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Exposure Limits

Posted on 16. January 201726. March 2020 by Aaronia

ELECTRIC fields (50/60Hz)

Exposure limits for ELECTRIC fields (50/60Hz)
100 V/m	Recommended 1996 as maximum for “workers” and their working environments by the NCRP, but not yet official.
1.000 V/m	Maximum limit as recommended by ACGIH for persons with pacemakers or other electronic implants
5.000 V/m	Current limit in Germany and recommendation of IRPA/INIRC for “private individuals”
10.000 V/m	Exposure limit for “workers” as suggested by IRPA/INIRC
20.000 V/m	Exposure limit for “workers” as suggested by ACGIH
25.000 V/m	Exposure limit for “workers” for a maximum of 2 hours, as suggested by IRPA/INIRC
All values applicable for 50/60Hz NCRP = National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements ACGIH = American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists IRPA/INIRC = International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection © Aaronia AG, D-54597 Euscheid www.spectran.com, Phone: ++49(0)6556-93033. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information.

ELECTROMAGNETIC fields (50/60Hz)

Exposure limits for ELECTROMAGNETIC fields (50/60 Hz)
1.000 nT	Recommended as maximum for “private individuals” by the NCRP in 1996, but not yet official
10.000 nT	Recommended as maximum for “workers” and their working environments by the NCRP in 1996, but not yet official
100.000 nT	Current exposure limit in Germany and IRPA/INIRC recommendation for “private individuals” (daily, constant exposure). Maximum limit as recommended by the ACGIH for persons with pacemakers or other electronic implants.
500.000 nT	IRPA/INIRC recommendation for “workers” (daily, constant exposure)
1.000.000 nT	IRPA/INIRC exposure limit for “private individuals” (daily exposure for few hours)
5.000.000 nT	IRPA/INIRC recommendation for “workers” (daily exposure for few hours)
All values applicable for 50/60Hz NCRP = National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements ACGIH = American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists IRPA/INIRC = International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection © Aaronia AG, D-54597 Euscheid www.spectran.com, Phone: ++49(0)6556-93033. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of this information.

Exposure limits for RF fields (450MHz)

Exposure limits for RF fields (450MHz)
0,000.23 W/m²	BUND recommendation 1997
0,001 W/m²	“Precautionary limit” in Austria
0,02 W/m²	Exposure limit in Russia
0,023 W/m²	ECOLOG recommendation 1998 (Germany)
0,1 W/m²	Exposure limit in Poland
0,16 W/m²	Exposure limit in Italy
0,24 W/m²	Exposure limit in CSSR
2 W/m²	Exposure limit in New Zealand
2,3 W/m²	Exposure limit in Germany and ICNIRP recommendation 1998
3 W/m²	Exposure limit in Canada (Safety Code 6, 1997)
All values applicable at 450MHz © Aaronia AG, D-54597 Euscheid www.spectran.com, Phone: ++49(0)6556-93033. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of information.

Exposure limits for RF fields (900MHz)

Exposure limits for RF fields (900MHz)
0,000.45 W/m²	BUND recommendation 1997
0,001 W/m²	“Precautionary limit” in Austria
0,02 W/m²	Exposure limit in Russia
0,045 W/m²	ECOLOG-recommendation 1998 (Germany)
0,1 W/m²	Exposure limit in Poland
0,16 W/m²	Exposure limit in Italy
0,24 W/m²	Exposure limit in CSSR
2 W/m²	Exposure limit in New Zealand
3 W/m²	Exposure limit in Canada (Safety Code 6, 1997)
4,5 W/m²	Exposure limit in Germany and ICNIRP recommendation 1998
All values applicable at 900MHz © Aaronia AG, D-54597 Euscheid www.spectran.com, Phone: ++49(0)6556-93033. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of information.

Exposure limits for RF fields (1800MHz)

Exposure limits for RF fields (1800MHz)
0,000.9 W/m²	BUND recommendation 1997
0,001 W/m²	“Precautionary limit” in Austria
0,02 W/m²	Exposure limit in Russia
0,09 W/m²	ECOLOG recommendation 1998 (Germany)
0,1 W/m²	Exposure limit in Poland
0,16 W/m²	Exposure limit in Italy
0,24 W/m²	Exposure limit in CSSR
2 W/m²	Exposure limit in New Zealand
3 W/m²	Exposure limit in Canada (Safety Code 6, 1997)
9 W/m²	Exposure limit in Germany and ICNIRP recommendation 1998
All values applicable at 1800MHz © Aaronia AG, D-54597 Euscheid www.spectran.com, Phone: ++49(0)6556-93033. No responsibility is taken for the correctness of information.

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