Term: body burden
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.BT06905

Definition:
Total amount of substance of a chemical present in an organism at a given time.

Related Terms:
1) amount of substance (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00297).

Source: PAC, 2001, 73, 993. 'Risk assessment for occupational exposure to chemicals. A review of current methodology (IUPAC Technical Report)' on page 1022 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200173060993)

Citation: 'body burden' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.BT06905

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