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Recommended Maximum Contaminant Level

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023346

The maximum level of a contaminant in drinking water at which no known or anticipated adverse effect on human health would occur, and that includes an adequate margin of safety. Recommended levels are nonenforceable health goals.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023346
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
AbbreviationRMCL
ReferencesTerms of Environment
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023346",
  "term": "Recommended Maximum Contaminant Level",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The maximum level of a contaminant in drinking water at which no known or anticipated adverse effect on human health would occur, and that includes an adequate margin of safety. Recommended levels are nonenforceable health goals.",
  "abbreviation": "RMCL",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/recommended-maximum-contaminant-level/"
}

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