Maximum Allowable Concentration

Synonyms

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

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)