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Poisonous describes the deleterious effect of a chemical upon a living system. Poisonous chemicals are quantified in their effect by the quantity required to kill 50% of a given organism by body mass (Median Lethal Dose or LD50). US DOT defines poisonous as a material having an LD50 oral, rat of 200 mg/Kg or less.

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