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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental exposure
  3. exposure pathways
  4. direct contact

Preferred term

direct contact

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A mode of exposure to a biological, chemical or physical agent between an exposed and a susceptible surface in which surfaces touch.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • direct contact exposure
  • direct exposure

Source

  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136845

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