Profile

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022430",
  "term": "Profile",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A drawing showing elevation plotted against distance, such as the vertical section or side view of a pipeline.\n\n2. This term is used in the EPA/ILSI MRA and EPA ecological frameworks to refer to the last part of the analysis phase of risk assessment. In the EPA/ILSI framework, a summary of the results of the infectious disease hazard (pathogen) characterization and the host characterization is conducted to arrive at an exposure profile and a host-pathogen profile. The international community (Codex) uses profile to refer to the initial stages of risk assessment where data is gathered and the risk assessment scope is defined. In contrast, the EPA/ILSI framework refers to this initial stage as problem formulation. Therefore the term profile is used to refer to two very different phases of microbiological risk assessment.",
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/profile/"
}