This request and release is about radio frequency fields - exposure limits.

Response date

14 November 2019

Type

Departmental

This request and release is about radio frequency fields - exposure limits.

Response date

14 November 2019

Type

Departmental

Details of the request

Please can you provide information to show:

A) the maximum permitted RFEMR exposure limit in NZ in microwatts/cm2

B) how limit is NZ is justified and considered safe for New Zealanders considering the far stricter limits in many other countries for example:

China 10 microwatts/cm2
Russia 10 microwatts/cm2
Italy 10 microwatts/cm2
France 10 microwatts/cm2
Poland 10 microwatts/cm2
Hungary 10 microwatts/cm2
Switzerland General 9.5 microwatts/cm2
Switzerland Schools and Hospitals 4.25 microwatts/cm2
Belgium 2.4 microwatts/cm2
Bulgaria 2.4 microwatts/cm2

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