Historical development and future perspectives of Environmental Specimen Bank in China: a mini review.
Environmental problems as well as their related ecosystem stress and human health risk in China have raised wide concerns along with the rapid economic development in recent years. Numerous studies with a sharp increase in publication number have addressed the ubiquitous of anthropogenic chemicals in various environmental compartments and human tissues. However, very few data were available to clarify the temporal trend and to give the retrospective analysis of chemical pollution in China. Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) is a system for the systematic collection and long-term storage of specimens, which has been established since the 1970s in developed counties and recognized as a fundamental complement for environmental monitoring and scientific research. Currently, the value of ESB is becoming more broadly recognized globally, and China is still at the early stage. This article described the history and status and put forwarded the future key points of Chinese ESB development for illustrating the intensive environmental changes in China and the world.
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 200092, Shanghai, China.
Fang
F
Qiu
Xiang-Zhou
XZ
Meng
Yan-Ling
YL
Qiu
Qing-Hui
QH
Huang
Ying
Y
Liu
Ling-Ling
LL
Wu
Qian-Fen
QF
Xiao
Ya-Jie
YJ
Sun
Rui
R
Wang
Yi-Hui
YH
Zhou
Zhen-Yang
ZY
Yu
Da-Qiang
DQ
Yin
Zhi-Liang
ZL
Zhu
Jian-Fu
JF
Zhao
D018070:Biological Specimen Banks; D002681:China; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans