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Point-of-contact measurement

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-021370

Direct measurement or point-of-contact exposure measurement "evaluates an exposure as it occurs, by using direct methods to measure the chemical concentrations at the interface between the person and the environment as a function of time, resulting in an exposure profile." [U.S. EPA Guidelines for Exposure Assessment (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/risk/hhra/recordisplay.cfm?deid=15263)]

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-021370
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA ExpoBox Terminology
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021370",
  "term": "Point-of-contact measurement",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Direct measurement or point-of-contact exposure measurement \"evaluates an exposure as it occurs, by using direct methods to measure the chemical concentrations at the interface between the person and the environment as a function of time, resulting in an exposure profile.\" [U.S. EPA Guidelines for Exposure Assessment (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/risk/hhra/recordisplay.cfm?deid=15263)]",
  "references": [
    "EPA ExpoBox Terminology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/point-of-contact-measurement/"
}

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