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... Glossary ACC: American Chemistry Council. Accuracy: Reflects the agreement between the measured value and the "true" value.
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... 288 HUMAN BIOMONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS Biomarker of effect: A measurable biochemical, physiologic, behavioral, or other alteration in an organism that, depending on the magnitude, can be recognized as associated with an established or possible health impairment or disease. Biomarker of exposure: The chemical or its metabolite or the product of an interaction between a chemical and some target molecule or cell that is measured in a compartment in an organism.
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... GLOSSARY 289 Half-life: Time required for an organ, tissue, or the whole body to eliminate (excrete) one-half of the concentration of a chemical or its metabolite.
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... 290 HUMAN BIOMONITORING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS Polymorphism A genetic variant that appears in at least 1% of a population. ppb: Parts per billion.
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... WHO: World Health Organization. WWF: World Wildlife Fund
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  • organic compounds
  • health organization
  • wildlife fund
  • world wildlife
  • world health


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