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Is there some kind of overall, long term health risk index, to compare different chemicals? We have LD50 to compare how deadly things are that kill you outright, but is there a standard way to compare how dangerous long term exposure is to chemicals that aren't immediately toxic?

by /u/ECatPlay in /r/askscience

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