Body Burden 01
Body Burden 01 : (a) The amount of a particular chemical stored in the body at a particular time, especially a potentially toxic chemical in the body as a result of exposure. [AIHA, 2000: Risk Assessment Principles for the Industrial Hygienist]; (b) The total amount of a chemical in the body. Some chemicals build up in the body because they are stored in fat or bone or are eliminated very slowly. [ATSDR, 1999: Online Glossary]; (c) The total amount of a chemical in the body. Some chemicals build up in the body because they are stored in body organs like fat or bone or are eliminated very slowly. [New York Department of Health, 1999: Glossary of Environmental Health Terms]; (d) The amount of a substance stored in the body a particular time, in the body as a result of exposure. Body burdens can be the result of long term or short term storage, for example, the amount of metal in bone, the amount of a lipophilic substance such as PCB is adipose tissue, or the amount of carbon monoxide (as carboxyhemoglobin) in the blood. [REAP, 1995: Residential Exposure Assessment Project]; (e) The total amount of a specific substance (for example, lead) in an organism, including the amount stored, the amount that is mobile, and the amount absorbed. [SRA, 1999: Glossary of Risk Analysis Terms] [USDOE, 2000: RAIS Glossary]; (f) The amount of a particular chemical stored in the body at a particular time, especially a potentially toxic chemical in the body as a result of exposure. Body burdens can be the result of long-term or shortterm storage, for example, the amount of a metal in bone, the amount of a lipophilic substance such as PCB in adipose tissue, or the amount of carbon monoxide (as carboxyhemoglobin) in the blood. [USEPA, 1992: GL for Exposure Assessment] [USEPA, 1992a: Dermal Exposure Assessment]; (g) The amount of a chemical stored in the body at a given time, especially a potential toxin in the body as the result of exposure. [USEPA, 1997a: EPA Terms of Environment]
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