Title: estimated exposure concentration
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - estimated exposure concentration
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15681
Status: current

Definition
Measured or calculated amount or mass concentration of a substance to which an organism is likely to be exposed, considering exposure by all sources and routes.

Related Term
- exposed: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15695

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1217 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15681/xml

Citation: Citation: 'estimated exposure concentration' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15681
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