Administered Dose 1
Administered Dose 1 : (a) The amount of a substance given to a test subject (human or animal) in determining dose-response relationships, especially through ingestion or inhalation. In exposure assessment, since exposure to chemicals is usually inadvertent, this quantity is called potential dose. [USEPA, 1992: GL for Exposure Assessment][REAP, 1995: Residential Exposure Assessment Project]; (b) The amount of a substance given to a test animal in determining dose_respon.se relationships, esp. through ingestion or inhalation. In exposure assessment, since exposure to chemicals is usually inadvertent. this quantity is called applied dose. [USEPA, 1992a: Dermal Exposure Assessment]; (c) In exposure assessment, the amount of a substance given to a test subject (human or animal) to determine dose_response relationships. Since exposure to chemicals is usually inadvertent, this quantity is often called potential dose. [USEPA, 1997a: EPA Terms of Environment]
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