sub-lethal

How bacteria might respond to the actual situation of sub-lethal exposure to radiation surrounding the power plant for years on end is not known.

Dr. Douglas Fields: Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria From the Fukushima Nuclear Accident? Dr. Douglas Fields 2012

It said any effects on fish or shellfish would be "sub-lethal."

Pressure grows for action by BP 2010

Personally, I suggest a taser in some sub-lethal voltage range, which comes with several useful attachments and accessories.

Orange Night, 2008 2008

However, more and more evidence is pointing to sub-lethal pesticide exposures as critical contributing factors.

Annie Spiegelman: Beekeepers Ask EPA to Remove Bayer Pesticide Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder Annie Spiegelman 2010

It said any effects on fish or shellfish would be "sub-lethal."

Pressure grows for action by BP 2010

The question to ask is: "What is the immediate, sub-lethal, chronic injury that will manifest itself two, three, four years in the future?"

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But that doesn't tell us what that number translates to in what we call an acute or a sub-lethal effect.

Scientists Try To Determine Oil's Impact On Sea Life 2010

It said any effects on fish or shellfish would be "sub-lethal."

Pressure grows for action by BP 2010

There are so many questions about sub-lethal effects that we don't know that we very much need to invest time and effort into finding out.

Scientists Try To Determine Oil's Impact On Sea Life 2010

I am particularly interested in the study of sub-lethal responses of aquatic invertebrates to toxics.

Contributor: ��lvaro Alonso 2010