Maximum Allowable Concentration
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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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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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Pulmonary evaluation of permissible exposure limit of syntroleum S-8 synthetic jet fuel in mice. Toxicol Sci. 2009 Jun; 109(2):312-20.
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Point/counterpoint. IMRT should not be administered at photon energies greater than 10 MV. Med Phys. 2007 Jun; 34(6):1877-9.
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Environmental allergens and irritants in schools: a focus on asthma. J Sch Health. 2002 Jan; 72(1):33-8.
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Heterogeneity in sources of exposure variability among groups of workers exposed to inorganic mercury. Ann Occup Hyg. 2001 Nov; 45(8):677-87.
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The relationship between TLV-TWA compliance and TLV-STEL compliance. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 2000 Apr; 15(4):380-6.
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Phase I trial of 9-aminocamptothecin in children with refractory solid tumors: a Pediatric Oncology Group study. J Clin Oncol. 1998 Jul; 16(7):2494-9.
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Cellular pharmacodynamics and plasma pharmacokinetics of parenterally infused hydroxyurea during a phase I clinical trial in chronic myelogenous leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 1998 Jul; 16(7):2321-31.
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History of standards, certification, and licensure in medical health physics. Health Phys. 1995 Nov; 69(5):824-36.
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Lack of blood formate accumulation in humans following exposure to methanol vapor at the current permissible exposure limit of 200 ppm. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1992 Feb; 53(2):99-104.