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- The amount of nuclear irradiation of the whole body which would be fatal to 50 percent of the exposed personnel in a given period of time.
- The dose of chemical agent that would kill 50 percent of exposed, unprotected, and untreated personnel.
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Are chemicals bad?
All matter is made up of chemicals. Oxygen and water are chemicals. There are millions of different chemicals in the human body. Vitamin D3 is a chemical but it is also used as a rat poison. The first rule of toxicology is that it's the dose, not the toxin. ALL chemicals are dangerous, or even lethal, in the appropriate dose. And the opposite applies too. Try Googling "botox" and "botulinum".
How much Absolut Vodka would be considered a lethal dose for a fully grown man?
The lethal dose for a human being varies upon the persons size, weight and tolerance. These are key factors in determining what would be a lethal dose as the larger a person is the more tolerant to the alcohol they will be. Anywhere from a litre upwards of vodka will be a lethal dose dependent on their size
What is the leathal dose of salt?
The human lethal dose of sodium chloride (LD50) is 3 g NaCl/kg body.
What is the lethal dose of elivil?
Determining the lethal dose of any medication is pretty much impossible because of the differences between individuals and other chemicals such as alcohol that may be in the individual's system. The lethal dose is often quoted as the "minimum lethal dose" (MLD) or the least amount that will kill the most susceptible people. But, this value is determined with animal testing and extrapolated to humans. The MLD of Elavil is listed as 3 grams (120 25mg tablets). A typical lethal dose is much higher.
What is lethal dose?
enough of a drug, if you take a lethal dose, it will kill you.
What is the lethal dose of birth control?
there is no lethal dose of birth control
Will 300mg dilantin harm a human?
The lethal dose in adults is approximately 2 to 5 g.
What is the effect of LD50 30 radiation on human skin?
LD50/30 radiation refers to the dose of radiation required to kill (LD=Lethal Dose) 50% of the test cohort within 30 days. Its normally specified for a particular species, rats, rabbits etc and is thought to be about 3-4 Sieverts in humans. The wikipedia article "Radiation Poisoning" has a table of effects of increasing radiation on humans. Note that at 3-4 Sv there are no skin effects if it is whole body exposure. If it is localised exposure then there will be radiation burns followed by erythema.
Why radiation workers are higher dose exposure limitsis this good or bad?
Radiation is in fact bad for the human body.
What is the lethal dose of meloxicam?
lethal dose of meloxicam for dogs
When was A Lethal Dose of American Hatred created?
A Lethal Dose of American Hatred was created in 2020-10.
Can a human survive on mars if not why?
Mars is way to gassy for a human Couple of reasons we cannot survive, Mars has a carbon dioxide atmosphere and no oxygen also Mars has no magnetic field so it has no protection from cosmic radiation a human would receive doses as high as 500 rads per hour (lethal dose)
