Response Additivity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024129",
  "term": "Response Additivity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "In a mixture, when the toxic response (rate, incidence, risk, or probability of effects) from the combination is equal to the conditional sum of component responses as defined by the formula for the sum of independent event probabilities. For two chemical mixtures, for example, the body’s response to the first chemical is the same whether or not the second chemical is present.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Framework for Cumulative Risk Assessment Glossary EPA/630/P-02/001F May 2003 EPA Risk Assessment Forum at oaspub.epa.gov/eims"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/response-additivity/"
}