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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental exposure > exposure pathways > airborne transmission
Preferred Term:

airborne transmission

Definition:
The spread of a biological, chemical or physical agent through the air, typically over distances greater than one meter from the source.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
exposure pathways
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • airborn transmission
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137054
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RDF/XMLCreated 2010-09-01, last modified 2020-04-08