Tracking existing literature on food contaminants related to agricultural production
In food supplies, agricultural production processes may reduce or contribute contaminants. The amount of evidence that exists on this topic is unclear. The interactive evidence map available below is the result of a scoping review by the Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center, which identified existing peer-reviewed scientific articles on agricultural production processes related to arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in food.
This interactive evidence map visually displays the volume of existing related research by food, food production domain and agricultural production processes. It shows the identified literature on processes related to the contaminants arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in food for human consumption.
The map can serve as an important decision-making tool for researchers, policymakers and stakeholders across many fields like agriculture, food, nutrition, the environment and many others.
Using the Evidence Map: Video Demo
This map presents data in an interactive table that allows the user to expand and collapse rows and columns, and filter based on contaminant, food domain, agricultural process, and country. Users can filter to access article citations, abstracts, and links to the full text of the articles.
The Evidence on Agricultural Production Contaminants
The interactive evidence map was designed as part of a scoping review and research gap analysis to assess the availability of scientific evidence in peer-reviewed literature examining agricultural production contaminants.