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Maximum Allowable Concentration  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The maximum exposure to a biologically active physical or chemical agent that is allowed during an 8-hour period (a workday) in a population of workers, or during a 24-hour period in the general population, which does not appear to cause appreciable harm, whether immediate or delayed for any period, in the target population. (From Lewis Dictionary of Toxicology, 1st ed)

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Entry terms

  • Maximum Permissible Exposure Concentration
  • Maximum Permissible Exposure Level
  • MPEL

In other languages

  • Concentration maximale admissible

    French

  • CMA (Concentration Maximale Admissible)
  • Limite maximale d'exposition admissible
  • Niveau maximal d'exposition admissible
  • Valeur maximale d'exposition admissible

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