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Abstract
Elements, compounds, mixtures, or solutions that are considered severely harmful to human health and the environment. They include substances that are toxic, corrosive, flammable, or explosive.
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Synonyms
22 entry terms
- Hazardous Material
- Hazardous Materials
- Hazardous Substance
- Material, Hazardous
- Materials, Hazardous
- Substance, Hazardous
- Substances, Hazardous
- Biohazard
- Biohazards
- Chemicals, Hazardous
- Environmental Substances, Toxic
- Hazardous Chemical
- Hazardous Chemicals
- Toxic Environmental Substance
- Toxic Environmental Substances
- Toxic Substances, Environmental
- Chemical, Hazardous
- Environmental Substance, Toxic
- Environmental Toxic Substances
- Substance, Toxic Environmental
- Substances, Environmental Toxic
- Substances, Toxic 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
HAZARDOUS WASTE is also available
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History Note
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Previous Indexing
- Environmental Exposure (1967-1988)
- Environmental Pollutants (1975-1988)
- Environmental Pollution (1971-1988)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015386. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015386
- Hazardous Substances. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_goods
- Hazardous Substances. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q757138