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This glossary is intended to help understand terms related to Environmental Health Science. Some terms courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.
AbleismAcid RainAcrylamideActivated Carbon Filtration SystemAerosolsAgricultural HealthAir PollutionAllergensAllergic ReactionAloe VeraAnemiaAntibioticAquacultureAquifersArsenicAsbestosAssaysAsthmaAtomic NucleiAutoimmune DiseasesBarometerBioaccumulateBiofuelsBiologicsBiomagnifyBiotechnologyBlack Lung DiseaseBronchitisBuckyballsCadmiumCarbon CycleCarcinogenCataractsChloridesClimate ChangeCoastal WetlandsColiform BacteriaConsumer Confidence Report (CCR)CorrosionCreosoteCrustaceansCryptosporidiumCrystalline SilicaCuringDanderDDTDengue FeverDiabetesDiethylstilbestrol (DES)DioxinDomoic Acid PoisoningDredgesDrywellE. coliEcosystemEcosystem ServicesElectromagnetic FieldsEmbalming FluidEmissionsEmphysemaEncephalitisEndocrineEndocrine DisruptorEndocrine GlandEndometriosisEnvironmental HealthEnvironmental JusticeEpigenesisErgonomic InjuryEssential OilsExcavationExperimental DesignExposomeExposure ScienceExtreme WeatherFatty Tissue (Adipose Tissue)FeedstockFertilizersFiberglassFine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5)FissionFive-G (5G)Flame RetardantsForever ChemicalsFormaldehydeFossil FuelsFumigantsFuransGamma RaysGelatinGeothermal EnergyGinkgo BilobaGlobal HealthGlobal TemperatureGranteeGreenhouse GasGreenhouse GasesGroundwaterGynecomastiaHair DyeHantavirusHormoneHydrologic ModelHypoallergenicIncomplete CombustionInflammationIngestion (Swallowing)InorganicInsecticidesJustice40 InitiativeLeadLeukemiaLiquefied Natural GasLow-emittingLupusLyme DiseaseMalariaMasonryMelatoninMeningitisMercuryMesoscaleMesotheliomaMetaboliteMetastasisMethylmercuryMicrobiomeMicrometersMineralMiscarriageMixtures ResearchMoldMoldsMooringsMortuaryMunitionsMutagenNaegleriaNanomaterialNanotechnologyNephropathyNeurotransmitterNeutronsObesityObesogensOff-gasOreOrganic MatterOxidative Damage (Stress)OzoneParasiteParkinson's DiseasePer- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)PerchloratePerfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)PesticidePetroleumPharmaceuticalsPhthalatesPhthalic AnhydridePhytoestrogensPlaguePlasticizersPleural MembranePneumoniaPollenPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)Postdoctoral FellowshipPrecision Environmental HealthPromoterPulmonary FibrosisPyrogenicRadiationRadioactive TracersRadioactive WasteRadioactivityRadonRat-Bite FeverReverse Osmosis SystemRiptides (Rip Current)Rocky Mountain Spotted FeverSalmonellaSARS-CoV-2Sentinel SpeciesSepticSilica DustSilicosisSinusitisSmelterSmogSterilizeStyreneSubsistence Fishing/HuntingSulfur DioxideSyntheticTailingsTallowTextilesThyroid GlandTidal FlatsTinnitusTitanium DioxideToxicogenomicsToxicologyTranslational ResearchTRAPUn-ventilatedVapeVentilationVertigoVitamin DVolatile organic compounds (VOCs)West Nile VirusYellow FeverZika Virus