Environmental Exposure

"Environmental Exposure" 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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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.

Descriptor ID	D004781
MeSH Number(s)	N06.850.460.350
Concept/Terms	Environmental Exposure Environmental Exposure Exposure, Environmental Environmental Exposures Exposures, Environmental

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Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Environmental Pollution [N06.850.460]
Environmental Exposure [N06.850.460.350]

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Bar chart showing 186 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1999	0	1	1
2002	2	0	2
2003	2	2	4
2004	0	1	1
2005	3	0	3
2006	3	2	5
2007	6	3	9
2008	6	2	8
2009	4	4	8
2010	2	2	4
2011	5	3	8
2012	6	4	10
2013	8	5	13
2014	3	2	5
2015	10	4	14
2016	17	3	20
2017	8	3	11
2018	5	3	8
2019	7	2	9
2020	6	6	12
2021	0	4	4
2022	0	10	10
2023	0	4	4
2024	3	2	5
2025	3	3	6

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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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Wang K, Shi Y, Gebreyesus TG, Ma N, Zhu X, Tong L, Zhao L, Dong S, Xiao H. Size Distributions and Health Risks of Atmospheric Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in an Inland Urban Area of Baoding, China. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2025 Jul 18; 115(2):18.

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Makwana B, Desai B, Srinivasan J, Apetauerova D, Dani SS, Sehgal S, Yerstein O, Khadke S, Kumar A, Nasir K, Wadhera R, Kong Y, Navas-Acien A, Adamkiewicz G, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S, Moffatt-Bruce S, Ganatra S. Impact of Marine Microplastics on Neurologic and Functional Disabilities: A Population-Level Study. Eur J Neurol. 2025 May; 32(5):e70144.

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Famiyeh L, Chen K, Tesema FB, Kelly C, Ji D, Xiao H, Tong L, Wang Z, He J. Refining source-specific lung cancer risk assessment from PM2.5-bound PAHs: Integrating component-based potency factors and machine learning in Ningbo, China. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2025 Jun 01; 297:118174.

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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 Mar 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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Prabhakaran D, Sieber NL, Jaganathan S, Mandal S, Prabhakaran P, Walia GK, Menon JS, Rajput P, Gupta T, Mohan S, Kondal D, Rajiva A, Dutta A, Krishna B, Yajnik C, Mohan D, Ganguly E, Madhipatla K, Sharma P, Singh S, Gupta R, Ljungman P, Gupta V, Mohan V, Reddy KS, Schwartz JD. Health effects of selected environmental Exposomes Across the Life courSe in Indian populations using longitudinal cohort studies: GEOHealth HEALS Study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 11 01; 14(10):e087445.

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Aretz B, Doblhammer G, Heneka MT. The role of leukocytes in cognitive impairment due to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter: A large population-based mediation analysis. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Dec; 20(12):8715-8727.

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Baddour NA, Paulin LM, Gassett AJ, Woo H, Hoffman EA, Newell JD, Woodruff PG, Pirozzi CS, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, O'Neal W, Han MK, Martinez FJ, Peters SP, Hastie AT, Hansel NN, Ortega VE, Kaufman JD, Sack CS. Air Pollution Exposure and Interstitial Lung Features in SPIROMICS Participants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Sep; 21(9):1251-1260.

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Zhang Y, Li JN, Wang JX, Li YF, Kallenborn R, Xiao H, Cai MG, Tang ZH, Zhang ZF. High-throughput screening of 222 pesticides in road environments in a megacity of northern China: A new approach to urban population exposure. Environ Res. 2024 Sep 15; 257:119379.

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