Glossary
Determining DNELs

AEGLs

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels. These are values defined by the EPA to protect the population in the event of accidental emissions of chemicals into the atmosphere.

BMD

• Benchmark dose: a dose that produces an effect corresponding to a change in the response level compared to a control group.

• BMD10: this is the dose that causes 10% of cancers in a study.

• BMDL10: lowest confidence limit of BM10. This is the dose that statistically produces an increase in cancers with a 95% confidence level in order to reflect statistical uncertainties and errors (see Criteria for determining the rating of a study (Tool