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Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz)

2020 · Unclear · Insufficient evidence

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ICNIRP updated the radiofrequency portion of its 1998 exposure guidelines and presents revised guidelines intended to protect humans from exposure to EMFs from 100 kHz to 300 GHz, noting that sufficiently high power levels can adversely affect health.

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Publicationmanual · 2020
Study typepolicy
Reported directionUnclear
Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz) International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). Special Submission: Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields (100 kHz to 300 GHz). Health Physics. March 11, 2020. DOI: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001210. Abstract Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are used to enable a number of modern devices, including mobile telecommunications infrastructure and phones, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. As radiofrequency EMFs at sufficiently high power levels can adversely affect health, ICNIRP published Guidelines in 1998 for human exposure to time- varying EMFs up to 300 GHz, which included the radiofrequency EMF spectrum. Since that time, there has been a considerable body of science further addressing the relation between radiofrequency EMFs and adverse health outcomes, as well as significant developments in the technologies that use radiofrequency EMFs. Accordingly, ICNIRP has updated the radiofrequency EMF part of the 1998 Guidelines. This document presents these revised Guidelines, which provide protection for humans from exposure to EMFs from 100 kHz to 300 GHz. Open access paper: icnirp.org For a discussion of the problems with these guidelines see: ICNIRP's Exposure Guidelines for Radio Frequency Fields

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Study typepolicy
Effect directionunclear
Populationhumans
Sample sizeNot supplied
ExposureRF
Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: unknown

Main findings

ICNIRP updated the radiofrequency portion of its 1998 exposure guidelines and presents revised guidelines intended to protect humans from exposure to EMFs from 100 kHz to 300 GHz, noting that sufficiently high power levels can adversely affect health.

Outcomes measured

  • adverse health effects (general)
  • protection/limits for human exposure to EMFs

Limitations

  • Abstract does not report specific health endpoints, quantitative exposure limits, or evidence synthesis methods.
  • No study design, sample size, or results data are provided (guideline document).
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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001210
PubMed: Not supplied

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