Health Care

Petroleum Pollution

Release of oil into the environment usually due to human activity.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Release of oil into the environment usually due to human activity.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Oil Pollution
  • Oil Spills
  • Oil Pollutions
  • Oil Spill
  • Petroleum Pollutions
  • Pollution, Oil
  • Pollution, Petroleum
  • Pollutions, Oil
  • Pollutions, Petroleum
  • Spill, Oil
  • Spills, Oil

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Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, analysis, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2012

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  1. N06.850w.460.660w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Petroleum Pollution. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059392. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059392
  2. Petroleum Pollution. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill
  3. Petroleum Pollution. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q220187