In a message dated 12/12/2009 15:42:12 GMT Standard Time,
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The half-life of coumaphos was 69 and 115–346 days in honey and comb wax
respectively.
Can you confirm or correct my impression that, in this context, the term
'half life' refers to the level of the contaminant after the time period
referred to rather than the longevity of the contaminant in the product? Thus
something with half life of 12 months would be reduced by half in a year,
by 3/4 in 2 years, by 7/8 in 3 years and so on ad infinitum.
Chris
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