Ecotoxicology

"Ecotoxicology" 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.

MeSH information

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

Descriptor ID	D054750
MeSH Number(s)	H01.158.273.248.500 H01.158.891.211 H01.277.249.500 H02.884.211
Concept/Terms	Ecotoxicology Ecotoxicology Environmental Toxicology Environmental Toxicologies Toxicologies, Environmental Toxicology, Environmental

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ecotoxicology".

Natural Sciences [H]
Natural Science Disciplines [H01]
Biological Science Disciplines [H01.158]
Biology [H01.158.273]
Ecology [H01.158.273.248]
Ecotoxicology [H01.158.273.248.500]
Toxicology [H01.158.891]
Ecotoxicology [H01.158.891.211]
Earth Sciences [H01.277]
Ecology [H01.277.249]
Ecotoxicology [H01.277.249.500]
Health Occupations [H02]
Toxicology [H02.884]
Ecotoxicology [H02.884.211]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ecotoxicology".

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