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Biological half-life

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030740

The time required for a biological system (such as a human or animal) to eliminate, by natural processes, half the amount of a substance (such as a radioactive material) that has been absorbed into that system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030740
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesRAIS 2004, SRA 2004
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030740",
  "term": "Biological half-life",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The time required for a biological system (such as a human or animal) to eliminate, by natural processes, half the amount of a substance (such as a radioactive material) that has been absorbed into that system.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "RAIS 2004, SRA 2004"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/biological-half-life/"
}

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