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)