# Exposure limits

> Individual numeric exposure limits and precautionary values, each with its quantity, unit, frequency band, averaging time, population and citation.

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- Records: 55

## Records

- [Australian general-public limit, 2–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/australia-public-power-density-above-2-ghz): 10 W/m² incident power density, adopted from ICNIRP 2020 by ARPANSA RPS S-1 and binding through licence conditions and the ACMA device standard.
- [Brazil public limit, 2–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/brazil-public-limit-2-300-ghz): 10 W/m² (61 V/m) for the general public, the ICNIRP figure as adopted by Anatel for 2.1 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz sites.
- [Brazil public limit, 400–2000 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/brazil-public-limit-400-2000-mhz): f/200 W/m² (f in MHz) by legal adoption of ICNIRP — 4.5 W/m² at 900 MHz — enforced by Anatel through station licensing since 1 March 2024.
- [Brussels cumulative limit, publicly accessible indoor areas](https://emfbase.com/limits/brussels-indoor-cumulative-limit): f/4012.19 W/m² indoors — 0.2243 W/m² (9.19 V/m) at 900 MHz, the stricter of the two Brussels tiers, applying to homes, hotels, schools, crèches, hospitals and care homes.
- [Brussels cumulative limit, publicly accessible outdoor areas](https://emfbase.com/limits/brussels-outdoor-cumulative-limit): f/1597.28 W/m² summed over all fixed transmitters — 0.5635 W/m² (14.57 V/m) at 900 MHz, about a tenth of the EU reference level in power terms.
- [Building Biology SBM-2024 AC electric field bands](https://emfbase.com/limits/building-biology-ac-electric-bands): Sleeping-area grades with ground reference: below 1 V/m no anomaly, 1–5 weak, 5–50 strong, above 50 V/m extreme; body voltage below 10 mV is 'no anomaly'.
- [Building Biology SBM-2024 AC magnetic field bands](https://emfbase.com/limits/building-biology-ac-magnetic-bands): Sleeping-area grades at 50/60 Hz: below 0.2 mG no anomaly, 0.2–1 mG weak, 1–5 mG strong, above 5 mG extreme.
- [Building Biology SBM-2024 RF band: extreme anomaly](https://emfbase.com/limits/building-biology-rf-extreme-anomaly): Above 1000 µW/m² peak from a single RF source in a sleeping area is graded 'extreme anomaly' and triggers a remediation recommendation.
- [Building Biology SBM-2024 RF band: no anomaly](https://emfbase.com/limits/building-biology-rf-no-anomaly): Below 0.1 µW/m² peak per RF source in a sleeping area is graded 'no anomaly' — a precautionary target eight orders of magnitude below the FCC limit.
- [China public limit at 50 Hz (power frequency)](https://emfbase.com/limits/china-public-power-frequency-limits): 100 µT magnetic flux density and 4 kV/m electric field for public exposure at 50 Hz, with 10 kV/m allowed on farmland and roads beneath overhead transmission lines.
- [China public limit, 3–15 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/china-public-limit-3-15-ghz): f/7500 W/m² (f in MHz), so 0.47 W/m² at 3.5 GHz and 0.77 W/m² at 5.8 GHz — the band that covers 5G mid-band and 5 GHz Wi-Fi.
- [China public limit, 30–3000 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/china-public-limit-30-3000-mhz): 12 V/m, equivalently 0.4 W/m², across the FM, TV, and sub-3 GHz cellular and Wi-Fi bands — the strictest widely enforced national limit in that range apart from Russia's.
- [EU 1999/519/EC public magnetic field reference level, 50 Hz](https://emfbase.com/limits/eu-public-magnetic-field-50-hz): 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.
- [EUROPAEM 2016 night-time target value for WLAN and similar pulsed sources](https://emfbase.com/limits/europaem-target-value-wlan-night): 10 µW/m² at night for GPRS, DAB+ and WLAN-type sources, 100 µW/m² daytime, 0.1 µW/m² for sensitive individuals.
- [FCC general population MPE, 1.5–100 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/fcc-public-power-density-above-1-5-ghz): 1.0 mW/cm² power density averaged over 30 minutes — the band that covers most cellular, Wi-Fi and 5G frequencies in the United States.
- [FCC general population MPE, 30–300 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/fcc-public-limit-30-300-mhz): The most restrictive RF band in the FCC table — 0.2 mW/cm², equivalently 27.5 V/m — covering FM broadcast, TV and land-mobile services.
- [FCC general population MPE, 300–1500 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/fcc-public-power-density-300-1500-mhz): Frequency-dependent limit of f/1500 mW/cm², so the allowance rises with frequency across the low-band and mid-band cellular spectrum.
- [FCC occupational MPE, 1.5–100 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/fcc-occupational-power-density-above-1-5-ghz): 5.0 mW/cm² averaged over 6 minutes for trained workers in controlled environments — five times the general-public allowance.
- [FCC SAR limit for phones and portable devices](https://emfbase.com/limits/fcc-sar-limit-phones): 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.
- [Flanders cumulative antenna limit](https://emfbase.com/limits/flanders-cumulative-antenna-limit): 0.686 √f V/m for all fixed transmitters combined — 13.7 V/m below 400 MHz, 20.6 V/m at 900 MHz, 29.1 V/m at 1800 MHz and 30.7 V/m from 2 GHz up.
- [ICNIRP 2010 general public magnetic field reference level at 50/60 Hz](https://emfbase.com/limits/icnirp-public-magnetic-field-50-60-hz): 200 µT (2000 mG) for the public and 1000 µT occupational — five orders of magnitude above typical household background.
- [ICNIRP 2010 occupational magnetic field reference level at 50/60 Hz](https://emfbase.com/limits/icnirp-occupational-magnetic-field-50-60-hz): 1000 µT (10,000 mG) for workers — five times the public reference level, on the basis that an occupational population is informed, trained and supervised. It does not apply to the public or to a home.
- [ICNIRP 2020 general public reference level, 2–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/icnirp-public-power-density-above-2-ghz): 10 W/m² incident power density averaged over 30 minutes and over the whole body — the reference level that 5G mid-band and Wi-Fi compliance is judged against outside the U.S.
- [ICNIRP 2020 general public reference level, 400 MHz–2 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/icnirp-public-reference-level-400-2000-mhz): Frequency-scaled reference level f/200 W/m², giving 4.5 W/m² at 900 MHz and 9 W/m² at 1800 MHz.
- [ICNIRP 2020 local SAR basic restriction (head and torso)](https://emfbase.com/limits/icnirp-local-sar-limit): 2 W/kg averaged over 10 grams of tissue for the general public — a different averaging mass than the FCC's 1 g, which is why SAR numbers are not directly comparable between regions.
- [ICNIRP 2020 whole-body average SAR basic restriction](https://emfbase.com/limits/icnirp-whole-body-sar-limit): 0.08 W/kg for the general public and 0.4 W/kg occupational — the thermal basis from which every RF reference level is derived.
- [India base-station limit, 2–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/india-base-station-limit-above-2-ghz): 1 W/m² (19.29 V/m) for base-station emissions — a tenth of the ICNIRP public reference level, and the limit that applies to 2100 MHz and 5G mid-band sites.
- [India base-station limit, 400–2000 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/india-base-station-limit-400-2000-mhz): f/2000 W/m² (f in MHz) — 0.45 W/m² at 900 MHz and 0.9 W/m² at 1800 MHz, one tenth of the ICNIRP figure for the same band.
- [Italy attention value and quality objective (15 V/m)](https://emfbase.com/limits/italy-attention-value-15-v-m): The precautionary tier of Italian law, raised from 6 V/m to 15 V/m on 30 April 2024: it applies inside buildings occupied four or more hours a day and outdoors in intensively frequented areas.
- [Italy exposure limit, 3 MHz–3 GHz (20 V/m)](https://emfbase.com/limits/italy-exposure-limit-20-v-m): The non-precautionary tier: 20 V/m (about 1 W/m²) as the exposure limit for public exposure to fixed installations between 3 MHz and 3 GHz, unchanged by the 2024 amendment.
- [Japan general-environment limit, 1.5–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/japan-general-environment-limit-above-1-5-ghz): 61.4 V/m, equivalently 1 mW/cm² (10 W/m²) — the value that applies to Japanese 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.7 GHz and 28 GHz sites and to Wi-Fi.
- [Japan general-environment limit, 30–300 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/japan-general-environment-limit-30-300-mhz): 27.5 V/m, equivalently 0.2 mW/cm² (2 W/m²), across FM, VHF TV and the 150–300 MHz land-mobile bands, averaged over six minutes.
- [Japan general-environment limit, 300 MHz–1.5 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/japan-general-environment-limit-300-1500-mhz): f/1500 mW/cm² (f in MHz) — 6 W/m² at 900 MHz, the band that carries most 2G/3G/4G downlink in Japan.
- [Japan handset local SAR limit (head)](https://emfbase.com/limits/japan-head-sar-limit): 2 W/kg averaged over any 10 g of tissue and any six minutes, mandatory for equipment used close to the head since June 2002.
- [Japan power-frequency magnetic limit for electrical facilities](https://emfbase.com/limits/japan-power-frequency-magnetic-limit): 200 µT (2000 mG) at commercial frequency in the space a person would occupy near transformers, switchgear and power lines, binding since 1 October 2011.
- [Korea public limit, 10–400 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/korea-public-limit-10-400-mhz): 28 V/m and 2 W/m² for the general public across VHF/UHF broadcasting and the 400 MHz land-mobile band.
- [Korea public limit, 2–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/korea-public-limit-2-300-ghz): 61 V/m and 10 W/m² — the value that governs Korean 2.1 GHz, 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz sites and Wi-Fi.
- [Korea public limit, 400–2000 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/korea-public-limit-400-2000-mhz): f/200 W/m² (f in MHz) — 4.5 W/m² at 900 MHz and 9 W/m² at 1800 MHz, with E = 1.375 √f V/m.
- [Korea public magnetic limit at 60 Hz](https://emfbase.com/limits/korea-public-magnetic-limit-60-hz): 83.3 µT (833 mG) at Korea's 60 Hz mains frequency — the ICNIRP 1998 reference level, which Korea kept rather than moving to the 200 µT figure of the 2010 revision.
- [Poland public limit, 10–400 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/poland-public-limit-10-400-mhz): 28 V/m and 2 W/m² in places accessible to the public — up from the 7 V/m that applied before 1 January 2020.
- [Poland public limit, 2–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/poland-public-limit-2-300-ghz): 61 V/m and 10 W/m² in places accessible to the public, in force since 1 January 2020.
- [Poland public limit, 400–2000 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/poland-public-limit-400-2000-mhz): 1.375 √f V/m and f/200 W/m² (f in MHz) — 41.25 V/m at 900 MHz, matching the EU reference levels.
- [Poland residential-zoning electric limit at 50 Hz](https://emfbase.com/limits/poland-residential-electric-limit-50-hz): 1000 V/m on land zoned for housing — five times stricter than the 5000 V/m EU/ICNIRP reference level, and a separate stricter tier from the 10,000 V/m that applies in other publicly accessible places.
- [Poland residential-zoning magnetic limit at 50 Hz](https://emfbase.com/limits/poland-residential-magnetic-limit-50-hz): 60 A/m on land zoned for housing, which is 75 µT (750 mG) — slightly below the EU's 100 µT reference level.
- [Russia public limit, 30–300 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/russia-public-limit-30-300-mhz): 3 V/m electric field strength for the population — the lowest broadcast-band public limit of any major jurisdiction, about a tenth of the FCC value.
- [Russia public limit, 300 MHz–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/russia-public-limit-above-300-mhz): 10 µW/cm² (0.1 W/m², or 100,000 µW/m²) time-averaged power flux density — roughly a hundredth of the ICNIRP public reference level and the strictest national RF limit in wide use.
- [Safety Code 6 SAR basic restrictions (uncontrolled)](https://emfbase.com/limits/safety-code-6-sar-limits): 0.08 W/kg whole-body average, with peak spatially-averaged limits of 1.6 W/kg for head, neck and trunk and 4.0 W/kg for limbs — the same headline figure as the U.S.
- [Safety Code 6 uncontrolled reference level, 300–6000 MHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/safety-code-6-public-300-6000-mhz): Frequency-dependent power density of 0.02619 f^0.6834 W/m² (f in MHz) — 4.56 W/m² at 1900 MHz and 5.42 W/m² at 2450 MHz, so Canada is somewhat stricter than ICNIRP across the cellular and Wi-Fi bands.
- [Safety Code 6 uncontrolled reference level, 6–15 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/safety-code-6-public-6-15-ghz): 10 W/m² (61.4 V/m) averaged over 6 minutes — the flat plateau above 6 GHz, identical to the ICNIRP figure.
- [Swiss installation limit value for mobile phone antennas](https://emfbase.com/limits/swiss-installation-limit-mobile-antennas): 4–6 V/m at places of sensitive use depending on band — about 100 times lower in power density than ICNIRP's reference level.
- [Swiss installation limit value for power lines](https://emfbase.com/limits/swiss-installation-limit-power-lines): 1 µT (10 mG) magnetic flux density at places of sensitive use — the strictest power-frequency installation value in force in Europe.
- [UK enforceable general-public limit, 2–300 GHz](https://emfbase.com/limits/uk-public-power-density-above-2-ghz): 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.
- [Wallonia cumulative multi-operator limit in places of stay](https://emfbase.com/limits/wallonia-cumulative-limit): 18.4 V/m at 900 MHz for all operators on one antenna site combined, introduced alongside the per-operator limit in December 2022.
- [Wallonia per-operator limit in places of stay](https://emfbase.com/limits/wallonia-per-operator-limit): 9.2 V/m at 900 MHz for all of one operator's antennas on a single support — the value that replaced the much-quoted 3 V/m per antenna in December 2022.
- [WHO/IARC ELF magnetic field association threshold (0.3–0.4 µT)](https://emfbase.com/limits/who-elf-0-3-0-4-microtesla-association): The average daily exposure level above which pooled epidemiological studies report an association with childhood leukaemia, and the basis for the IARC Group 2B classification of ELF magnetic fields.