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MeSH Heading: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Tree Number(s): I01.409.418.750.937; N03.540.348.500.500.937
Unique ID: D014484
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014484
Annotation: add UNITED STATES; research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Scope Note: An agency in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It was created as an independent regulatory agency responsible for the implementation of federal laws designed to protect the environment. Its mission is to protect human health and the ENVIRONMENT.
Entry Version: EPA
Entry Term(s): Environmental Protection Agency; Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.); Environmental Protection Agency, United States; USEPA
Previous Indexing: Government Agencies (1968-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 1991; was see under GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 1982-90
History Note: 1991(1982)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/02/26
Revision Date: 2015/06/29

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Social Sciences [I01]
- Government [I01.409]
  - Government Agencies [I01.409.418]
    - United States Government Agencies [I01.409.418.750]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Organizations [N03.540]
  - Government [N03.540.348]
    - Federal Government [N03.540.348.500]
      - United States Government Agencies [N03.540.348.500.500]
        
        Peace Corps [N03.540.348.500.500.099]
        
        United States Agency for International Development [N03.540.348.500.500.199]
        
        United States Department of Agriculture [N03.540.348.500.500.400]
        
        United States Department of Defense [N03.540.348.500.500.500]
        
        United States Dept. of Health and Human Services [N03.540.348.500.500.600]
        
        United States Department of Homeland Security [N03.540.348.500.500.650]
        
        United States Department of Veterans Affairs [N03.540.348.500.500.700]
        
        United States Environmental Protection Agency [N03.540.348.500.500.937]
        
        United States Federal Trade Commission [N03.540.348.500.500.968]
        
        United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.984]
        
        United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.992]
        
        United States Office of Economic Opportunity [N03.540.348.500.500.996]
        
        United States Office of National Drug Control Policy [N03.540.348.500.500.997]
        
        United States Office of Technology Assessment [N03.540.348.500.500.998]
        
        United States Social Security Administration [N03.540.348.500.500.999]

United States Environmental Protection Agency Preferred

Concept UI: M0022284
Scope Note: An agency in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It was created as an independent regulatory agency responsible for the implementation of federal laws designed to protect the environment. Its mission is to protect human health and the ENVIRONMENT.
Terms: United States Environmental Protection Agency Preferred Term
Term UI T042388
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1982); Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)
Term UI T042386
Date02/26/1981
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); USEPA
Term UI T701404
Date07/07/2007
LexicalTag ACR
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Environmental Protection Agency
Term UI T042385
Date06/05/1981
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Environmental Protection Agency, United States
Term UI T042387
Date03/16/1995
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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