Aroclors

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"Aroclors" 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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Industrial chemicals which have become widespread environmental pollutants. Each aroclor is a mixture of chlorinated biphenyls (1200 series) or chlorinated terphenyls (5400 series) or a combination of both (4400 series).

Descriptor ID	D001140
MeSH Number(s)	D02.309.750.500 D02.455.526.439.773.292 D02.455.526.439.785.292
Concept/Terms	Aroclors Aroclors Aroclor Aroclor

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Aroclors".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds [D02.309]
Polychlorinated Biphenyls [D02.309.750]
Aroclors [D02.309.750.500]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Halogenated [D02.455.526]
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated [D02.455.526.439]
Polychlorinated Biphenyls [D02.455.526.439.773]
Aroclors [D02.455.526.439.773.292]
Polychloroterphenyl Compounds [D02.455.526.439.785]
Aroclors [D02.455.526.439.785.292]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Aroclors".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Aroclors".

Aroclors
Chlorodiphenyl (54% Chlorine)

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