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median lethal dose (LD50)

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LD50 (median lethal dose) contact, is a statistically derived single dose of a substance that can cause death in 50 per cent of animals when administered by contact. The LD50 value is given in mg of test substance per bee. For pesticides, the test substance may be either an active ingredient (a.i.) or a formulated product containing one or more than one active ingredient.

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  • OECD 1998 Test No. 214: Honeybees, Acute Contact Toxicity Test. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. [2024-1-25] www.oecd-ilibrary.org
Proposed by: Michael Rubinigg
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median lethal dose (LD50)

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[7278]

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https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/vocabulary/classes/7278

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2024-01-25

Updated

2024-09-05

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median lethal dose

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dose létale 50%

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DL50

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mediane letale Dosis

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LD50

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