| Descriptor English: | Environmental Pollution | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Contaminación Ambiental
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Poluição Ambiental | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Pollution de l'environnement | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Contamination Pollution Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Soil Soil Contamination Control Soil Pollution Soil Pollution Effects |
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| Tree number(s): |
N06.850.460 SP4.102.072.092.693 SP8.473.654.412.033.038.073.321 SP8.473.654.587.477 VS4.001.002.001.001 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004787 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Contamination of the air, bodies of water, or land with substances that are harmful to human health and the environment. |
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| Annotation: | coordinate IM with source of pollution (IM); specify geographic location if pertinent |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects AN analysis EC economics ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence PC prevention & control SN statistics & numerical data |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Environment (1966-1970) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 74 |
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| History Note: | 74(71) |
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| Entry Version: | ENVIR POLLUTION |
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| Related: |
Environmental Pollutants
MeSH Pollutants Dispersion DeCS Soil Analysis DeCS Soil Biology DeCS Soil Monitoring DeCS Soil Quality DeCS | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 4867 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004787 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1974/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters -
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
Environmental Health Surveillance [VS4]Environmental Health Surveillance
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Environmental Pollution
- Preferred
Soil Pollution
- Narrower
Contamination
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0007516 |
| Scope note | Contamination of the air, bodies of water, or land with substances that are harmful to human health and the environment. |
| Preferred term | Environmental Pollution |
| Entry term(s) |
Pollution Pollution, Environmental |
| Concept UI |
M0584212 |
| Preferred term | Soil Pollution |
| Entry term(s) |
Pollution, Soil Soil Contamination Control Soil Pollution Effects |
| Concept UI |
FD00060272 |
| Scope note | The presence of an infectious agent in the surface of the body, also in clothes, linen, toys, surgical instruments or bandages or other inanimate article or substances including water, milk and food. Contamination differs from pollution which implies the presence of noxious substances but not necessarily infectious, in the environment |
| Preferred term | Contamination |
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