Glossary


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A term used to compare an animal's daily dietary intake of a pesticide to its LD 50 value. A ratio greater than 1.0 indicates that the animal is likely to consume an a dose amount which would kill 50 percent of animals of the same species.

[Source: EPA Terms of Environment: Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/]