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Cumulative exposure

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007080

1. The sum of exposures of an organism to a pollutant over a period of time.

2. The summation of exposures of an organism to a chemical over a period of time.

3. Exposure via mixtures of contaminants both indoors and outdoors. Exposure may also occur through more than one pathway. New directions in risk assessments in U.S. EPA put more emphasis on total exposures via multiple pathways.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007080
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesTerms of Environment; EPA 2005b; Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Exposure Factors Handbook: Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007080",
  "term": "Cumulative exposure",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Cumulative Exposure",
  "definition": "1. The sum of exposures of an organism to a pollutant over a period of time.\n\n2. The summation of exposures of an organism to a chemical over a period of time.\n\n3. Exposure via mixtures of contaminants both indoors and outdoors. Exposure may also occur through more than one pathway. New directions in risk assessments in U.S. EPA put more emphasis on total exposures via multiple pathways.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Exposure Factors Handbook: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cumulative-exposure/"
}

Record 6,903 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.