GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus
xenobiotic substance
Definition

A substance which would not normally be found in a given environment, and usually means a toxic chemical which is entirely artificial, such as a chlorinated aromatic compound or an organomercury compound.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/9395