Toxicity Data On Elastomers and Plastics Based On LC50 Using Dome Chamber Test

Abstract

The dome chamber toxicity test has been ex tensively used in the evaluation of elastomers and plastics. Much of the published data has been based on time-to- response measurements. Relative toxicity data based on LC₅₀ measurements using the dome chamber toxicity test are presented. These data provide a measure of potency of toxic effects, in contrast to the measure of rapidity of action pro vided by time-to-response measurements.

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