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Environmental media contaminant

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009778

A substance that is either present in an environment where it does not belong or is present at levels that might cause harmful (adverse) health effects.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009778
FieldEnvironment
SubjectChemical substances
ReferencesCDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009778",
  "term": "Environmental media contaminant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Environmental Media Contaminant",
  "definition": "A substance that is either present in an environment where it does not belong or is present at levels that might cause harmful (adverse) health effects.",
  "subject": "Chemical substances",
  "references": [
    "CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/environmental-media-contaminant/"
}

Record 9,534 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.