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  1. Benchmark dose (BMD): The dose corresponding to specific response levels near the low end of an observable range of data. The BMDL refers to the lower limit of a one-sided 95 % confidence interval for the BMD [46]

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    Jörg Feldmann

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Petursdottir, A.H., Sloth, J.J. & Feldmann, J. Introduction of regulations for arsenic in feed and food with emphasis on inorganic arsenic, and implications for analytical chemistry. Anal Bioanal Chem 407, 8385–8396 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-9019-1

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