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Potential Dose: The amount of a compound contained in material swallowed, breathed, or applied to the skin.
In exposure assessment, the amount of a substance given to a test subject (human or animal) to determine dose-response relationships. Since exposure to chemicals is usually inadvertent, this quantity is often called potential dose.
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.) ...
 See also: Dose, Organism, Exposure, Organic compound, Emissions
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