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  "name": "FCC SAR limit for phones and portable devices",
  "summary": "1.6 W/kg averaged over any 1 gram of tissue — the number quoted on U.S. phone SAR sheets — plus 0.08 W/kg whole-body.",
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  "lastVerified": "2026-08-12",
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      "maxHz": 6000000000,
      "label": "100 kHz–6 GHz"
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      "quantity": "specific-absorption-rate",
      "unit": "W/kg",
      "value": 1.6,
      "basis": "regulatory",
      "note": "Spatial peak SAR averaged over 1 g of tissue, per 47 CFR 2.1093 for general population/uncontrolled exposure.",
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      "id": "fcc-2-1093",
      "title": "47 CFR § 2.1093 — Radiofrequency radiation exposure evaluation: portable devices",
      "publisher": "U.S. Government Publishing Office (eCFR)",
      "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-2.1093",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
      "id": "fcc-eas",
      "title": "Equipment Authorization Search (FCC ID lookup, includes SAR test reports)",
      "publisher": "Federal Communications Commission",
      "url": "https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid",
      "kind": "government",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    }
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