Title: maximum allowable concentration
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - maximum allowable concentration
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.M03762
Status: current

Definition
The maximum concentration of a pollutant which is considered harmless to healthy adults during their working hours, assuming they breathe uncontaminated air at all other times.

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2200 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

Related Reference
- PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2066 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365092003)

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Citation: Citation: 'maximum allowable concentration' 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.M03762
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