Xenobiotic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030621",
  "term": "Xenobiotic",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A term for non-natural or man-made substances found in the environment (i.e., synthetics, plastics).\n\n2. A chemical or other stressor that does not occur naturally in the environment. Xenobiotics occur as a result of anthropogenic activities such as the application of pesticides and the discharge of industrial chemicals to air, land, or water.\n\n3. \"A chemical or other stressor that does not occur naturally in the environment. Xenobiotics occur as a result of anthropogenic activities such as the application of pesticides and the discharge of industrial chemicals to air, land, or water\" (RAF 1992, 38).\n\n4. Chemical substances that are foreign to the biological system. They include naturally occurring compounds, drugs, environmental agents, carcinogens, insecticides, etc.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Environmental Issues Glossary",
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary; Waste and Cleanup Risk Assess",
    "Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary",
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/xenobiotic/"
}