enforceable EPA standard for the maximum permissible concentration of a contaminant in public water supplies. An MCL is set after considering health effects as well as the feasibility and cost of analysis and treatment of the regulated contaminant.
MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL)
Meaning of MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL (MCL) in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012