hazard assessment

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14733
Determination of factors controlling the likely effects of a hazard such as the dose–effect and dose–response relationships, variations in target susceptibility, bioaccumulation potential, persistence, and mechanism of toxicity.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 894 [Terms] [Paper]