Toxicity Test

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028411",
  "term": "Toxicity Test",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The means by which the toxicity of a chemical or other test material is determined. A toxicity test is used to measure the degree of response produced by exposure to a specific level of stimulus (or concentration of chemical) compared with an unexposed control.\n\n2. A procedure to determine the toxicity of a chemical or an effluent using living organisms. A toxicity test measures the degree of effect on exposed test organisms of a specific chemical or effluent.\n\n3. Biological testing (usually with an cell system, invertebrate, fish, or small mammal) to determine the adverse effects of a compound.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Glossary; NPDES Permit Writers Manual Glossary",
    "EPA 2004"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxicity-test/"
}