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Environmental Exposure
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Definition
: The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.
may or may not result in a disease; coord IM with specific substance (IM); DF: ENVIR EXPOSURE
See Also
Environmental Illness
;
Environmental Monitoring
;
Environmental Pollutants
;
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
;
Occupational Exposure
;
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Examples
Environmental Monitoring
;
Inhalation Exposure
;
Maternal Exposure
;
Maximum Allowable Concentration
;
Occupational Exposure
;
Paternal Exposure
Other names
Exposures, Environmental; Environmental Exposures; Exposure, Environmental