ICNIRP 2010 general public magnetic field reference level at 50/60 Hz
200 µT (2000 mG) for the public and 1000 µT occupational — five orders of magnitude above typical household background.
Guidelinegeneral public50/60 Hz
Last verified 12 August 2026.
- Limit value
- 200 µTGuideline value — scientific recommendation — 200 µT = 2000 mG. The earlier ICNIRP 1998 public reference level of 100 µT is still the value used in EU Recommendation 1999/519/EC.sources: icnirp-2010
- Quantity
- magnetic flux density
- Frequency band
- 50/60 Hz
- Population
- general public
- Set by
- ICNIRP 2010 low-frequency guidelines (1 Hz–100 kHz) (2010)
- Kind
- Guideline — scientific recommendation
Sources
- icnirp-2010 Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-Varying Electric and Magnetic Fields (1 Hz to 100 kHz) — International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 2010. guideline, link checked 2026-08-12.
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