"Fossil Fuels" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any combustible hydrocarbon deposit formed from the remains of prehistoric organisms. Examples are petroleum, coal, and natural gas.
| Descriptor ID |
D005579
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.345 N06.230.132.258
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| Concept/Terms |
Fossil Fuels- Fossil Fuels
- Fossil Fuel
- Fuel, Fossil
- Fuels, Fossil
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fossil Fuels" by people in Profiles.
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Burning fat fuels photoreceptors. Nat Med. 2016 Apr; 22(4):342-3.
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Issues for storing plant-based alternative fuels in marine environments. Bioelectrochemistry. 2014 Jun; 97:145-53.
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Anaerobic biodegradation of natural gas condensate can be stimulated by the addition of gasoline. Biodegradation. 2007 Aug; 18(4):515-23.
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Anaerobic biodegradation of alicyclic constituents of gasoline and natural gas condensate by bacteria from an anoxic aquifer. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2004 Jul 01; 49(1):129-35.