Disciplines and Occupations

Ecotoxicology

The study of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION and the toxic effects of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS on the ECOSYSTEM. The term was coined by Truhaut in 1969.

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Abstract

The study of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION and the toxic effects of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS on the ECOSYSTEM. The term was coined by Truhaut in 1969.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Environmental Toxicologies
  • Toxicologies, Environmental
  • Toxicology, Environmental

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2008

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Previous Indexing

  • Ecology (1976-2007)
  • Toxicology (1976-2007)

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  2. H01w.158w.891w.211w
  3. H01w.277w.249w.500w
  4. H02w.884w.211w

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NLM Classification

WA 670

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ecotoxicology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054750. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054750
  2. Ecotoxicology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecotoxicology
  3. Ecotoxicology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1412144