LD50/lethal dose

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001973

The amount of a substance that, when administered all at once, is expected to cause the death of 50 percent of a group of test animals. This value, known as the lethal dose 50, is a standard measure of a substance's acute toxicity and is expressed as milligrams of substance per kilogram of animal body weight. Toxicologists and risk managers use LD50 data to classify the toxicity of chemicals, which informs underwriting decisions for product liability, workers' compensation, and environmental insurance policies.

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Identifier	MLC-T-INS-001973
Field	Insurance and risk management

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  "definition": "The amount of a substance that, when administered all at once, is expected to cause the death of 50 percent of a group of test animals. This value, known as the lethal dose 50, is a standard measure of a substance's acute toxicity and is expressed as milligrams of substance per kilogram of animal body weight. Toxicologists and risk managers use LD50 data to classify the toxicity of chemicals, which informs underwriting decisions for product liability, workers' compensation, and environmental insurance policies.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/ld50-lethal-dose/"
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