Latency

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015432",
  "term": "Latency",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Time from the first exposure to a chemical until the appearance of a toxic effect.\n\n2. A state of seeming inactivity\n\n3. Time from the first exposure of a chemical until the appearance of a toxic effect.\n\n4. The time between the increase in exposure to a pollutant and the increase in health risk. See cessation lag for a definition of a related but distinct concept.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Preparing Economic Analyses Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/latency/"
}