Chemicals and Drugs

Radioactive Pollutants

Radioactive substances which act as pollutants. They include chemicals whose radiation is released via radioactive waste, nuclear accidents, fallout from nuclear explosions, and the like.

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Abstract

Radioactive substances which act as pollutants. They include chemicals whose radiation is released via radioactive waste, nuclear accidents, fallout from nuclear explosions, and the like.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Pollutants, Radioactive

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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 radiopollutant if pertinent (IM or NIM)

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History Note

75

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Previous Indexing

  • Environmental Pollution (1971-1974)
  • Radioactivity (1966-1974)

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  1. D20.693

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Radioactive Pollutants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011848. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011848
  2. Radioactive Pollutants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76706720