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ACUTE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toxicology
  • Emergency Management
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

Acute exposure guideline level(s), AEGLs represent threshold exposure limits for the general public after a once-in-a-lifetime, or rare, exposure and are applicable to emergency exposure periods ranging from 10 minutes to 8 hours. Three levels, AEGL-1, AEGL-2 and AEGL-3, are developed for each of five exposure periods (10 and 30 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours and 8 hours) and are distinguished by varying degrees of severity of toxic effects ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toxicologie
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
CONT

Guide de seuils d'exposition aiguë, les AEGLs correspondent à des seuils limites d'exposition pour la population générale suite à une rare exposition ou [...] des expositions en situations d'urgence de 10 minutes à 8 heures. Trois niveaux de seuils - AEGL-1, AEGL-2, AEGL-3 - sont déterminés pour cinq durées d'exposition (10 et 30 minutes, 1, 4 et 8 heures), chacun correspondant à des niveaux différents de sévérité d'effets toxiques [...]

Spanish

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