"Air 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.
Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or materials. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000393
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.284.101
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| Concept/Terms |
Air Pollutants, Environmental- Air Pollutants, Environmental
- Environmental Pollutants, Air
- Air Environmental Pollutants
- Pollutants, Air Environmental
- Environmental Air Pollutants
- Pollutants, Environmental Air
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Air Pollutants" by people in Profiles.
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Prenatal Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide, Fine Particulates, and Ozone in Relation to Child Behavior: The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Cohort. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 May 26; 60(20):14341-14354.
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Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Autism Spectrum Disorder in the ECHO Consortium. Environ Health Perspect. 2026 07 07; 134(3):324-334.
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Ambient Air Pollution and COVID-19 in California. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2026 Feb; (238):1-97.
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Air Pollution Exposure and Birth Weight in the ECHO Cohort. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 12 01; 8(12):e2551459.
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Wildfire-specific fine particulate matter and preterm birth: a US ECHO Cohort analysis. Lancet Planet Health. 2025 Dec; 9(12):101324.
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Prenatal Exposure to Source-Specific Fine Particulate Matter and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Oct 22; 58(42):18566-18577.
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Decomposing the variance: The unique and shared associations of fine and ultrafine particulate matter exposed during pregnancy with child autism spectrum disorder. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Dec 01; 954:176609.
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Dysregulated metabolic pathways associated with air pollution exposure and the risk of autism: Evidence from epidemiological studies. Environ Pollut. 2024 Nov 15; 361:124729.
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Maternal exposure to aircraft emitted ultrafine particles during pregnancy and likelihood of ASD in children. Environ Int. 2023 08; 178:108061.
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Developing a National-Scale Exposure Index for Combined Environmental Hazards and Social Stressors and Applications to the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 07 10; 20(14).