Population at risk

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021600",
  "term": "Population at risk",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Population at Risk",
  "definition": "1. A population subgroup that is more likely to be exposed to a chemical, or is more sensitive to a chemical, than is the general population.\n\n2. A population subgroup that is more likely to be exposed to a chemical, or is more sensitive to the chemical, than is the general population.\n\n3. A limited population that may be unique for a specific dose-effect relationship; the uniqueness may be with respect to susceptibility to the effect or with respect to the dose or exposure itself.\n\n4. Limited population that may be unique for a specific dose-effect relationship; the uniqueness may be with respect to susceptibility to the effect or with respect to the dose or exposure itself.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment; EPA 2005b; Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable Glossary; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "MERREA 2005, RAIS 2004, SRA 2004",
    "MERREA 2005, RAIS 2004, SRA 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/population-at-risk/"
}