Lethal dose is usually given by ingestion or injection. A subscript indicates the portion of the experimental population died from that dose. Lowest published lethal dose. Lethal concentration is applied only to airborne concentrations. A lethal concentration of an inhaled substance is the concentration that is highly likely to result in death.
Lethal concentration is taken into the body through inhalation of airborne toxic chemicals.
A subscript indicates the portion of the experimental population died from that dose. Lowest published lethal concentration. Health effects for different chemicals vary considerably. The likelihood and degree of damage depend on type and form of substance, the type and rate of exposure and what happens to the substance in the body. Most hazardous materials affect particular organs of the body.