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Lethal Dose₅₀

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015621

A calculated dose of a chemical expected to cause death in 50% of a defined experimental animal population. See Casarett & Doull's Toxicology, The Basic Science of Poisons(Klaassen, 1996).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015621
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationLD₅₀
ReferencesHealth Effects Notebook Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015621",
  "term": "Lethal Dose₅₀",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A calculated dose of a chemical expected to cause death in 50% of a defined experimental animal population. See Casarett & Doull's Toxicology, The Basic Science of Poisons(Klaassen, 1996).",
  "abbreviation": "LD₅₀",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Health Effects Notebook Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/lethal-dose50/"
}

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