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sensitive subgroups

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025223

Identifiable subsets of the general population that, due to differential exposure or susceptibility, are at greater risk than the general population to the toxic effects of a specific air pollutant (e.g., depending on the pollutant and the exposure circumstances, these may be groups such as subsistence fishers, infants, asthmatics, or the elderly).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025223
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesEPA 2004
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025223",
  "term": "sensitive subgroups",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Identifiable subsets of the general population that, due to differential exposure or susceptibility, are at greater risk than the general population to the toxic effects of a specific air pollutant (e.g., depending on the pollutant and the exposure circumstances, these may be groups such as subsistence fishers, infants, asthmatics, or the elderly).",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "EPA 2004"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sensitive-subgroups/"
}

Record 25,223 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.