Characterization of Exposure

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004681",
  "term": "Characterization of Exposure",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A portion of the analysis phase of ecological risk assessment that evaluates the interaction of the stressor with one or more ecological components. Exposure can be expressed as co-occurrence, or contact depending on the stressor and ecological component involved.\n\n2. Portion of an ecological risk assessment that evaluates interaction of a stressor with one or more ecological entities.\n\n3. A portion of the analysis phase of ecological risk assessment that evaluates the interaction of the stressor with one or more ecological entities. Exposure can be expressed as co-occurrence or contact, depending on the stressor and ecological component involved.\n\n4. A portion of the analysis phase of ecological risk assessment that evaluates the interaction of the stressor with one or more ecological entities. Exposure can be expressed as co-occurrence or contact, depending on the stressor and ecological component involved. [EPA 1998b]\n\n5. A component of the analysis phase of microbial risk assessment that evaluates any interactions between the pathogen, the environment, and the human population. Steps in this process are pathogen characterization, determination of pathogen occurrence, and exposure analysis; the result is an exposure profile. [ILSI 2000]",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "EPA 1998b",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/characterization-of-exposure/"
}