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A domestic water use is water used for household purposes, such as drinking, food preparation, bathing, washing clothes, dishes, and dogs, flushing toilets, and watering lawns and gardens.

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A dose denotes the quantity of radiation or Energy absorbed. Dose may refer to the following:

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A Dose Equivalent is the product of the Absorbed Dose from Ionizing radiation and such factors as account for biological differences due to the type of radiation and its distribution

A Dose Rate is In Exposure assessment, dose per time unit (e.g. mg/day), sometimes also called dosage.

A Dose Response is Shifts in toxicological responses of an individual (such as alterations in severity) or populations (such as alterations in incidence) that are related to changes in the dose of any given substance.

A Dose Response Curve is Graphical representation of the relationship between the dose of a stressor and the biological response thereto.

- Dose response functions : dose response functions are the relationship between the effects (response) on an Organism or system and the amount (dose) of some material to which the organism/system is exposed.

A Dose-Response Assessment is 1. Estimating the potency of a chemical.

A Dose -Response Relationship is the quantitative relationship between the amount of Exposure to a substance and the extent of toxic injury or disease produced.

A Dosimeter is an instrument to measure dosage; many so-called dosimeters actually measure exposure rather than dosage.