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BioInitiative Report 2012 precautionary levels

Advocacy-group review proposing precautionary RF and ELF targets far below regulatory limits; widely cited in campaigns and widely disputed by health authorities.

Precautionary frameworkinternational2012

Last verified 12 August 2026.

Organization
BioInitiative Working Group
Edition
2012
Jurisdiction
international
Frequency range
DC – 300 GHz
Status of values
Precautionary: proposed by a professional or advocacy body, not adopted by any regulator

Scope

Not a standards body and not adopted by any regulator. Listed here because it is frequently quoted as though it were a limit.

Sources

  1. bioinitiative-2012 BioInitiative Report 2012 (updated) — conclusions and recommended precautionary levels BioInitiative Working Group, 2012. ngo, link checked 2026-08-12.
  2. sbm-2024 Building Biology Evaluation Guidelines for Sleeping Areas (SBM-2024) Institut für Baubiologie + Nachhaltigkeit (IBN), 2024. ngo, link checked 2026-08-12.

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