Lethality

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006527",
  "term": "Lethality",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The capacity of a substance or environmental condition to cause death in a living organism. In toxicology, it is a measure of the adverse effects of a toxicant, quantified by determining the dose or concentration that results in the death of a specified percentage of a test population. This is often expressed as the median lethal dose (LD50) or median lethal concentration (LC50).",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 904 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/lethality/"
}