Amblyopia, also referred to as âlazy eye,â is the most common cause of vision impairment in children. Amblyopia is the medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly.
U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Environmental Exposure. The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.
Environmental monitoring: the measurement of a contaminant's. concentration in a medium (e.g., air, soil, water, or food). Human biomonitoring: the direct measurement of people's. exposure to toxic substances in the environment by measuring the. substances or their metabolites in human specimens, such as. blood or urine. For clarity here are the definitions of three major concepts. <<READ SLIDE>>.