Environmental Pollutants

"Environmental Pollutants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Substances or energies, for example heat or light, which when introduced into the air, water, or land threaten life or health of individuals or ECOSYSTEMS.

Descriptor ID	D004785
MeSH Number(s)	D27.888.284
Concept/Terms	Environmental Pollutants Environmental Pollutants Pollutants, Environmental

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Toxic Actions [D27.888]
Environmental Pollutants [D27.888.284]

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Bar chart showing 87 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	2	0	2
2003	2	2	4
2004	3	0	3
2005	2	0	2
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	2	0	2
2010	2	0	2
2011	4	0	4
2012	2	0	2
2013	4	0	4
2014	4	0	4
2015	7	1	8
2016	5	0	5
2017	5	2	7
2018	3	0	3
2019	4	1	5
2020	6	0	6
2021	1	0	1
2022	7	0	7
2023	2	0	2
2024	2	1	3
2025	3	1	4
2026	2	0	2

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Vakili FS, Shaffer SA, Jaspers VLB, Peterson S, Steensland EL, Runko P, Mohring B, ?st M, Jaatinen K, Hsu BY, Peetumber T, Wilson NM, Sonne C, Bj?rkman S, Ruuskanen S, Arzel C. Nest attendance in two Finnish waterfowl species in relation to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid hormones. Environ Res. 2026 Aug 15; 303(Pt 1):124643.

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Winkles JF, Santoro N, El Khoudary SR, deSouza P, Matuk J, Crawford S, Colvin A, Sammel M, Park SK. Associations between pollutants, the regularity of daily sex hormone patterns, and hormone profiles over a complete menstrual cycle. Reprod Toxicol. 2026 Aug; 143:109247.

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Leader J, Robinson J, Whitcomb B, Valvi D, Chen CY, Chong YS, Tan KH, Ng S, Chan JCY, Eriksson JG, Chan SY, Huang J, Oulhote Y. Transplacental transfer efficiency of environmental chemicals in association with gestational diabetes mellitus. Environ Int. 2025 Nov; 205:109865.

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Reeves KW, Oulhote Y, Grandjean P, Nielsen F. Associations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with terminal ductal lobular unit involution of the normal breast. Breast Cancer Res. 2025 Aug 18; 27(1):148.

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Schlezinger JJ, Bello A, Mangano KM, Biswas K, Patel PP, Pennoyer EH, Wolever TMS, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Bello D. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in circulation in a Canadian population: their association with serum-liver enzyme biomarkers and piloting a novel method to reduce serum-PFAS. Environ Health. 2025 03 15; 24(1):10.

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Mascari M, Cohen N, Yao M, Huang J, Lane J, Reeves KW, Balasubramanian R, Liu Z, Laouali N, Daniel LM, Chen CY, Seng CY, Shiao-Yng C, Kee MZL, Valvi D, Oulhote Y. Associations of cord blood concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances with autistic traits in Singaporean children: The growing up in Singapore towards healthy outcomes study. Chemosphere. 2025 Feb; 371:144040.

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Schlezinger JJ, Biswas K, Garcia A, Heiger-Bernays WJ, Bello D. An oat fiber intervention for reducing PFAS body burden: A pilot study in male C57Bl/6?J mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2025 Feb; 495:117188.

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Sable HJK, Merced-Nieves FM, Meyer JS. Introduction to "Effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) within a developmental context". Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2024 Jul-Aug; 104:107372.

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Sears CG, Liu Y, Lanphear BP, Buckley JP, Meyer J, Xu Y, Chen A, Yolton K, Braun JM. Evaluating Mixtures of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites and Serum Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Relation to Adolescent Hair Cortisol: The HOME Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 02 05; 193(3):454-468.

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Hansel NN, Woo H, Koehler K, Gassett A, Paulin LM, Alexis NE, Putcha N, Lorizio W, Fawzy A, Belz D, Sack C, Barr RG, Martinez FJ, Han MK, Woodruff P, Pirozzi C, Paine R, Barjaktarevic I, Cooper CB, Ortega V, Zusman M, Kaufman JD. Indoor Pollution and Lung Function Decline in Current and Former Smokers: SPIROMICS AIR. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 11 15; 208(10):1042-1051.

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