Exposure pathway

Exposure pathway is a term in Natural and Environmental Sciences for the route a substance takes from its source (where it began) to its end point (where it ends), and how people can come into contact with (or get exposed to) it. An exposure pathway has five parts: a source of contamination (such as an abandoned business) an environmental media and transport mechanism (such as movement through groundwater) a point of exposure (such as a private well) a route of exposure (eating, drinking, breathing, or touching), and a receptor population (people potentially or actually exposed). When all five parts are present, the exposure pathway is termed a completed exposure pathway.

Nearby pages
Exposure profile, Exposure Records, Exposure registry, Exposure scenario, Exposure Values, Exposure-dose reconstruction