The EM field exposure limits are not always in standards: in Europe they
are in a European Council document based on Commission-funded research
(ICNIRP). I don't recall any limits as low as 10 V/m.
On 2023-07-27 19:07, Richard Nute wrote:
I’m a product safety engineer. This discussion is based upon a safety
standard specifying a limit for the accessible electric field strength.
Doug Smith said:
“These days we think 10 V/m is dangerous.“
See:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3553569/
This article (with scholarly research annotated) essentially says that
we don’t know the effects of electric and magnetic fields on the
body. It cites 0.4 uT (>100 V/m) as a potential limit for children.
Doug goes on to cite his experience with exposure to 100 times 100 V/m
with no ill effects.
I wonder how the standards writers came up with limiting field
strength when there is no definitive bodily injury? Probably BOGSAT.
Best regards,
Rich
ps: Field strength conversion calculator:
https://www.compeng.com.au/field-strength-calculator/
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