Below are some of the official exposure standards and guidelines set in place in different countries. There has been a general downward trend in the exposure levels which are considered safe, as research has continued over the past thirty years. On average, it takes six to ten years for new published medical research to become a country standard at a legislative level.
Official Exposure Levels and Guidelines
| µW/cm2 | Exposure Guidelines and Standards | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0.01 | European Citizens Initiative | 2013 |
| 5000 | EU Directive Occupational Exposure | 2013 |
| 0.0003 - 0.0006 | Bioinitiative Report | 2012 |
| 0.01 | European Parliament | 2011 |
| 4750 | UK MOD, Occupational Exposure | 2010 |
| 0.01 | Germany SBM -2008- sleeping areas | 2008 |
| 0.10 | BioInitiative Report - Outdoors | 2007 |
| 10 | Russian National Committee Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection | 2003 |
| 0.0010 | Salzburg GSM/3G Outside Houses | 2002 |
| 0.0001 | Salzburg GSM/3G Inside Houses | 2002 |
| 5000 | FCC (USA) OET-65 - Occupational | 2001 |
| 1000 | FCC (USA) OET-65 - General Population | 2001 |
| 200 | Australia | 2001 |
| 112 | Belgium (excluding Wallonia) | 2001 |
| 10 | Italy (Sum of Frequencies) | 2001 |
| 10 | Russia, People's Republic of China | 2001 |
| 9.5 | Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg | 2001 |
| 2.4 | Belgium Wallonia | 2001 |
| 1 | Vienna (Sum GSM) | 2001 |
| 0.1 | Italy (Single Frequency) | 2001 |
| 0.01 | EU-Parl, GD Wissenschaft, STOA GSM | 2001 |
| 0.1 | Salzburg, Austria (Cell Tower Siting Guidelines) | 2000 |
| 0.0001 | Burgerforum BRD Proposal, Waking Areas | 1999 |
| 0.000001 | Burgerforum BRD Proposal, Sleeping Areas | 1999 |
| 900 | International Commission Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection | 1998 |
| 0.0048 | Median Level, 15 US Cities | 1977 |
| 10 | USSR - 8 hour working day | 1976 |
| 10000 | East Germany | 1976 |
| 10000 | United States Standards Institute | 1976 |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia - Continuous Wave | 1976 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia - Pulsed | 1976 |
| 10 | Poland | 1973 |