Toxicity Testing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028412",
  "term": "Toxicity Testing",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Biological testing (usually with an invertebrate, fish, or small mammal) to determine the adverse effects, if any, of a chemical, compound, or effluent.\n\n2. A type of test that studies the harmful effects of chemicals on particular plants or animals.\n\n3. Biological testing (usually with an invertebrate, fish, or small mammal) to determine the adverse effects of a compound or effluent.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Pesticides Glossary",
    "Ecological Risk Assessment Glossary of Terms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxicity-testing/"
}