lowest-observed-effect-level (LOEL)

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Lowest concentration or amount of a substance, found by experiment or observation, that causes any alteration in @MT07285@, functional capacity, growth, development, or life span of target organisms distinguishable from normal (control) organisms of the same species and @S06037@ under the same defined conditions of exposure.
See also:
lowest-observed-adverse-effect-level
,
no-observed-adverse-effect-level
,
no-observed-effect-level
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2065 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'lowest-observed-effect-level' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.L03634 RIS BibTex EndNote
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