Dose

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The amount of agent that enters a target after crossing an exposure surface. If the exposure surface is an absorption barrier, the dose is an absorbed dose/uptake dose (see uptake); otherwise, it is an intake dose (see intake).[1]<section end=glossary />

References

  1. IPCS (The WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety).