Natural environment

Natural environment

Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.

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dna hybridization

Natural environment; Water

Use of a segment of DNA, called a DNA probe, to identify its complementary DNA; used to detect specific genes.

dosage/dose

Natural environment; Water

1. The actual quantity of a chemical administered to an organism or to which it is exposed. 2. The amount of a substance that reaches a specific tissue (e.g. the liver). 3. The ...

dose equivalent

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The product of the absorbed dose from ionizing radiation and such factors as account for biological differences due to the type of radiation and its distribution in the body in ...

dose rate

Natural environment; Water

In exposure assessment, dose per time unit (e.g. mg/day), sometimes also called dosage.

dose response

Natural environment; Water

Shifts in toxicological responses of an individual (such as alterations in severity) or populations (such as alterations in incidence) that are related to changes in the dose of ...

dose response curve

Natural environment; Water

Graphical representation of the relationship between the dose of a stressor and the biological response thereto.

dose-response assessment

Natural environment; Water

1. Estimating the potency of a chemical. 2. In exposure assessment, the process of determining the relationship between the dose of a stressor and a specific biological response. ...