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Lowest observed effect level

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003855

In a study, the lowest dose or exposure level at which a statistically or biologically significant effect is observed in the exposed population compared with an appropriate unexposed control group.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003855
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
AbbreviationLOEC
SynonymsLOAEL (lowest observed adverse effect level); LOEL (lowest observed effect level); lowest observable effect concentration; lowest observed adverse effect level
ReferencesUS Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoToxicity; Dosage; No observed adverse effect level
TranslationsSpanish: nivel de mínimo efecto adverso observado
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003855",
  "term": "Lowest observed effect level",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "In a study, the lowest dose or exposure level at which a statistically or biologically significant effect is observed in the exposed population compared with an appropriate unexposed control group.",
  "abbreviation": "LOEC",
  "synonyms": [
    "LOAEL (lowest observed adverse effect level)",
    "LOEL (lowest observed effect level)",
    "lowest observable effect concentration",
    "lowest observed adverse effect level"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "toxicity",
    "dosage",
    "no observed adverse effect level"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "nivel de mínimo efecto adverso observado"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/lowest-observed-effect-level/"
}

Record 3,806 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.