Search
Descriptor English: Air Pollution
Descriptor Spanish: Contaminación del Aire
Descriptor contaminación del aire
Entry term(s) calidad del aire
contaminación atomosférica
Scope note: Presencia de sustancias contaminantes en el aire (CONTAMINANTES DEL AIRE) que afecta a la salud o bienestar humanos, o que provoca otros efectos nocivos sobre el medio ambiente. Entre dichas sustancias podemos encontrar GASES, PARTÍCULAS SÓLIDAS o COMPUESTOS ORGÁNICOS volátiles. Calidad del aire: Propiedad que permite identificar las condiciones atmosféricas, considerando los niveles presentes de contaminación y la salud, bienestar y seguridad de las personas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Poluição do Ar
Descriptor French: Pollution de l'air
Entry term(s): Air Pollutions
Air Quality
Pollution, Air
Tree number(s): N06.850.460.100
SP4.606.806.385
VS4.001.001.001.002
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000397
Scope note: The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
Annotation: includes pollen in the air (coordinate with POLLEN)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AN analysis
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PC prevention & control
SN statistics & numerical data
Related: Air Analysis DeCS
Air Quality Control DeCS
Air Quality Criteria DeCS
Air Quality Models DeCS
Air Quality Standards DeCS
DeCS ID: 400
Unique ID: D000397
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/04/14
Air Pollution - Preferred
Concept UI M0000603
Scope note The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
Preferred term Air Pollution
Entry term(s) Air Pollutions
Pollution, Air
Air Quality - Broader
Concept UI M000626344
Preferred term Air Quality



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey