Endpoint assessment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003910",
  "term": "Endpoint assessment",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A quantitative or quantifiable statement of the environmental value that a risk analysis treats as endangered, such as the survival of a fish population or the reproductive success of a bird species. It is fixed when the risk question is formulated and is then tested through measurement endpoints. A measurement endpoint is the measurable response to a stressor, for example the number of fledglings produced per nest each year.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 877 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/endpoint-assessment/"
}