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Absorbed Dose

"In exposure assessment, the amount of a substance that penetrates an exposed organism's absorption barriers (e.g.,, skin, lung tissue, gastrointestinal tract) through physical or biological processes. The term is synonymous with internal dose. "

Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Terms of Environment

   
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