| no-observed-adverse-effect level (noael) | The highest tested dose of a substance that has been reported to have no harmful (adverse) health effects on people or animals. |
| lowest-observed-adverse-effect level (loael) | The lowest tested dose of a substance that has been reported to cause harmful (adverse) health effects in people or animals. |
| prevalence survey | The measure of the current level of disease(s) or symptoms and exposures through a questionnaire that collects self-reported information from a defined population. |
| prevalence | - The number of existing disease cases in a defined population during a specific time period [contrast with incidence].
- The number of cases of a disease in a specific place at a speci...
prevalencia; превалентность; распространенность; |
| public health surveillance | The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data. this activity also involves timely dissemination of the data and use for public health programs. epidemiologic surveillance; surveillance; |
| source of contamination | The place where a hazardous substance comes from, such as a landfill, waste pond, incinerator, storage tank, or drum. a source of contamination is the first part of an exposure pathway. |
| point of exposure | The place where someone can come into contact with a substance present in the environment [see exposure pathway]. |
| health promotion | - The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
- The act of improving the health of a particular community or of the public generally, e.g. usi...
здоровья продвижение; |
| exposure assessment | The process of finding out how people come into contact with a hazardous substance, how often and for how long they are in contact with the substance, and how much of the substance they are in con... evaluación de exposición; оценка воздействия; |
| dose (for radioactive chemicals) | The radiation dose is the amount of energy from radiation that is actually absorbed by the body. this is not the same as measurements of the amount of radiation in the environment. |
| dose-response relationship | The relationship between the amount of exposure [dose] to a substance and the resulting changes in body function or health (response). зависимость ”доэа-ответ- ная реакция " связь между дозой и относительным количеством - в процентах - организмов с количественно определенной выраженностью 18 качественно определенного эффекта в группе организмов; |
| exposure pathway | - The route a substance takes from its source (where it began) to its end point (where it ends), and how people can come into contact with (or get exposed to) it. an exposure pathway has five pa...
completed exposure pathway; путь воздействия; |
| hazardous substance release and health effects database (hazdat) | The scientific and administrative database system developed by atsdr to manage data collection, retrieval, and analysis of site-specific information on hazardous substances, community health conce... |
| descriptive epidemiology | - The study of the amount and distribution of a disease in a specified population by person, place, and time.
- Описательная эпидемиология раздел эпидемиологии, связанный со сбором и ан...
описательная эпидемиология; |
| epidemiology | - The study of the distribution and determinants of disease or health status in a population; the study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in humans.
- The study of diseases...
epidemiología; эпидемиология; эпидемиология «сношенных сапог»; |
| toxicology | - The study of the harmful effects of substances on humans or animals.
- The scientific study of poisons and their effects on the human body
токсикология; |
| half-life (t?) | The time it takes for half the original amount of a substance to disappear. in the environment, the half-life is the time it takes for half the original amount of a substance to disappear when it ... |
| body burden | - The total amount of a substance in the body. some substances build up in the body because they are stored in fat or bone or because they leave the body very slowly.
- The amount of ra...
тела нагрузка; |
| biologic uptake | The transfer of substances from the environment to plants, animals, and humans. |
| route of exposure | - The way people come into contact with a hazardous substance. three routes of exposure are breathing [inhalation], eating or drinking [ingestion], or contact with the skin [dermal contact].
...
путь воздействия; |
| resource conservation and recovery act (1976, 1984) (rcra) | This act regulates management and disposal of hazardous wastes currently generated, treated, stored, disposed of, or distributed. |
| grand rounds | Training sessions for physicians and other health care providers about health topics. |
| in vivo | - Within a living organism or body. for example, some toxicity testing is done on whole animals, such as rats or mice [compare with in vitro].
- Inside the organism
in vivo, en vivo; в живом организме; в естественных условиях; |
| community assistance panel |
cap; |
| completed exposure pathway |
exposure pathway; |
| national priorities list for uncontrolled hazardous waste sites |
npl; |
| epidemiologic surveillance | Эпидемиологический надзор; эпиднадзор public health surveillance; |
| reference dose |
rfd; |
| resource conservation and recovery act (1976, 1984) |
rcra; |
| superfund amendments and reauthorization act |
sara; |
