Chemicals and Drugs

Environmental Pollutants

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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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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History Note

75

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Previous Indexing

  • Environmental Pollution (1971-1974)

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NLM Classification

WA 670

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Environmental Pollutants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004785. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004785
  2. Environmental Pollutants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollutant
  3. Environmental Pollutants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19829510