If not otherwise stated, limits apply to entire frequency range: ca. 600 to 3000 MHz.

300MHz-300GHz in uW/cm2 (microwatts/cm2)

• Canada, USA
• China, Russia, Italy, France (Paris), Poland Hungary
• Switzerland / Switzerland Precautionary Limit for Sensitive Areas (Children, Elderly, Medically-challenged) 
• Belgium (Brussels, Wallonia, Flanders), Bulgaria, Luxembourg
• Lichtenstein
• Austria (Salzburg) Indoor-Outdoor
• Cosmic Background

Back in March 2011, in response to groups of individuals concerned about the negative effects of the upcoming Smart Meter Program, B.C. Hydro gave assurances that, once Hydro's plans were "finalized" they would be "helping people on a one-to-one basis."

People took Hydro at their word. Since March, a growing number of citizens have been writing letters and making phone calls, contacting B.C. Hydro, sharing their health issues, asking for answers and offering information with regards to the problematic effects of wireless metering technology. To this date, there has been precious little, if any, constructive feedback or support received from Hydro.

Back in March, Fiona Taylor, Hydro's acting manager of Smart Metering, and Dr. John Blatherwick, retired Chief Medical Health Officer for Vancouver, currently a consultant for B.C. Hydro, said that Hydro would be providing answers to people on a "case by case basis." Since then, Gary Murphy, Hydro's Chief Project Officer, stated, "We're not going to force meters down on people that have had these concerns. We'll put those folks onto the end of the program. We're looking at alternatives." Still, most recently, B.C. Hydro advisor Harper Hadden stated that "customers" could take it upon themselves to have the "Smart Meters" relocated, at their own expense.

This is a far cry from "helping people." This does not change the fact that, "on a one-to-one basis" a Hydro Smart Meter will still be transmitting on site, and that meter will still emit biologically harmful microwave radiation.

Safer, more practical, more ethical options need to be implemented.

There are areas in Ontario and the United States that are still using wired electric meters. In fact, today, homes in Ontario have meters collecting data and sending it via phone lines. This process makes sense. It uses a private line that is only used for this service and it is safe and secure. The filed patents for the Itron OpenWay meters actually state, as do many patents for other smart meter brands, that Itron OpenWay can use a telephone line for communications.

dBm  kV/m  V/m  mV/m  W/m2  mW/m2  uW/m2  nW/m2  mW/cm2  uW/cm2  nW/cm2  pW/cm2  A/m  mA/m  uA/m  mGauss  uT nT

"As an EMF consultant, I would like to clear up some confusion about exposure levels.

. . . At a distance of about 50 cm, a Wi-Fi-enabled laptop will expose the user to anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 uW/m2 (or higher)--for extended periods of time. Putting the laptop in your lap, of course, will translate into even higher exposure levels. Ambient exposure levels in a classroom with a Wi-Fi access point may range from 100-4,000 uW/m2, depending on a person's distance to the access point. Compared to 10 million, this may sound rather small. Considering that the natural background radiation--in which human life has evolved--is over a billion times lower (ca. 0.000001 uW/m2), this may give you pause . . ."

Objectives: 

• characterization and classification of the exposure from different communication systems applied in home and office environments 
• evaluation of the exposure from these transmitters 
• development of procedures for compliance testing of wireless devices used in home and office environments

"A wireless local area network (WLAN) allows computers and laptops to be connected to each other, to peripheral devices (printers, scanners etc.) and to an Internet access point. WLAN-enabled mobile and cordless phones are increasingly being used for Internet telephony. The data that need to be sent from one device to another are transmitted using a high-frequency radio link instead of a cable. Devices connected to a WLAN can both receive and transmit . . ."