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Threshold of Toxicological Concern
Estimating Potential for Harm: The Threshold of Toxicological Concern
Background
Whether it’s a man-made or a naturally occurring chemical, we don’t always have a lot of data on its potential toxicity. Some of these chemicals can occur at very low levels in nature or in products. But given our ever-increasing ability to measure very low amounts of chemical exposure we have a need to be able to make judgements about potential for harm and prioritizing which chemicals need further toxicity studies. So how does a toxicologist go about prioritizing which of these kinds of chemicals need additional study?
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