Animal studies

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001656",
  "term": "Animal studies",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Animal Studies",
  "definition": "1. Investigations using animals as surrogates for humans, on the expectation that results in animals are pertinent to humans.\n\n2. Investigations using animals as surrogates for humans with the expectation that the results are pertinent to humans.\n\n3. Toxicity investigations using animals. Such studies may employ animals as surrogates for humans with the expectation that the results are pertinent to humans or for investigation of effects pertinent to animals (e.g., for ecological risk assessment).",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA 2004, EPA 2005b"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/animal-studies/"
}