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Activity Pattern Data

An Activity Pattern Data is in an inhalation exposure assessment, activity pattern data depict both the actual physical activity (including an associated inhalation exertion level), the physical location, and the time of the day the activity takes place (e.g., sleeping at home at midnight, jogging in the park at 8 a.m., or driving in a car at 6 p.m.).

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Activity Plans

Deutsch: Umweltaktivitätenpläne / Español: Planes de Actividades Ambientales / Português: Planos de Atividades Ambientais / Français: Plans d'activités environnementales / Italiano: Piani di Attività Ambientali /

Activity Plans are Written procedures in a school's asbestos-management plan that detail the steps a Local Education Agency (LEA) will follow in performing the initial and additional

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Acute

Deutsch: Akut / Español: Agudo / Português: Agudo / Français: Aigu / Italiano: Acuto /

An Acute is used to describe disease where symptoms are readily evident. Treatment is generally required.

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Acute Effect

Deutsch: Akuter Effekt / Español: Efecto Agudo / Português: Efeito Agudo / Français: Effet Aigu / Italiano: Effetto Acuto /

An Acute Effect is an adverse effect on any living Organism which results in severe symptoms that develop rapidly; symptoms often subside after the Exposure stops.

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Acute Exposure

An Acute Exposure is a single exposure to a toxic substance which may result in

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Acute Health Effect

An Acute Health Effect is an immediate (i.e. within hours or days) effect that may result from exposure to certain drinking water contaminants (e.g., pathogens).

Acute Toxicity

An Acute Toxicity is the ability of a substance to cause severe biological harm or death soon after a single Exposure or dose. Also, any poisonous effect resulting from a single short

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Adaptation

Deutsch: Anpassung / Español: Adaptación / Português: Adaptação / Français: Adaptation / Italiano: Adattamento /

The term adaptation may refer to any one of the following:

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Adaptive radiation

Deutsch: Adaptive Radiation / Español: Radiación Adaptativa / Português: Radiação Adaptativa / Français: Radiation Adaptative / Italiano: Radiazione Adattativa /

Adaptive radiation is the process in which numerous new species evolve to fill vacant and new ecological niches in changed environments, usually after a mass extinction.

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Adaptive sampling strategy

An adaptive sampling strategy is a sampling strategy that allows modification of sampling design and analysis to adapt to changing objectives or to changing circumstances.

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