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GLOSSARY <br /> ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKE (ADI): See reference dose <br /> ACCEPTABLE RISK: Level of probability of harm which is defined by society as being <br /> allowable <br /> ACUTE TOXICITY: The toxic effects which result from a single exposure to a substance <br /> BIOAVAILABILITY: The amount of a chemical which is available for absorption by the body, <br /> the rate at which a substance passes from the site of administration into the systemic circulation <br /> BIODEGRADATION: The chemical decomposition of a substance by biological organisms <br /> CANCER POTENCY: The quantitative relationship between the dose of a chemical and the <br /> probability of inducing a carcinogenic effect <br /> CARCINOGEN: A chemical or substance which is known to or is suspected of causing cancer <br /> in animals or humans <br /> CHRONIC TOXICITY: Health effects resulting from long term exposure to a substance <br /> DERMAL: Of or having to do with the dermis or skin <br /> DERMAL EXPOSURE: Direct contact with a chemical <br /> DOSE (UPTAKE): The total quantity of the chemical that enters the body through all routes <br /> of exposure <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL FATE: The behavior of a chemical in the environmental media <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA: A carrier for a chemical which provides transport between <br /> source and receptor, e g, air, soil, water <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT: The processes by which chemicals move through <br /> environmental media, e g, adsorbing to soil, leaching through soil, or dissolving in water <br /> EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT: The process of measuring or estimating the intensity, frequency, <br /> and duration of human exposures to an agent in the environment <br /> G b60071713ANCAFE FNLU=WS 26 97 <br /> Ch=Rm P 1993 <br />