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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental exposure
  3. exposure pathways
  4. airborne transmission

Preferred term

airborne transmission

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The spread of a biological, chemical or physical agent through the air, typically over distances greater than one meter from the source.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • airborn transmission

Source

  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137054

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