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Applied Dose
In exposure assessment, the amount of a substance in contact with the primary absorption boundaries of an organism (e.g., skin, lung tissue, gastrointestinal track) and available for absorption.
Source: Terms of the Environment ...
The amount of a substance available for interaction with metabolic processes after crossing the outer boundary of an organism. (See absorbed dose, administered dose, applied dose, and potential dose.) ...
A measure of exposure expressed as mass of a substance in contact with the exchange boundary per unit body weight per unit time (e.g., mg chemical/kg/day). Also termed the normalized exposure rate; administered dose, and applied dose.
 See also: Organism, Dose, Exposure assessment, Exposure, Sorption
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