Sensitive groups

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025218",
  "term": "Sensitive groups",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A term used for a category of persons at increased risk of experiencing adverse health effects related to air pollution exposures. These groups can be at increased risk due to intrinsic factors (biological), extrinsic factors (external, non-biological), higher exposure, and/or increased dose at a given concentration. The severity of the health effects that these groups experience may be much greater than in the general population.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Glossary for Air Pollution Terms in Particle Pollution and Your Patients' Health"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sensitive-groups/"
}