"Fossil Fuels" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Any combustible hydrocarbon deposit formed from the remains of prehistoric organisms. Examples are petroleum, coal, and natural gas.
| Descriptor ID |
D005579
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.345 N06.230.132.258
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| Concept/Terms |
Fossil Fuels- Fossil Fuels
- Fossil Fuel
- Fuel, Fossil
- Fuels, Fossil
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fossil Fuels" by people in Profiles.
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Chemical and physical characterization of produced waters from conventional and unconventional fossil fuel resources. Chemosphere. 2011 Sep; 85(1):74-82.
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A US nuclear future? Nature. 2010 Sep 23; 467(7314):391-3.
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Design and performance of a pilot-scale constructed wetland treatment system for natural gas storage produced water. Bioresour Technol. 2008 Apr; 99(6):1877-85.