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TENEUR MAXIMALE ADMISSIBLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Air Pollution
- Occupational Health and Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- maximum permissible concentration
1, record 1, English, maximum%20permissible%20concentration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MPC 2, record 1, English, MPC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- maximum allowable concentration 3, record 1, English, maximum%20allowable%20concentration
correct
- MAC 3, record 1, English, MAC
correct
- M.A.C. 4, record 1, English, M%2EA%2EC%2E
correct
- MAC 3, record 1, English, MAC
- maximum acceptable concentration 5, record 1, English, maximum%20acceptable%20concentration
correct
- MAC 6, record 1, English, MAC
correct
- MAC 6, record 1, English, MAC
- maximum admissible concentration 5, record 1, English, maximum%20admissible%20concentration
correct
- MAC 6, record 1, English, MAC
correct
- MAC 6, record 1, English, MAC
- permissible concentration 7, record 1, English, permissible%20concentration
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The concentration that, if inhaled daily (in the case of workpeople for 8 hours, in the case of the general population 24 hours), does not appear capable of causing appreciable harm, however long delayed, in the target. 5, record 1, English, - maximum%20permissible%20concentration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare "PEL: Permissible Exposure Limit" and "TLV: Threshold Limit Value". 8, record 1, English, - maximum%20permissible%20concentration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Pollution de l'air
- Santé et sécurité au travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- concentration maximale admissible
1, record 1, French, concentration%20maximale%20admissible
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CMA 1, record 1, French, CMA
correct, feminine noun
- MAC 2, record 1, French, MAC
feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- concentration maximale permissible 3, record 1, French, concentration%20maximale%20permissible
correct, feminine noun
- concentration maximum admissible 4, record 1, French, concentration%20maximum%20admissible
correct, feminine noun
- CMA 5, record 1, French, CMA
correct, feminine noun
- CMA 5, record 1, French, CMA
- concentration limite admissible 6, record 1, French, concentration%20limite%20admissible
correct, feminine noun
- limite de concentration tolérable 7, record 1, French, limite%20de%20concentration%20tol%C3%A9rable
correct, feminine noun
- concentration maximale tolérable 8, record 1, French, concentration%20maximale%20tol%C3%A9rable
correct, feminine noun
- concentration maximum autorisée 9, record 1, French, concentration%20maximum%20autoris%C3%A9e
feminine noun
- valeur CMA 9, record 1, French, valeur%20CMA
feminine noun
- teneur maximale admissible 10, record 1, French, teneur%20maximale%20admissible
feminine noun
- concentration maximale permise 11, record 1, French, concentration%20maximale%20permise
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concentration d'un polluant dans l'air, dans un aliment, dans une boisson, telle que l'on soit assuré que la dose absorbée par un récepteur soit inférieure à la dose maximale admissible. 12, record 1, French, - concentration%20maximale%20admissible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les concentrations maximales admissibles adoptées dans l'industrie et dans les ateliers pour les qualités de l'air ambiant ne peuvent être transposées pour la pollution atmosphérique des villes. 6, record 1, French, - concentration%20maximale%20admissible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les concentrations maximales admissibles peuvent traduire deux conceptions différentes : 1) un niveau limite à ne jamais dépasser (TLV-C); 2) une valeur moyenne pondérée par le temps de travail (TLV-TWA). 12, record 1, French, - concentration%20maximale%20admissible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «TLV» («threshold limit value»). Voir cette fiche. Voir aussi «valeur plafond». 13, record 1, French, - concentration%20maximale%20admissible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Contaminación del aire
- Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- concentración máxima admisible
1, record 1, Spanish, concentraci%C3%B3n%20m%C3%A1xima%20admisible
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- límite admisible de concentración 2, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADmite%20admisible%20de%20concentraci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- límite máximo tolerable de concentración 1, record 1, Spanish, l%C3%ADmite%20m%C3%A1ximo%20tolerable%20de%20concentraci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
- máxima concentración admisible 2, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%A1xima%20concentraci%C3%B3n%20admisible
feminine noun
- máxima concentración permisible 2, record 1, Spanish, m%C3%A1xima%20concentraci%C3%B3n%20permisible
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Límite superior de concentración de una sustancia en el agua sin que resulte perjudicial para un propósito determinado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - concentraci%C3%B3n%20m%C3%A1xima%20admisible
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Air Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- maximum tolerable level
1, record 2, English, maximum%20tolerable%20level
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The prescription of national ambient air quality objectives (NAAQO's) for Canada is provided for under the mandate of the Clean Air Act; these objectives are based on three levels of ambient air quality: 3) - the maximum tolerable level, which denotes a time-based concentration of an air contaminant beyond which, due to a diminishing margin of safety, appropriate action is required to protect the health of the general population. 2, record 2, English, - maximum%20tolerable%20level
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Carbon monoxide exceeds maximum tolerable levels in some downtown heavy traffic areas ... 3, record 2, English, - maximum%20tolerable%20level
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually used in the plural ("levels"). 4, record 2, English, - maximum%20tolerable%20level
Record 2, Key term(s)
- maximum tolberable levels
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Pollution de l'air
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- teneur maximale admissible
1, record 2, French, teneur%20maximale%20admissible
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- seuil maximal tolérable 2, record 2, French, seuil%20maximal%20tol%C3%A9rable
masculine noun
- niveau maximal admissible 3, record 2, French, niveau%20maximal%20admissible
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Objectifs nationaux sur la qualité de l'air ambiant (ONQAA). Au Canada, le fondement législatif des objectifs nationaux sur la qualité de l'air ambiant découle de la Loi sur la lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique; les objectifs se fondent sur trois niveaux de qualité de l'air ambiant : [...] Teneur maximale admissible (en fonction du temps) : teneur de l'air en un polluant donné au-delà de laquelle la marge de sécurité risque d'être dépassée et qui commande des mesures appropriées afin de protéger la santé de la population. 1, record 2, French, - teneur%20maximale%20admissible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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