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1. General toxicology
The effect of a toxic substance on human health depends on the dose administered: the higher the dose (expressed in mg/kg body weight), the greater the pharmacological effect, and below a certain dose, there is no measurable biological effect. A tolerable daily intake (TDI) can be defined on the basis of no-effect doses from animal tests, using a safety factor ranging from 100 to 1,000. This Tolerable Daily Intake must take account of the different environments (food, water, air).
Depending on the dose administered
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Bibliography
References
Multimedia references
Websites
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Division of Toxicology [ E-mail : [email protected]]
...Standardization
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Déchets - Caractérisation d'un échantillon de déchets ménagers et assimilés. - XP X 30-408 - 10-1996
- Déchets - Essais de lixiviation - XP X 31-210 - 5-1998
Organizations
French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA) http://www.andra.fr/
French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) http://www.ademe.fr
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Division of Toxicology http://...
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