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  1. Concentration of a material which is lethal to 50% animal is called
    1. LD50
    2. LC50
    3. NOAEL
    4. ADI
Correct Option: A

LD50 (Lethal Dose 50) is the amount of a solid or liquid material that it takes to kill 50% of test animals (for example, mice or rats) in one dose. LD50 is one way to measure the short-term poisoning potential (acute toxicity) of a material. LC50 is the concentration of a material in air that will kill 50% of the test subjects when administered as a single exposure.



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