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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
environmental science
pollutants

Preferred term

pollutants

Type

Topic

Definition

Any substance introduced into environment that has adverse effects on biological systems or organisms.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

environmental science

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

environmental pollutants

Scope note

Use for undesirable substances in the environment; For undesirable substances in products USE adulterated products.

In other languages

contaminantes (polución)

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5844

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