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vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure"; the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography" the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans" aspect re light or wind; "the studio had a northern exposure" vulnerability: the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule" the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure" photograph: a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material the act of exposing film to light presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking" abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
Ãâó: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
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The frequency and length of time subjected to a hazard.
Ãâó: https://crc.army.mil/RiskManagement/detail.asp
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Radiation or pollutants that come into contact with the body and present a potential health threat. The most common routes of exposure are through the skin, mouth, or by inhalation.
Ãâó: www.nsc.org/ehc/glossary.htm
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Contact with infectious agents (bacteria or viruses) in a manner that promotes transmission and increases the likelihood of disease.
Ãâó: www.gulflink.osd.mil/va/va_taba.htm
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means being exposed to ionizing radiation or to radioactive material.
Ãâó: www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part020...
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