Measure of exposure

Measure of Exposure
A measurable characteristic of a stressor (such as the specific amount of mercury in a body of water) used to help quantify the exposure of an ecological entity or individual organism.
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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.

Indicator signaling an event or condition in a biological system or sample and giving a measure of exposure, effect, or susceptibility.

See also: Organism, Concentration, Hazard, Site, Monitor