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  "id": "limits:ofcom-public-2-300ghz",
  "collection": "limits",
  "slug": "uk-public-power-density-above-2-ghz",
  "name": "UK enforceable general-public limit, 2–300 GHz",
  "summary": "10 W/m² — the ICNIRP 2020 public reference level, made enforceable in the UK by the Ofcom EMF licence condition rather than by a UK-specific number.",
  "status": "verified",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-12",
  "data": {
    "standardId": "ofcom-emf-condition",
    "population": "general-public",
    "quantity": "power-density",
    "band": {
      "minHz": 2000000000,
      "maxHz": 300000000000,
      "label": "2–300 GHz"
    },
    "averagingSeconds": 1800,
    "value": {
      "quantity": "power-density",
      "unit": "µW/m²",
      "value": 10000000,
      "basis": "regulatory",
      "note": "The value is ICNIRP's; the enforceability is Ofcom's. The condition applies to licensees authorised above 10 W EIRP (6.1 W ERP) and covers exposure of the general public only.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "ofcom-emf-policy",
        "icnirp-2020"
      ]
    },
    "related": [
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      "limits:icnirp-2020-public-2-300ghz"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "ofcom-emf-policy",
      "title": "Ofcom's rules on EMF exposure (EMF licence condition)",
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/spectrum/electromagnetic-fields/policy",
      "year": 2021,
      "kind": "regulation",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
      "id": "ofcom-emf-guidance",
      "title": "Guidance on EMF compliance and enforcement",
      "publisher": "Ofcom",
      "url": "https://www.ofcom.org.uk/spectrum/electromagnetic-fields/compliance-and-enforcement-guidance",
      "year": 2021,
      "kind": "government",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    },
    {
      "id": "icnirp-2020",
      "title": "Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz)",
      "publisher": "International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection",
      "url": "https://www.icnirp.org/en/publications/article/rf-guidelines-2020.html",
      "year": 2020,
      "kind": "guideline",
      "retrieved": "2026-08-12"
    }
  ],
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    "html": "https://emfbase.com/limits/uk-public-power-density-above-2-ghz",
    "markdown": "https://emfbase.com/limits/uk-public-power-density-above-2-ghz.md",
    "collection": "https://emfbase.com/api/limits"
  }
}