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Abstract
Pharmaceutical manufacturing on a large scale and the presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment have sparked growing concern. The life cycle assessment (LCA) technique is an efficient tool for analyzing any potential environmental impacts associated with pharmaceuticals at each step of their life cycle. This study presents research trends and future directions of pharma-LCAs through bibliometric indicators. The Scopus database was used to collect the literature dataset. Between 2000 and 2022, a total of 207 documents involving “pharmaceutical” and “LCA” were released. Numerous aspects of these documents, including subject categories, journals, articles, countries, affiliations, funding sponsors, authors, and keywords, have been systematically examined in this research. Collaborations between authors and countries were visualized and analyzed by using social network analysis based on co-authorship relations. Additionally, keywords were clustered using co-occurrence relations to discover the most trending topics in the literature review. The research showed that as an evolutionary process, the utilization of the life cycle assessment method has continued to increase in the pharmaceutical sector within the period. As well, the principal focus of studies has been on pharmaceuticals for human consumption. The analysis of extracted keywords reveals that green chemistry, energy efficiency, and sustainable pharmacy have always been the main topics. However, in recent years, researchers' focus has shifted to environmental impacts, carbon footprint, wastewater treatment, human toxicity, active pharmaceutical ingredients and blisters.
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International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (IJEST) is an international scholarly refereed research journal which aims to promote the theory and practice of environmental science and technology, innovation, engineering and management.
A broad outline of the journal''s scope includes: peer reviewed original research articles, case and technical reports, reviews and analyses papers, short communications and notes to the editor, in interdisciplinary information on the practice and status of research in environmental science and technology, both natural and man made.
The main aspects of research areas include, but are not exclusive to; environmental chemistry and biology, environments pollution control and abatement technology, transport and fate of pollutants in the environment, concentrations and dispersion of wastes in air, water, and soil, point and non-point sources pollution, heavy metals and organic compounds in the environment, atmospheric pollutants and trace gases, solid and hazardous waste management; soil biodegradation and bioremediation of contaminated sites; environmental impact assessment, industrial ecology, ecological and human risk assessment; improved energy management and auditing efficiency and environmental standards and criteria.
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