POPs in Aquatic Systems of Worldwide Polluted Sites Referring to Bibliometric Approach

A global distribution of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is reported. Evaluation of recent ecological status in Egypt relative to POPs through a time scale overview and recent case studies is highlighted. Quick survey of POPs in aquatic systems of worldwide hot spots through a look into studies that covered the distribution of POPs [Adriatic Sea, Arctic Zone, Baltic Sea, Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ghana, India, Japan, Korea, Mediterranean Sea, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Red Sea Coasts, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam]. A bibliometric analysis examines the trends illustrated in dirty dozen chemicals (DDC). Thematic literature classification of research related to DDCs research in Africa was reported through the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases from 1949 to 2021.