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CONCENTRATION MAXIMALE ADMISSIBLE AMBIANCES PROFESSIONNELLES [2 records]

Record 1 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Air Pollution
  • Occupational Health and Safety
DEF

The maximum concentration of an air pollutant that, if inhaled dialy by workpeople for 7 or 8 hours, does not appear to be damaging to health.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Teneur limite d'un polluant atmosphérique qui, de façon générale, n'affecte pas la santé d'une personne qui y est soumise quotidiennement pendant huit heures.

OBS

Voir la fiche «valeur limite d'exposition» (en anglais : «threshold limit value»).

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Air Pollution
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

Suggested or Regulated Limits. ... Air. Although workplace limits have been set (the 8-hour TLV is 1050 mg/m³), no environmental recommendations have been specifically made.

OBS

Compare with "threshold limit value", "threshold limit value at place of work" and "maximum permissible concentration".

Key term(s)
  • workplace limits

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
CONT

Limites maximales admissibles. [...] Qualité de l'air. - La teneur limite aux postes de travail, ou TLV [voir cette fiche], est fixée à 1050 mg/m³ (pour huit heures), mais aucune teneur limite en matière de pollution atmosphérique n'a été recommandée.

Spanish

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