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MeSH Heading: Environmental Pollution
Tree Number(s): N06.850.460
Unique ID: D004787
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004787
Annotation: coordinate IM with source of pollution (IM); specify geographic location if pertinent
Scope Note: Contamination of the air, bodies of water, or land with substances that are harmful to human health and the environment.
Entry Version: ENVIR POLLUTION
Entry Term(s): Pollution, Environmental; Soil Pollution
Previous Indexing: Environment (1966-1970)
See Also: Environmental Pollutants
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(71)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

prevention & control (PC)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Environmental Pollution MeSH Descriptor Data 2025