Biological contaminant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003230",
  "term": "Biological contaminant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definitions": [
    "1. Living organisms or derivates (e.g. viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens) that can cause harmful health effects when inhaled, swallowed, or otherwise taken into the body.\n\n2. 1) Living organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or mold (fungi), 2) the remains of living organisms, or 3) debris from or pieces of dead organisms. Biological contaminants can be small enough to be inhaled, and may cause many types of health effects including allergic reactions and respiratory disorders.\n\n3. Debris from or pieces of dead organisms. Biological contaminants can be small enough to be inhaled, and may cause many types of health effects including allergic reactions and respiratory disorders.\n\n4. Living organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or mold (fungi).",
    "1. Living organisms or derivates(e.g., viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that can cause harmful health effects when inhaled, swallowed, or otherwise taken into the body.\n\n2. 1) Living organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or mold (fungi), 2) the remains of living organisms, or 3) debris from or pieces of dead organisms. Biological contaminants can be small enough to be inhaled, and may cause many types of health effects including allergic reactions and respiratory disorders.\n\n3. Agents derived from, or that are, living organisms (e.g., viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens) that can be inhaled and can cause many types of health effects including allergic reactions, respiratory disorders, hypersensitivity diseases, and infectious diseases. Also referred to as \"microbiologicals\" or \"microbials.\"\n\n4. Agents derived from or that are living organisms (e.g., viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens) that can be inhaled and can cause many types of health effects including allergic reactions, respiratory disorders, hypersensitivity diseases, and infectious diseases. Also referred to as \"microbiologicals\" or \"microbials.\""
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Biological substances",
    "Air"
  ],
  "references": [
    "EPA 2005b; Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "Mold - Glossary of Terms",
    "Terms of Env; Terms of Environment",
    "Indoor Air Quality Glossary",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/biological-contaminant/"
}