ICNIRP 2020 general public reference level, 2–300 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.
Guidelinegeneral public2–300 GHz
Last verified 12 August 2026.
- Limit value
- 1 × 10^7 µW/m²Guideline value — scientific recommendation — 10 W/m² = 1 mW/cm² = 10,000,000 µW/m², whole-body average.sources: icnirp-2020
- Quantity
- power density
- Frequency band
- 2–300 GHz
- Population
- general public
- Set by
- ICNIRP 2020 RF guidelines (100 kHz–300 GHz) (2020)
- Kind
- Guideline — scientific recommendation
- Averaging time
- 30 minutesA measurement must use the same averaging before it can be compared with this value.
Sources
- icnirp-2020 Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz) — International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, 2020. guideline, link checked 2026-08-12.
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