Title: primary protection standard
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - primary protection standard
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.16006
Status: current

Definition
Accepted maximum level of a pollutant (or its indicator) in the target organism, or some part thereof, or an accepted maximum intake of a pollutant or nuisance into the target under specified circumstances.

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1289 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)

Other Outputs
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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/16006/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/16006/xml

Citation: Citation: 'primary protection standard' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.16006
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