A historical review and bibliometric analysis of research on lead in drinking water field from 1991 to 2007

This review examines the benefits and alleged risks associated with the disinfection of drinking water by chlorination, through critical appraisal of the historical saga of chloroform as the main disinfection by-product (DBP). The author maintains that the provision of clean drinking water is a survival issue for humankind and supports unreservedly the recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations to disinfect by chlorination, for the reasons stated herein. The author aims to lead water professionals to a deeper understanding of the public health issues concerning chloroform and how the corpus of knowledge was attained by colossal multi-disciplinary effort on a global scale.Origins of the alleged risks of chlorination are traced and the assumptions behind these allegations are questioned. The author welcomes and encourages innovations for improved methods of water treatment insofar that the standards of potability set out by the WHO are met in the very least, but argues that the commencement point of research into new techniques should be an acknowledgment of the development of disinfection up to contemporary times, on the part of water engineers and policy makers. There must be a clear recognition of the horrific consequences of failure to eliminate pathogens and toxic substances. To this effect, landmark tragedies are described to emphasize the point.Significantly, this work addresses topics which are sine quo non to the debate over chlorination but which are often lacking in public discourse, namely: differences in the way cytochrome P450 enzymes oxidize carbon tetrachloride which is not normally a product of chlorination, and chloroform, which is a disinfection by-product; the role of free radical scavengers in protecting the human body; the difficulties of extrapolating experimental results from rodents to humans; the awareness of the complex relationship between governments, chemical industries, special interest groups and the public. Also introduced are the aetiologies of some cancers (e.g., Hepatitis B and C viruses as the instigators for hepatocellular carcinoma) to juxtapose claims that chloroform in drinking water is the sole culprit responsible for liver, bladder, colorectal cancers and birth defects etc. Other well known human carcinogens and a few inorganic compounds known to cause harm are also depicted. Lastly, a structured approach towards integrating the overarching concepts in the analysis of alleged carcinogenicity is applied to chloroform and the inferences discussed.The literature reviewed spanned the years 1848 – 2017.

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Mapping of drinking water research: A bibliometric analysis of research output during 1992–2011

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.061 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 443 ◽

pp. 757-765 ◽

Cited By ~ 119

Author(s):

Hui-Zhen Fu ◽

Ming-Huang Wang ◽

Yuh-Shan Ho

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Research Output ◽

Water Research

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A historical review and bibliometric analysis of GPS research from 1991–2010

Scientometrics ◽

10.1007/s11192-012-0853-z ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 95 (1) ◽

pp. 35-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Haijun Wang ◽

Minyan Liu ◽

Song Hong ◽

Yanhua Zhuang

Keyword(s):

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Historical Review

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Monitoring strategy for lead in drinking water at consumer's tap: field experiments in France

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2001.0084 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 193-200 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. Baron

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Random Selection ◽

Actual Situation ◽

Monitoring Strategy ◽

European Project ◽

Water Field ◽

Definition Of ◽

Selection Of

Following the outcome of a European project for developing a new protocol for the monitoring of lead in drinking water, field experiments have been carried out in five supply zones in France in order to test and develop practical tools for assessing compliance/non-compliance for lead. A number of properties in each zone were randomly selected and random daytime (RDT), 30 minutes stagnation (30MS) and fully flushed (FF) samples taken. The results confirm that, at zone level, RDT or 30MS samples taken in a sufficient number of properties give almost identical results. RDT is more practical and acceptable to the consumer whereas 30MS is more reproducible and should be preferred for assessment at an individual consumer's tap. Random selection of properties appears to be a good solution for assessing the actual situation in a zone and help in the definition of priorities and type of actions to implement. Copper and nickel have also been controlled in three zones and the monitoring strategy for lead could also be used for these parameters.

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Comments on “Determining technology trends and forecasts of RFID by a historical review and bibliometric analysis from 1991 to 2005”

Technovation ◽

10.1016/j.technovation.2009.01.002 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 29 (10) ◽

pp. 725-727 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yuh-Shan Ho

Keyword(s):

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Historical Review ◽

Technology Trends

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Determining technology trends and forecasts of RFID by a historical review and bibliometric analysis from 1991 to 2005

Technovation ◽

10.1016/j.technovation.2006.09.003 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 268-279 ◽

Cited By ~ 175

Author(s):

Chia-Chen Chao ◽

Jiann-Min Yang ◽

Wen-Yuan Jen

Keyword(s):

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

Historical Review ◽

Technology Trends

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Towards Supply Chain Management 4.0

Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management ◽

10.14488/bjopm.2019.v16.n2.a2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 180-191 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Enzo Morosini Frazzon ◽

Carlos Manuel Taboada Rodriguez ◽

Marina Meireles Pereira ◽

Matheus Cardoso Pires ◽

Iracyanne Uhlmann

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Supply Chains ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

English Language ◽

Historical Review ◽

Practical Implementation ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Conceptual Approach ◽

Chain Management

Highlights: A brief review of industrial, logistics, and Supply Chain Management evolution. A concept and the technological elements for Supply Chain Management 4.0 (SCM 4.0) are presented. Potential applications of SCM 4.0 are reviewed as well. Goal: This paper aims at reviewing the historical development of the Supply Chain Management 4.0 concept and to propose an update for it. Design/Methodology/Approach: The exploratory part of the paper started with a bibliometric analysis to identify relevant keywords and publications per year. Secondly, a historical review of the concepts of Supply Chain Management is presented. Additionally, the paper embraced a conceptual approach to propose a new definition of Supply Chain Management 4.0. Lastly, a research outlook and some initiatives to the practical application of the concept are presented. Results: The bibliometric analysis about Supply Chain Management 4.0 reinforce the growing importance of the topic. The main keywords related to the subject indicate that Big Data, cloud computing, and Internet of Things are the most widely explored issues within smart supply chains. Analysis indicate that smart supply chains take advantage of communication and technological advances in order to build an adaptive, efficient, and transparent network. However, the application of such concept requires the development of knowledge, not only in the hardware and software fields, but also in the managerial field, to address the question of how to use that information and communication to benefit stakeholders. Limitations of the investigation: The document reports an exploratory research applied only to the Scopus database. In addition, only English-language literature was considered. Practical implications: The review showed a lack on the development of knowledge not only in the hardware field, but also in the managerial field. It is recommendable that studies focus on areas such as required data to be exchanged, potential financial benefits, and technological and managerial challenges. Originality/value: An overview of the historical evolution of the supply chain to the Supply Chain Management 4.0 is presented. A concept of Supply Chain Management 4.0 is proposed. Application examples illustrated the practical implementation of the proposed concept.

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