National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Particulate

Synonyms

Particulate

Particulates

Definitions

The generic term used for a type of air pollution. It consists of complex and varying mixtures of particles suspended in the air such as fine solids such as dirt, soil dust, pollens, molds, ashes, and soot; and aerosols that are formed in the atmosphere from gaseous combustion by-products such as volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Particles of special concern to the protection of lung health are those known as fine particles, less than 2.5 microns in diameter.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1709

code

C1709

DEFINITION

The generic term used for a type of air pollution. It consists of complex and varying mixtures of particles suspended in the air such as fine solids such as dirt, soil dust, pollens, molds, ashes, and soot; and aerosols that are formed in the atmosphere from gaseous combustion by-products such as volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Particles of special concern to the protection of lung health are those known as fine particles, less than 2.5 microns in diameter.

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Particulate

Particulates

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Particulate

Legacy Concept Name

Particulate

Preferred_Name

Particulate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C1709

Semantic_Type

Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0457784

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1751

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