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: | :A '''dose''' is the amount of agent that enters a target after crossing an exposure surface. If the exposure surface is an absorption barrier, the dose is an absorbed dose/uptake dose (see uptake); otherwise, it is an intake dose. See also [[Intake|intake]].<ref name="IPCS_WHO">[http://www.who.int/ipcs/en/ IPCS] (The WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety).</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 17 November 2009
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- A dose is the amount of agent that enters a target after crossing an exposure surface. If the exposure surface is an absorption barrier, the dose is an absorbed dose/uptake dose (see uptake); otherwise, it is an intake dose. See also intake.[1]
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