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Table 5 Basic ICNIRP guideline restrictions for time-varying electromagnetic fields [22]

From: Electrical exposure analysis of galvanic-coupled intra-body communication based on the empirical arm models

Exposure characteristics

Frequency range

Whole-body average SAR (W/kg)

Localized SAR (head and trunk) (W/kg)

Localized SAR (limbs) (W/kg)

Occupational exposure

100 kHz to 10 GHz

0.4

10

20

General public exposure

100 kHz to 10 GHz

0.08

2

4