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Kvantitativní srovnání publikací v oblasti znečištění prostředí mikroplasty a výdajů na výzkum a vývoj ve vybraných zemích EU
Volhejnová, Klaudie
Microplastic environmental pollution is a serious global problem that has recently been highlighted by research teams in economically advanced countries. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to compare data on published publications in the field of environmental pollution of microplastics and expenditures on research and development in the European Union for the period 2009–2019. The aim is to compare whether the level of expenditure can be reflected in the number of publications in this area and to evaluate whether this data can be used to assess the cost-effectiveness. Literary research concerns the issue of environmental contamination by plastics, their production, recycling and decomposition. Attention is also paid to microplastics in connection with contamination of the aquatic environment and the threat of living organisms due to the ingestion of these particles. The last part of the literature research deals with spending on research and development in the EU. The Web of Science Core Collection was used to elaborate the topic, analyzing publications on environmental pollution of microplastics from the point of view of the country's workplaces. Data from the European Union Statistical Office (Eurostat), expressed as a percentage of the country's GDP, were used to determine R&D expenditure. A total of 716 scientific publications were analyzed. The highest number of publications came from the United Kingdom, followed by Germany and Italy. After recalculation, the number of inhabitants was Slovenia, followed by Portugal and Denmark. The Czech Republic belongs to a group of countries that have higher spending on science and development, but a lower number of publications. The findings are in line with the Science, Research and Innovation Performance Report of the EU published by the European Commission in January 2018. The number of environmental publications about microplastics pollution has proven to be a useful indicator of the cost-effectiveness of science and development.
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