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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > environmental exposure > exposure duration > chronic exposure
Preferred Term:

chronic exposure

Definition:
Contact made between a chemical, physical or biological agent and an organism habitually for a long period of time (typically more than a year).
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
exposure duration
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • lifetime exposure
  • long term exposure
  • longer term exposure
  • longterm exposure
  • long-term exposure
  • life time exposure
  • life-time exposure
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136621
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