"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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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hazardous Substances" by people in Profiles.
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A brief review of the current knowledge on environmental toxicants and risk of pediatric cancers. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2022 Apr; 39(3):193-202.
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Hypospadias Risk from Maternal Residential Exposure to Heavy Metal Hazardous Air Pollutants. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 03 15; 16(6).
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Longitudinal stability in cigarette smokers of urinary biomarkers of exposure to the toxicants acrylonitrile and acrolein. PLoS One. 2019; 14(1):e0210104.
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Addressing bystander exposure to agricultural pesticides in life cycle impact assessment. Chemosphere. 2018 Apr; 197:541-549.
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Relations Between Residential Proximity to EPA-Designated Toxic Release Sites and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Incidence. South Med J. 2016 10; 109(10):606-614.
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Part 2. Development of Enhanced Statistical Methods for Assessing Health Effects Associated with an Unknown Number of Major Sources of Multiple Air Pollutants. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2015 Jun; (183 Pt 1-2):51-113.
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Assessing the carcinogenic potential of low-dose exposures to chemical mixtures in the environment: the challenge ahead. Carcinogenesis. 2015 Jun; 36 Suppl 1:S254-96.
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Air toxics and birth defects: a Bayesian hierarchical approach to evaluate multiple pollutants and spina bifida. Environ Health. 2015 Feb 09; 14:16.
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Kriged and modeled ambient air levels of benzene in an urban environment: an exposure assessment study. Environ Health. 2011 Mar 21; 10:21.
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Upregulation of AgNOR expression in epithelial cells and neutrophils in the airways and leukocytes in peripheral blood of women chronically exposed to biomass smoke. Anal Quant Cytol Histol. 2011 Feb; 33(1):50-9.