| Descriptor English: | Maximum Allowable Concentration |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Concentración Máxima Admisible |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Concentração Máxima Permitida |
| Descriptor French: | Concentration maximale admissible |
| Entry term(s): |
Allowable Concentration, Maximum Allowable Concentrations, Maximum Concentration, Maximum Allowable Concentrations, Maximum Allowable MPEL MPELs Maximum Allowable Concentrations Maximum Permissible Exposure Concentration Maximum Permissible Exposure Level |
| Tree number(s): |
N06.850.460.350.210 N06.850.460.350.600.615 SP4.046.457.743.919 SP4.102.072.092.748.509 SP8.473.654.377.032 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008452 |
| Scope note: | 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) |
| Annotation: | usually NIM; coordinate with specific drug or substance (without qualifiers) |
| Previous Indexing: |
Environmental Health (1966-1968) appropriate environment heading (1966-1968) specific agent (1966-1968) |
| Public MeSH Note: | 1991; see MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL 1991-1999, see ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE 1975-1990; for MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION see MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVEL 1976-1999 |
| History Note: | 2000(1991) |
| Related: |
Permissible Limits
DeCS |
| DeCS ID: | 8620 |
| Unique ID: | D008452 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Disasters [SP8]Disasters
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Maximum Allowable Concentration
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| Concept UI |
M0013147 |
| Scope note | 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) |
| Preferred term | Maximum Allowable Concentration |
| Entry term(s) |
Allowable Concentration, Maximum Allowable Concentrations, Maximum Concentration, Maximum Allowable Concentrations, Maximum Allowable MPEL MPELs Maximum Allowable Concentrations Maximum Permissible Exposure Concentration Maximum Permissible Exposure Level |
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