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ACUTE TOXICITY [1 record]

Record 1 2018-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toxicology
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
DEF

[A] poisonous effect produced from a single or short exposure [to a toxic substance] resulting in severe biological harm or death.

CONT

Acute toxicity refers to those adverse effects occurring following oral or dermal administration of a single dose of a substance, or multiple doses given within 24 hours, or an inhalation exposure of 4 hours.

OBS

acute toxicity: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toxicologie
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

La toxicité aiguë peut [...] se définir comme celle qui provoque la mort ou de très graves troubles physiologiques après un court délai suivant l'absorption par voie transtégumentaire, pulmonaire ou buccale - en une fois ou en plusieurs répétitions - d'une dose assez importante d'un composé nocif.

OBS

toxicité aiguë : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • toxicité aigüe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toxicología
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
DEF

Toxicidad debida a fuertes concentraciones de agentes tóxicos.

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