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Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz) guideline

By: International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)

Published in: Health Phys 2020; 118 (5): 483-524

Summary

The main objective of this publication is to establish guidelines for limiting exposure to EMFs that will provide a high level of protection for all people against substantiated adverse health effects from exposures to both short- and long-term, continuous and discontinuous radiofrequency EMFs. The guideline covers the frequency range from 100 kHz to 300 GHz and replaces the corresponding parts of the ICNIRP radiofrequency guidelines (1998) as well as of the ICNIRP low-frequency guidelines (2010).

General information

Publishing organizations:
- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
Origin: international
Publication type: guideline
Scope: international
Pertains: general public, occupationally exposed persons

Exposure

- 100 kHz–300 GHz
- intermediate frequency
- RF
- mobile communications
- mobile phone

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Comments on this article

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International Non-ionizing Radiation Committee of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA/INIRC) (1988): Guidelines on limits of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields in the frequency range from 100 kHz to 300 GHz. (SUPERSEDED)

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