Health Care

Air Pollution

The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.

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3 entry terms
  • Air Pollutions
  • Pollution, Air
  • Air Quality

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8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, analysis, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

includes pollen in the air (coordinate with POLLEN)

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  1. N06.850w.460.100w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Air Pollution. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000397. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000397
  2. Air Pollution. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_pollution
  3. Air Pollution. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131123