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Air Pollutants MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Air Pollutants
Tree Number(s)
D27.888.284.101
Unique ID
D000393
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000393
Annotation
specify pollutant if pertinent
Scope Note
Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or materials. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
Entry Term(s)
Air Pollutant
Air Pollutants, Environmental
Environmental Air Pollutants
Environmental Pollutants, Air
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Air Pollution (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note
1975; for AIR POLLUTANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL see AIR POLLUTANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL 1984-2006
History Note
1975
Date Established
1975/09/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Air Pollutants Preferred
Air Pollutants, Environmental Narrower
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