Synonyms
Fluctuating exposure; Intermittent exposure; Peak exposure; Time-varying exposure
Glossary
- Acute quality criterion (plural: criteria):
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Maximum acceptable concentration in an environmental compartment preventing severe effects, that is, short-term (acute) effects, on the ecosystem.
- Chronic quality criterion (plural: criteria):
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Maximum acceptable concentration in an environmental compartment preventing long-term (chronic) effects on the ecosystem.
- PCBs:
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Polychlorinated biphenyls, comprising a class of organic compounds (with 1 to 10 chlorine atoms attached to a biphenyl structure, which is a molecule composed of two benzene rings). PCBs were used as cooling and insulating fluids in industrial transformers, for example.
- Pesticide:
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A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest preventing the growth of crops.
- Recovery:
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The potential of an organism, a population, or a community to recover its full...
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Chèvre, N., Vallotton, N. (2013). Pulse Exposure in Ecotoxicology. In: Férard, JF., Blaise, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5704-2_84
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