Trihalomethanes
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028774
1. Methanes substituted with three halogen atoms, which may be the same or different.
2. Family of organic compounds, named as derivatives of methane, wherein three of the four hydrogen atoms in methane are each substituted by a halogen atom in the molecular structure.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-028774 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Abbreviation | THM |
| References | NLM Medical Subject Headiangs (MeSH); Adapted from 40 CFR 141.2 (CFR 2018) |
Record as JSON
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