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Descriptor
English
:
Environmental Monitoring
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Monitoreo del Ambiente
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Monitoramento Ambiental
Synonyms
English
:
Biological Monitoring
Ecological Monitoring
Epidemiological Monitoring
Monitoring, Environmental
Tree Number:
G03.850.460.350.080
G03.850.780.375
SP4.011.087.693.364
VS4.001.001
Definition
English
:
The
monitoring
of the level of toxins,
chemical pollutants
, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the
environment
or
workplace
by measuring the amounts of these toxicants in the bodies of people and
animals
in that
environment
, among other
methods
. It also includes the measurement of
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
. Levels in
humans
and
animals
are used as
indicators
of toxic levels of undesirable chemicals.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
DF: ENVIR
MONITORING
History Note
English
:
86
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
economics
ethics
history
instrumentation
legislation & jurisprudence
methods
statistics & numerical data
standards
Record Number:
28017
Unique Identifier:
D004784
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