BioMed Research International

Research Article

The Role of the Location of Personal Exposimeters on the Human Body in Their Use for Assessing Exposure to the Electromagnetic Field in the Radiofrequency Range 98–2450 MHz and Compliance Analysis: Evaluation by Virtual Measurements

Table 1

Examples of RF EMF environmental exposure limits.


Requirements	Frequency , MHz	Electric field strength , V/m

Directive 2013/40/EU, workers [14]	10–400	61
	400–2000
	2000–6000	140

Council of the European Union Recommendation 1999/519/EC, general public [12]	10–400	28
	400–2000
	2000–300000	61

Belgium (Flemish), general public [13]	900	21⁽¹⁾
	1800	29⁽¹⁾
	2100	31⁽¹⁾

Bulgaria, general public [13], workers	900–2100	6.1
		61

Greece, general public [13]	900	32 (35)⁽²⁾
	1800	45 (49)⁽²⁾
	2100	47 (51)⁽²⁾

Italy, general public [22]	3–3000	20⁽³⁾
		6⁽⁴⁾
	3000–300000	40⁽³⁾
		6⁽⁴⁾

Lithuania, general public [13]	900–2100	6.1

Luxembourg, general public [13]	900	41⁽⁵⁾
	1800	58⁽⁵⁾
	2100	61⁽⁵⁾

Poland, general public, workers [23]	3–300000	7
		7–200

Slovenia, general public [13]	900	13⁽⁶⁾
	1800	18⁽⁶⁾
	2100	19⁽⁶⁾

Switzerland, general public [24]	900	4
	1800	6
	900 and 1800	5

Turkey, general public [25]	10–400	7⁽⁷⁾
		18⁽⁸⁾
	400–2000
		1.375
	2000–6000	15⁽⁷⁾
		61⁽⁸⁾

, the frequency in MHz.
⁽¹⁾For the broadband spectrum of EMF, from 100 kHz to 300 GHz (except TV and radio transmitters), including mobile phone stations. Per antenna 3.0 V/m (900 MHz), 4.2 V/m (1800 MHz), and 4.5 V/m (2100 MHz).
⁽²⁾Lower values for or antenna stations closer than 300 m to “sensitive” locations (schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and care homes); elsewhere higher values.
⁽³⁾Exposure limits, cannot be exceeded under any circumstances.
⁽⁴⁾Attention value cannot be exceeded in residential environment.
⁽⁵⁾Limit per single device 3.0 V/m.
⁽⁶⁾Applied to homes, hospitals, health resorts, public buildings, tourism buildings, schools, nurseries, playgrounds, parks, and recreational areas; otherwise limit for external electric and magnetic field strength equal to reference level in 1999/519/EC.
⁽⁷⁾Limit value for a single device.
⁽⁸⁾Total limit value for multiple devices.