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Descriptor English: Activated Carbon (Environmental Health)
Descriptor Spanish: Carbón Activado (Salud Ambiental)
Descriptor carbón activado (salud ambiental)
Scope note: Carbón obtenido por carbonización de material vegetal en ausencia de aire, preferentemente al vacío. Tiene la propiedad de absorber grandes cantidades de gases.
Descriptor Portuguese: Carvão Ativado (Saúde Ambiental)
Descriptor French: Carbone Activé (Santé Environnementale)
Tree number(s): SP4.895.141.712.348.026.233
Scope note: Carbon obtained from vegetal matter by carbonization without air, preferably in vacuum. Its characteristic is to absorbe great amount of gas.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CL classification
EC economics
EH ethnology
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
PC prevention & control
PL policies
SN statistics & numerical data
Related: Adsorption MeSH
Contact Column DeCS
Filtration Media DeCS
DeCS ID: 25039
Unique ID: DDCS025039
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Activated Carbon (Environmental Health) - Preferred
Concept UI FD00058037
Scope note Carbon obtained from vegetal matter by carbonization without air, preferably in vacuum. Its characteristic is to absorbe great amount of gas.
Preferred term Activated Carbon (Environmental Health)



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