NOAEL
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NOAEL (plural NOAELs)
(toxicology) No-observed-adverse-effect level, the highest level of exposure to a substance at which there are no adverse effects on test subjects.
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In fact, the lowest NOAEL figure that is available for phenoxyethanol is 164mg/kg bw/day, a figure which, if substituted into my earlier calculation, STILL gives a greater margin of safety compared with water within the context described.
There appear to be sufficient studies to conclude absence of teratogenic potential, with an overall NOAEL* for developmental toxicity of 500 mg/kg bw/day, based on effects on fetal weight.
Traditional studies for toxicity aim to find the lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL) and no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL).