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What's the difference between threshold and non-threshold effects?
Threshold effects, often associated with non-carcinogenic effects, are effects that occur above an administered dose for a given duration of exposure to a substance.
Non-threshold effects, often equated with carcinogenic effects, are effects that can occur regardless of the dose received.
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