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Descriptor English: Aroclors
Descriptor Spanish: Arocloros
Descriptor arocloros
Scope note: Químicos industriales que se han convertido en contaminantes ambientales generalizados. Cada arocloro es una mezcla de bifenilos clorados (serie 1200) o terfenilos clorados (serie 5400) o una combinación de ambos (serie 4400).
Descriptor Portuguese: Arocloros
Descriptor French: Arochlores
Entry term(s): Aroclor
Tree number(s): D02.309.750.500
D02.455.526.439.773.292
D02.455.526.439.785.292
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001140
Scope note: Industrial chemicals which have become widespread environmental pollutants. Each aroclor is a mixture of chlorinated biphenyls (1200 series) or chlorinated terphenyls (5400 series) or a combination of both (4400 series).
Annotation: indust chem, a widespread environ pollutant; TN 111: eff on insects; CHLORODIPHENYL (54% CHLORINE); is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Environmental Pollutants
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1975-90
Online Note: search POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1973-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under POLYCHLOROBIPHENYL COMPOUNDS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 1144
Unique ID: D001140
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Aroclors - Preferred
Concept UI M0001705
Scope note Industrial chemicals which have become widespread environmental pollutants. Each aroclor is a mixture of chlorinated biphenyls (1200 series) or chlorinated terphenyls (5400 series) or a combination of both (4400 series).
Preferred term Aroclors
Aroclor - Narrower
Concept UI M0001706
Preferred term Aroclor



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