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<term>
  <id>15887</id>
  <title>minimal risk level</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - minimal risk level</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.15887</doi>
  <code>15887</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <initialism><em>initialism</em>: MRL</initialism>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>Estimate of the daily human exposure to a hazardous substance that is likely to be without appreciable risk of adverse noncancer health effects over a specified duration of exposure: This substance-specific estimate is used by ATSDR health assessors to identify contaminants and potential health effects that may be of concern at hazardous waste sites.</text>
      <links>
        <item>
          <term>health</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15757</url>
        </item>
      </links>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1263 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
  </definitions>
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  <citation>Citation: 'minimal risk level' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15887</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-04-17T23:16:43+00:00</accessed>
</term>
