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The following 2 entries include the term maximum permissible.
maximum permissible concentration
noun: the maximum concentration of radioactive material in body tissue that is regarded as acceptable and not producing significant deleterious effects on the human organism —abbreviation MPC
maximum permissible dose
noun: the amount of ionizing radiation a person may be exposed to supposedly without being harmed
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