| Descriptor English: | Coal | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Carbón Mineral
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Carvão Mineral | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Charbon | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Anthracite Anthracites Bituminous Coal Bituminous Coals Brown Coal Brown Coals Coal, Bituminous Coal, Brown Coal, Lignitious Coal, Peat Coal, Soft Coals Coals, Bituminous Coals, Brown Coals, Lignitious Coals, Peat Coals, Soft Lignite Lignites Lignitious Coal Lignitious Coals Peat Coal Peat Coals Soft Coal Soft Coals |
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| Tree number(s): |
D20.345.108 N06.230.132.258.108 SP4.606.713.156.364 SP4.895.141.712.348.364.720.447 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003031 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A natural fuel formed by partial decomposition of vegetable matter under certain environmental conditions. |
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| Annotation: | /adv eff permitted but do not use for COAL MINING + PNEUMOCONIOSIS or ANTHRACOSILICOSIS unless particularly discussed as coal |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects AN analysis CL classification EC economics HI history MI microbiology PO poisoning PS parasitology RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TO toxicity VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 68 |
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| History Note: | 68(64); was in Cat J only 1964-81 |
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| Related: |
Filtration Media
DeCS | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 3059 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003031 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1968/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 |
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Coal
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Peat Coal
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Lignite
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Anthracite
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Bituminous Coal
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| Concept UI |
M0004658 |
| Scope note | A natural fuel formed by partial decomposition of vegetable matter under certain environmental conditions. |
| Preferred term | Coal |
| Entry term(s) |
Coals |
| Concept UI |
M0548763 |
| Scope note | A coal transitional between PEAT and lignite. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
| Preferred term | Peat Coal |
| Entry term(s) |
Coal, Peat Coals, Peat Peat Coals |
| Concept UI |
M0548762 |
| Scope note | Coal of relatively recent origin, intermediate between peat coal and bituminous coal. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
| Preferred term | Lignite |
| Entry term(s) |
Brown Coal Brown Coals Coal, Brown Coal, Lignitious Coals, Brown Coals, Lignitious Lignites Lignitious Coal Lignitious Coals |
| Concept UI |
M0548761 |
| Scope note | A high-grade metamorphic coal having a semimetallic luster, high content of fixed carbon, and high density, and burning with a short blue flame and little smoke or odor. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
| Preferred term | Anthracite |
| Entry term(s) |
Anthracites |
| Concept UI |
M0548764 |
| Scope note | A dark brown to black coal that is high in carbonaceous matter and has 15-50% volatile matter. Also known as soft coal. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
| Preferred term | Bituminous Coal |
| Entry term(s) |
Bituminous Coals Coal, Bituminous Coal, Soft Coals, Bituminous Coals, Soft Soft Coal Soft Coals |
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