"Hazardous Substances" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Elements, compounds, mixtures, or solutions that are considered severely harmful to human health and the environment. They include substances that are toxic, corrosive, flammable, or explosive.
| Descriptor ID |
D015386
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.426
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| Concept/Terms |
Hazardous Substances- Hazardous Substances
- Substances, Hazardous
- Hazardous Materials
- Materials, Hazardous
Toxic Substances, Environmental- Toxic Substances, Environmental
- Environmental Toxic Substances
- Substances, Environmental Toxic
- Toxic Environmental Substances
- Environmental Substances, Toxic
- Substances, Toxic Environmental
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hazardous Substances" by people in Profiles.
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Pearce JL, Waller LA, Mulholland JA, Sarnat SE, Strickland MJ, Chang HH, Tolbert PE. Exploring associations between multipollutant day types and asthma morbidity: epidemiologic applications of self-organizing map ambient air quality classifications. Environ Health. 2015 Jun 23; 14:55.
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Jani DD, Reed D, Feigley CE, Svendsen ER. Modeling an irritant gas plume for epidemiologic study. Int J Environ Health Res. 2016; 26(1):58-74.
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Chalela JA, Burnett T. Chemical terrorism for the intensivist. Mil Med. 2012 May; 177(5):495-500.
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Healton CG, Cummings KM, O'Connor RJ, Novotny TE. Butt really? The environmental impact of cigarettes. Tob Control. 2011 May; 20 Suppl 1:i1.
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Elango V, Kurtz HD, Freedman DL. Aerobic cometabolism of trichloroethene and cis-dichloroethene with benzene and chlorinated benzenes as growth substrates. Chemosphere. 2011 Jun; 84(2):247-53.
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O'Connor RJ, Li Q, Stephens WE, Hammond D, Elton-Marshall T, Cummings KM, Giovino GA, Fong GT. Cigarettes sold in China: design, emissions and metals. Tob Control. 2010 Oct; 19 Suppl 2:i47-53.
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Freedman DL, Cashwell JM, Kim BJ. Biotransformation of explosive-grade nitrocellulose under denitrifying and sulfidogenic conditions. Waste Manag. 2002; 22(3):283-92.
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Huff J, Hoel D. Perspective and overview of the concepts and value of hazard identification as the initial phase of risk assessment for cancer and human health. Scand J Work Environ Health. 1992; 18 Suppl 1:83-9.