nuisance threshold

in atmospheric chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04259
That concentration of an air pollutant that is considered objectionable. In the case of a substance with an objectionable odour, it is the smallest concentration of the substance which can be detected by a human being (nose).
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2203 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)