Dosage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003392",
  "term": "Dosage",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The product of an airborne pollutant's concentration and the duration of exposure, such as parts per million multiplied by hours, used to describe exposure in a chamber test. It measures cumulative exposure rather than the amount absorbed. In pharmacology the word more often means the amount and schedule of a drug given, for example milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and the Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "air pollutant"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2185 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/dosage/"
}