NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -The LD50 of Sucrose is 29.7 grams per kilogram or 13.5 grams per pound. The LD50 represents toxicity for things consumed ALL AT ONCE and it doesn’t guarantee death – it’s just what kills 50% of a population.

Detailed explanation-2: -The smaller the LD50, the more toxic the pesticide. Example: a pesticide with an LD50 of 5 mg/kg is 100 times more toxic than a pesticide with an LD50 of 500 mg/kg Page 2 2 values are given in milligrams per kilogram of body weight of the animal (mg/kg body wt.).