"Air Pollutants" 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.
Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or materials. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000393
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.284.101
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| Concept/Terms |
Air Pollutants, Environmental- Air Pollutants, Environmental
- Environmental Pollutants, Air
- Air Environmental Pollutants
- Pollutants, Air Environmental
- Environmental Air Pollutants
- Pollutants, Environmental Air
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Air Pollutants" by people in this website by year, and whether "Air Pollutants" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Air Pollutants" by people in Profiles.
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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 03; (240):1-117.
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Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Residential Greenness, and Childhood Cancer Risk by Trimester of Exposure in Minnesota 2000 to 2014: A Case-Control Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Oct 03; 34(10):1730-1739.
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Association of PM2.5 Exposure on Birthweight: Racial and Ethnic Disparities. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Nov; 39(8):660-667.
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Alignment of Air Pollution Exposure Inequality Metrics with Environmental Justice and Equity Goals in the United States. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 12 21; 21(12).
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Pollen and viruses contribute to spatio-temporal variation in asthma-related emergency department visits. Environ Res. 2024 Sep 15; 257:119346.
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Relation of prenatal and postnatal PM2.5 exposure with cognitive and motor function among preschool-aged children. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2024 03; 256:114317.
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Gestational ozone inhalation elicits maternal cardiac dysfunction and transcriptional changes to placental pericytes and endothelial cells. Toxicol Sci. 2023 11 28; 196(2):238-249.
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Estimation of exposure to particulate matter in pregnant individuals living in an area of unconventional oil and gas operations: Findings from the EXPERIVA study. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2023 06 18; 86(12):383-396.
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Gaseous and soil OCPs and PCBs along the Indus River, Pakistan: spatial patterns and air-soil gradients. Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2023 Mar 22; 25(3):531-541.