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Worst case scenario

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030610

The maximum possible exposure, when everything that can plausibly happen to maximize exposure happens. The worst case represents a hypothetical individual and an extreme set of conditions that usually will not be observed in an actual population.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030610
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesExposure Factors Handbook: Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030610",
  "term": "Worst case scenario",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The maximum possible exposure, when everything that can plausibly happen to maximize exposure happens. The worst case represents a hypothetical individual and an extreme set of conditions that usually will not be observed in an actual population.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Exposure Factors Handbook: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/worst-case-scenario/"
}

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