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POPULATION PERCEPTION THRESHOLD [1 record]

Record 1 1990-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Biochemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

the concentration at which 50 to 100 percent of the population can identify and describe the odour or compare its quality with another odour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Biochimie
  • Chimie analytique
DEF

Teneur à laquelle 50 p. 100 des membres de la population peuvent identifier et décrire l'odeur et comparer sa qualité à celle d'une autre odeur.

Spanish

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