Maximum Allowable Concentration
"Maximum Allowable Concentration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D008452
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.460.350.210 N06.850.460.350.600.615
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| Concept/Terms |
Maximum Allowable Concentration- Maximum Allowable Concentration
- Allowable Concentration, Maximum
- Allowable Concentrations, Maximum
- Concentration, Maximum Allowable
- Concentrations, Maximum Allowable
- Maximum Allowable Concentrations
- Maximum Permissible Exposure Concentration
- MPEL
- MPELs
- Maximum Permissible Exposure Level
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maximum Allowable Concentration" by people in Profiles.
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Nitrate and nitrite content of human, formula, bovine, and soy milks: implications for dietary nitrite and nitrate recommendations. Breastfeed Med. 2011 Dec; 6(6):393-9.
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Lead-contaminated imported tamarind candy and children's blood lead levels. Public Health Rep. 2000 Nov-Dec; 115(6):537-43.