Argues that phone and tower radiation is non-ionizing and contrasts it with naturally occurring radioacti…

HHS public comment #2319 · HHS-OASH-2026-0397 · 2026-10-13

#1Argues that phone and tower radiation is non-ionizing and contrasts it with naturally occurring radioacti…by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-10-13
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Argues that phone and tower radiation is non-ionizing and contrasts it with naturally occurring radioactive potassium in bananas; the attached illustration is unread.

  • Research & federal duties: s broadcast at frequencies that release non-ionizing radiation, which mean the photons have energies too low to
  • Towers & siting: Cell phones and cell towers broadcast at frequencies that release non-ionizing radiatio

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Cell phones and cell towers broadcast at frequencies that release non-ionizing radiation, which mean the photons have energies too low to cause damage to tissue, cells, or DNA. However, bananas do release ionizing radiation because of radioactive potassium-40, which can be jokingly measured in a dose known as the Banana Equivalent Dose (the potassium in bananas does not accumulate in the body over time, and exposure is minimal compared to background levels of radiation, and so is not actually dangerous). But this does mean that the only phones that release ionizing radiation are banana phones. Please see the attached image from the website xkcd.

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