"Petroleum" 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.
Naturally occurring complex liquid hydrocarbons which, after distillation, yield combustible fuels, petrochemicals, and lubricants.
| Descriptor ID |
D010578
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.345.630 N06.230.132.258.630
|
| Concept/Terms |
Petroleum- Petroleum
- Petroleums
- Crude Oil
- Crude Oils
- Oil, Crude
- Oils, Crude
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Petroleum".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Petroleum".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Petroleum" by people in this website by year, and whether "Petroleum" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Petroleum" by people in Profiles.
-
Hilgaertner JW, He X, Camacho D, Badowski M, Witten M, Harris DT. The influence of hydrocarbon composition and exposure conditions on jet fuel-induced immunotoxicity. Toxicol Ind Health. 2011 Nov; 27(10):887-98.
-
Li Y, Zhao Y, Peng S, Zhou Q, Ma LQ. Temporal and spatial trends of total petroleum hydrocarbons in the seawater of Bohai Bay, China from 1996 to 2005. Mar Pollut Bull. 2010 Feb; 60(2):238-43.
-
Liu W, Luo Y, Teng Y, Li Z, Ma LQ. Bioremediation of oily sludge-contaminated soil by stimulating indigenous microbes. Environ Geochem Health. 2010 Feb; 32(1):23-9.
-
Wang Y, Zhou Q, Peng S, Ma LQ, Niu X. Toxic effects of crude-oil-contaminated soil in aquatic environment on Carassius auratus and their hepatic antioxidant defense system. J Environ Sci (China). 2009; 21(5):612-7.
-
Harris DT, Sakiestewa D, Titone D, Young RS, Witten M. JP-8 jet fuel exposure results in immediate immunotoxicity, which is cumulative over time. Toxicol Ind Health. 2002 Mar; 18(2):77-83.