Sentence examples for maximum permissible concentrations from inspiring English sources

Maximum permissible concentrations of radioisotopes in air and water can be deduced from the properties of the emitter and the dose limits.

Values of maximum permissible concentrations (MPC) or intervention levels (IL) are used to describe this quantity for every potential contaminant including radionuclides.

Most of the samples were found within limits of maximum permissible concentrations as recommended by WHO (Guidelines for drinking water quality, pp 491 493, 2006).

Owing to the human toxicity of As and Cd, the Codex Alimentarius Commission set maximum permissible concentrations of these elements in foodstuffs, including rice which is a major source of human intake of As and Cd, especially in Asia.

Mushrooms can build up heavy metals in high concentrations in their bodies above maximum permissible concentrations (Kalac and Svoboda 2000) and can act as an effective biosorption tool (Das 2005).

In the results that were obtained from the complete oxidation of the waste rocks, the drainage solutions that were generated had elemental concentrations that exceeded the following MPC (Maximum Permissible Concentrations): Fe — 560 times; Cu — 43 times; Mn — 23 times; Mo — 20 times; As — 50 times; Cd — 19 times; Sb — 17 times; Se — 7.5 times; and Co — 4.5 times.

The concentrations of Cd, Pb and Zn in vegetables exceeded the maximum permissible concentration in China.

This data is interpreted using the Russian method (maximum permissible concentration) and the main foreign one (air quality index).

Ozone is one of the most hazardous among the listed gases: its maximum permissible concentration is 0.1 mg/m3.

Furthermore, Cd concentrations in 51% of the carambolas purchased from Guangzhou exceeded the maximum permissible concentration for Cd in fruit of China (0.03 mg/kg).

Zinc concentrations, ranging from 1.471 to 2.875 mg/kg (on fresh weight basis), were below the maximum permissible concentration for Zn in fruit of China (5 mg/kg).