"Environmental Monitoring" 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.
The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.
| Descriptor ID |
D004784
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.460.350.080 N06.850.780.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Environmental Monitoring- Environmental Monitoring
- Monitoring, Environmental
- Environmental Surveillance
- Surveillance, Environmental
Biological Monitoring- Biological Monitoring
- Monitoring, Biological
- Biomonitoring
- Bio-Monitoring
- Bio Monitoring
- Biologic Monitoring
- Monitoring, Biologic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Environmental Monitoring" by people in this website by year, and whether "Environmental Monitoring" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Environmental Monitoring" by people in Profiles.
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Molecular surveillance of intestinal parasites and Acanthamoeba species in soils from outdoor built environments in rural northwestern Argentina. Parasite. 2026; 33:41.
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Exposure to source-specific VOCs around the Houston Ship Channel. Environ Res. 2026 Aug 15; 303(Pt 1):124754.
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Monitoring and Modeling Population Exposures to Air Pollutants from Oil and Gas Development: Part 1. Predictive, Source-Oriented Modeling and Measurements to Evaluate Community Exposures to Air Pollutants and Noise from Unconventional Oil and Gas Development. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2026 Mar; (240):1-117.
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An introduction to BASIC Guide: human biomonitoring and surveillance of chemical exposure in occupational settings. Ann Work Expo Health. 2026 Feb 02; 70(2).
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Shaping the future of human biomonitoring (HBM): progress, strategy, and global vision from ISES Europe and the HBM Global Network. Environ Int. 2026 Jan; 207:109985.
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Probabilistic dermal risk assessment for shallow groundwater users in agricultural settings of Saudi Arabia. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 05; 15(1):38798.
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Unsupervised deep clustering as a tool for the?identification of dark taxa in biomonitoring. Environ Monit Assess. 2025 Jul 04; 197(8):858.
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Guidance on minimum information requirements (MIR) from designing to reporting human biomonitoring (HBM). Environ Int. 2025 Aug; 202:109601.
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Low-cost filtration for metal(loids) removal from groundwater in rural Bangladesh: probabilistic human health risk mitigation effect. Environ Geochem Health. 2025 Jun 09; 47(7):256.
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Comprehensive assessment of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in groundwater of Kamrup, Assam, India: occurrence, health risks, and metabolomic insights. Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2024 Sep 18; 26(9):1601-1617.