Margin of exposure

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016521",
  "term": "Margin of exposure",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Margin of Exposure",
  "definition": "1. The LED₁₀ or other point of departure divided by the actual or projected environmental exposure of interest.\n\n2. The ratio of the no-observed adverse-effect-level to the estimated exposure dose.\n\n3. Ratio of a dose that produces a specified effect, e.g., a benchmark dose, to an expected human dose.\n\n4. The LED10 or other point of departure divided by the actual or projected environmental exposure of interest.\n\n5. The point of departure divided by the actual or projected environmental exposure of interest.",
  "abbreviation": "MOE",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b",
    "Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms",
    "EPA 2003",
    "EPA 2004"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/margin-of-exposure/"
}