Human Equivalent Dose

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-013527",
  "term": "Human Equivalent Dose",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A dose which, when administered to humans, produces an effect equal to that produced by a dose in animals.\n\n2. The human concentration (for inhalation exposure) or dose (for other routes of exposure) of an agent that is believed to induce the same magnitude of toxic effect as the experimental animal species concentration or dose. This adjustment may incorporate toxicokinetic information on the particular agent, if available, or use a default procedure, such as assuming that daily oral doses experienced for a lifetime are proportional to body weight raised to the 0.75 power.",
  "abbreviation": "HED",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b, RAIS 2004",
    "Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/human-equivalent-dose/"
}