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non-threshold effect

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019053

1. An effect (usually an adverse health effect) for which there is no exposure level below which the effect is not expected to occur.

2. An effect (usually an adverse health effect) for which there is no exposure level below which the effect is not expected to occur. [EPA 2004]

3. A non-threshold model presumes that one organism can lead to infection. [ILSI 2000 text]

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019053
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesEPA 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019053",
  "term": "non-threshold effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An effect (usually an adverse health effect) for which there is no exposure level below which the effect is not expected to occur.\n\n2. An effect (usually an adverse health effect) for which there is no exposure level below which the effect is not expected to occur. [EPA 2004]\n\n3. A non-threshold model presumes that one organism can lead to infection. [ILSI 2000 text]",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "EPA 2004",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/non-threshold-effect/"
}

Record 19,053 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.