., Tian, Y.X., Cai, Y.X., Liu, Q.Y., Ma, J., Wei, Y., Yang, A.F.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bioavaibility; bioavailability; Citespace; environmental assessment; environmental quality; polluted soils; pollution; remediation; Risk assessment; Soil environmental criteria; Web of science
• ISSN: 0269-7491; 1873-6424; 1873-6424
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122272

Bioavailability has become a critical factor in improving ecological risk assessment and environmental remediation efficiency in contaminated soil research. However, the soil environmental quality standards and risk assessment procedures used in most countries are still based on the total amount of pollutants for lacking sufficient understanding of the exposure pathways and action mechanisms of pollutants. we collected relevant literature from the Web of Science database, spanning the period from 1950 to 2021 by using Citespace to analyze the scientific development of bioavailability. As of January 09, 2022, the database contained 118,813 publications on bioavailability. The review summarizes the progress in bioavailability research and emerging trends, including exploring advanced analytical techniques, advancing modeling approaches, and integrating interdisciplinary approaches to better understand the fate and behavior of pollutants in complex environmental matrices. In particular, the review emphasizes the need for better integration of bioavailability concepts into soil environmental reference, risk assessment procedures, and environmental remediation strategies. Overall, this review emphasized the necessity of incorporating the concept of bioavailability into soil environmental reference, risk assessment procedures, and environmental remediation strategies. [Display omitted] •50-year systematic study on soil bioavailability, using scientific metrology, informs 118,813 publication database trends.•Tech advancements enhance bioavailability assessments, which comprehend interindividual variability & environmental factors.•Personalized medicine impacts tailored bioavailability assessments. Involves specific biomarkers for individual analysis.•Bioavailability research extends beyond drugs to food and nutrition. Comprehending it in thus areas can impact public health.•Interdisciplinary collaboration advances bioavailability research techniques to understand complex environmental pollutants.