Primary Effect

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022086",
  "term": "Primary Effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. An effect where the stressor acts on the ecological component of interest itself, not through effects on other components of the ecosystem (synonymous with direct effect; compare with definition for secondary effect).\n\n2. An effect where the stressor acts directly on the ecological component of interest, not on other parts of the ecosystem.\n\n3. An effect where the stressor acts on the ecological component of interest itself, not through effects on other components of the ecosystem (synonymous with direct effect; compare with definition for secondary effect). [Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary][EPA 1998, 2005b]",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary; EPA 1998, 2005b",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/primary-effect/"
}