Exposure Route

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010501",
  "term": "Exposure Route",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The mechanism for which a contaminant comes in contact with a person (e.g., by ingestion, inhalation, dermal contact).\n\n2. The way a chemical or pollutant enters an organism after contact; i.e. by ingestion, inhalation, or dermal absorption.\n\n3. The way a chemical pollutant enters an organism after contact, e.g., by ingestion, inhalation, or dermal absorption.\n\n4. The way a chemical enters an organism after contact (e.g., by ingestion, inhalation, dermal absorption).",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Exposure Factors Handbook: Glossary",
    "EPA 1997a, EPA 2004, EPA 2005b"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/exposure-route/"
}