| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Exposure assessment | Agriculture | 1: The determination or estimation (qualitative or quantitative) of the magnitude, frequency, duration, route, and extent (number of people) of exposure to a chemical. (references) | |
| 2: Identifying the pathways by which toxicants may reach individuals, estimating how much of a chemical various individuals are likely to be exposed to, and estimating the number likely to be exposed at each level. (references) | |||
| Exposure assessment | Environment | 1: Identifying the ways in which chemicals may reach individuals (e.g., by breathing); estimating how much of a chemical an individual is likely to be exposed to; and estimating the number of individuals likely to be exposed. (references) | |
| 2: An identification and evaluation of the human population exposed to a toxic agent, describing its composition and size, as well as the type, magnitude, frequency, route and duration of exposure. (references) | |||
| Exposure assessment | Health | 1: The process of finding out how people come into contact with a hazardous substance, how often and for how long they are in contact with the substance, and how much of the substance they are in contact with. (references) | |
| 2: The process to estimate radiation and chemical exposures. (references) | |||
| 3: Estimate of the prevalence and levels of microbial contamination of the food product at the time of consumption and the amount of the product consumed at each meal by different categories of consumers. (references) | |||
| Integrated exposure assessment | Agriculture | A summation over time, in all media, of the magnitude of exposure to a toxic chemical. (references) | |
| Integrated Exposure Assessment | Environment | Cumulative summation (over time) of the magnitude of exposure to a toxic chemical in all media. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
