nontarget in English
adjective
of something which is not a goal, of something that is not an objective
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1. The effects on nontarget organisms of these substances may well include developmental and reproductive abnormalities in addition to the more classic toxicological end points of cancer and death.
2. Storage in Adipose tissue may be considered a protective mechanism, in that the pesticide is stored in a nontarget tissue, thereby lowering its concentration at the site of toxic action.