Sentences with phrase «skin lethal dose»
In fact, in 2016, the EPA proposed to waive skin lethal dose tests (where chemicals are slathered onto animals» skin to determine the dose at which half the animals die) for pesticide formulations.
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«[Animal tests] can include skin and eye irritation tests where chemicals are rubbed onto the shaved skin or dripped into the eyes of rabbits; repeated oral force - feeding studies lasting weeks or months to look for signs of general illness or specific health hazards, such as cancer or birth defects; and even widely condemned «lethal dose» tests, in which animals are forced to swallow massive amounts of a test chemical to determine the dose that causes death.»