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Abstract
Substances or energies, for example heat or light, which when introduced into the air, water, or land threaten life or health of individuals or ECOSYSTEMS.
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Environmental Pollutant
- Pollutant
- Pollutants
- Pollutants, Environmental
- Pollutant, Environmental
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
specify pollutant if pertinent (IM or NIM); in addition to AIR POLLUTANTS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; SOIL POLLUTANTS & WATER POLLUTANTS & their specifics, CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL is also available; DF: ENVIR POLLUTANTS
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Previous Indexing
- Environmental Pollution (1971-1974)
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WA 670
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Environmental Pollutants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004785. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004785
- Environmental Pollutants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollutant
- Environmental Pollutants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19829510