2 Definitions
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2 Definitions

  2.1 Adverse physiological or toxicological effects are considered to be evidence of cardiac sensitization, for the purposes of approving halocarbon fire-extinguishing agents in accordance with MSC/Circ.848 and MSC.1/Circ.1267.

  2.2 Halocarbon agent is a fire-extinguishing medium consisting of one or more carbon atoms linked to one or more Halogen atoms from the elements bromine, chlorine, fluorine and iodine.

  2.3 NOAEL is the highest concentration at which no adverse physiological or toxicological effect has been observed.

  2.4 LOAEL is the lowest concentration at which an adverse physiological or toxicological effect has been observed.

Parent topic: Annex – Guidelines on Determining the no Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) and Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level (LOAEL) Values for Halocarbon Fire-Extinguishing Agents
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