Descriptor English: | Metals, Heavy | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Metales Pesados
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Metais Pesados | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Métaux lourds | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Heavy Metal Heavy Metals Metal, Heavy |
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Tree number(s): |
D01.268.556 D01.552.544 SP4.606.806.945.200.808 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019216 | ||||||
Scope note: | Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
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Annotation: | general; prefer specifics |
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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 RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
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Entry Combination: |
poisoning:Heavy Metal Poisoning
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Previous Indexing: |
Metals or specifics (1966-1996) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 97 |
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Online Note: | pre-explosion - METALS, HEAVY (PX) |
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History Note: | 97 |
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Related: |
Industrial Effluents
DeCS Metallic Wastes DeCS | ||||||
DeCS ID: | 32965 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D019216 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1997/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1996/06/20 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]Inorganic Chemicals -
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]Inorganic Chemicals -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Metals, Heavy
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Concept UI |
M0028622 |
Scope note | Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
Preferred term | Metals, Heavy |
Entry term(s) |
Heavy Metal Heavy Metals Metal, Heavy |
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