| Descriptor in English: | Maximum Allowable Concentration |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Concentración Máxima Admisible |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Concentração Máxima Permitida |
| Descriptor in 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 |
| 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) |
| History Note: | 2000(1991) |
| See also the descriptors: |
Permissible Limits
DeCS |
| DeCS UI: | 8620 |
| Descriptor UI: | D008452 |
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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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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