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  "name": "EU 1999/519/EC public magnetic field reference level, 50 Hz",
  "summary": "100 µT (1000 mG) magnetic flux density and 5 kV/m electric field strength at power frequency, the values still in force across the EU.",
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      "label": "50 Hz"
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      "unit": "µT",
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      "title": "Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz)",
      "publisher": "Council of the European Union",
      "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A31999H0519",
      "year": 1999,
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      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
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