tolerance index

initialism: TI
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15097
Quotient of an adequate parameter acquired under treated and control environments, multiplied by \(\pu{100}\), thus: \[\rm{TI} = (\rm{parameter\ treated}/\rm{parameter\ control}) \times 100\]
Note: This index was originally defined in terms of root growth.
See: air pollution tolerance index, pollution tolerance index, salt tolerance index
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 956 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'tolerance index' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15097 RIS BibTex EndNote
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