| Acute Exposure: |
In toxicology, the contaminate doses received over a period of 24 hours or less. Some acute exposures can result in temporary and permanent health effects while other acute exposures can result in death. Education Note: A single exposure to a toxic substance from a water damage situation, may be as a result of an exposure to airborne sewage bacterial toxins. To a water damage remediation worker, an acute exposure may include some of the chemicals that are loose in a building while being activated in solution, or some of the cleaning and disinfectant chemical they come in contact with as part of their work. |