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Oral Reference Dose

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019743

An estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a daily oral exposure of a chemical to the human population (including sensitive subgroups) that is likely to be without an appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime. Generally used in EPA's noncancer health assessments. See IRIS Glossary (2016).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019743
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
AbbreviationRfD
ReferencesHealth Effects Notebook Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019743",
  "term": "Oral Reference Dose",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An estimate (with uncertainty spanning perhaps an order of magnitude) of a daily oral exposure of a chemical to the human population (including sensitive subgroups) that is likely to be without an appreciable risk of deleterious effects during a lifetime. Generally used in EPA's noncancer health assessments. See IRIS Glossary (2016).",
  "abbreviation": "RfD",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Health Effects Notebook Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oral-reference-dose/"
}

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