Lifetime average daily dose

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015721",
  "term": "Lifetime average daily dose",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Lifetime Average Daily Dose",
  "definition": "1. Figure for estimating excess lifetime cancer risk.\n\n2. Dose rate averaged over a lifetime. The LADD is used for compounds with carcinogenic or chronic effects. The LADD is usually expressed in terms of mg/kg-day or other mass/mass-time units. Often used in carcinogen risk assessments that employ linear low-dose extrapolation methods. See also Average daily dose and Time-averaged exposure.",
  "abbreviation": "LADD",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Exposure Factors Handbook: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/lifetime-average-daily-dose/"
}