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 164 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	4	0	4
2003	1	1	2
2004	5	4	9
2005	4	0	4
2006	8	1	9
2007	8	1	9
2008	1	2	3
2009	4	4	8
2010	6	2	8
2011	14	1	15
2012	6	1	7
2013	10	0	10
2014	11	1	12
2015	8	4	12
2016	7	1	8
2017	5	0	5
2018	4	1	5
2019	4	1	5
2020	2	0	2
2021	2	0	2
2022	5	0	5
2023	4	1	5
2024	4	2	6
2025	6	0	6

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Wilson DL, Chakraborty S, Sweety UH, Sharifan H, Hernandez JA, White JC, Vukovic L, Narayan M. A molecular and cellular understanding of PFDA-exposure-associated outcomes on biological assemblies. Environ Res. 2026 May 15; 297:124118.

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Sturla Irizarry SM, Cathey AL, Zimmerman E, Hao W, Lin YT, Mukherjee B, Rosario Pab?n ZY, Huerta Monta?ez G, V?lez Vega CM, Alshawabkeh AN, Cordero JF, Meeker JD, Watkins DJ. Prenatal urinary biomarkers of metal and metalloid exposure and child neurodevelopmental outcomes in Puerto Rico. Environ Res. 2026 Mar 15; 293:123766.

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Saleem A, Volz A, Mondal T, Loffredo CA, Trnovec T, Murinova LP, Conka K, Drobna B, Ghosh S. Exploring the associations between prenatal PCB exposures and gene expression: Observations from a study of newborn Slovak infants. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2025 Oct 01; 304:119059.

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Perez C, Campbell K, Boyd Barr D, Shankar K, Sims C, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-dependent relationships between PFAS and placental transcriptomics identified by weighted gene co-expression analysis. Environ Res. 2025 Dec 01; 286(Pt 1):122745.

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Panda BP, Parida SP, Pradhan A, Mohanta YK, Parthipan P, Narayan M, Sarma H. Identifying ecological risk zones using spatial prioritization of heavy metal pollution and bioaccumulation in birds. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2025 Apr; 32(18):11727-11748.

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Friedman A, Welch BM, Keil AP, Bloom MS, Braun JM, Buckley JP, Dabelea D, Factor-Litvak P, Meeker JD, Michels KB, Padmanabhan V, Starling AP, Weinberg CR, Aalborg J, Alshawabkeh AN, Barrett ES, Binder AM, Bradman A, Bush NR, Calafat AM, Cantonwine DE, Christenbury KE, Cordero JF, Engel SM, Eskenazi B, Harley KG, Hauser R, Herbstman JB, Holland N, James-Todd T, Jukic AMZ, Lanphear BP, McElrath TF, Messerlian C, Newman RB, Nguyen RHN, O'Brien KM, Rauh VA, Redmon JB, Rich DQ, Rosen EM, Sathyanarayana S, Schmidt RJ, Sparks AE, Swan SH, Wang C, Watkins DJ, Weinberger B, Wenzel AG, Wilcox AJ, Yolton K, Zhang Y, Zota AR, Ferguson KK. Periods of susceptibility for associations between phthalate exposure and preterm birth: Results from a pooled analysis of 16 US cohorts. Environ Int. 2025 Apr; 198:109392.

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Perez C, Sehgal N, Eick SM, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Chen K, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-specific effects of in utero exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on placental development. Environ Res. 2025 Apr 01; 270:120868.

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Everson TM, Sehgal N, Campbell K, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Chen K, Perez C, Shankar K, Eick SM, Pearson KJ, Andres A. Placental PFAS concentrations are associated with perturbations of placental DNA methylation. Environ Pollut. 2025 Mar 01; 368:125737.

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Schildroth S, Wesselink AK, Bethea TN, Claus Henn B, Friedman A, Fruh V, Coleman CM, Lovett SM, Vines AI, Sjodin A, Botelho JC, Calafat AM, Wegienka G, Weuve J, Baird DD, Wise LA. A prospective cohort study of persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals and perceived stress. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 12 02; 193(12):1729-1740.

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de Sousa AKA, Pires KSN, Cavalcante IH, Cavalcante ICL, Santos JD, Queiroz MIC, Leite ACR, Crispim AC, da Rocha Junior ER, Aquino TM, Weingrill RB, Urschitz J, Ospina-Prieto S, Borbely AU. Polystyrene microplastics exposition on human placental explants induces time-dependent cytotoxicity, oxidative stress and metabolic alterations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1481014.

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