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Threshold Toxicant

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028039

1. A substance showing an apparent level of effect that is a minimally effective dose, above which a response may occur and which dose no response is expected.

2. A chemical for which there is an exposure level below which an adverse health outcome is not expected to occur.

3. A chemical for which there is an exposure level below which an adverse health outcome is not expected to occur. [EPA 2004]

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028039
FieldEnvironment
SubjectScience and research
ReferencesBenchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms; EPA 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028039",
  "term": "Threshold Toxicant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A substance showing an apparent level of effect that is a minimally effective dose, above which a response may occur and which dose no response is expected.\n\n2. A chemical for which there is an exposure level below which an adverse health outcome is not expected to occur.\n\n3. A chemical for which there is an exposure level below which an adverse health outcome is not expected to occur. [EPA 2004]",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms",
    "EPA 2004",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/threshold-toxicant/"
}

Record 28,039 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.