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With no real study on the effects of EMFs on us, I think it is time to find out what exactly these RFs do to us.

Personal Statement Re: EMF, RF, and Wireless Radiation Exposure: I am submitting this comment as a concerned citizen and someone who has been personally effected by wireless radiation. In 2009, in the middle of the day, there was a knock on our door. I opened it and it was a utility worker. He said he was going to switch out our meter to a smart meter and it would only take about 10 minutes. I said “Ok” and went about my business in our house. Almost immediately (within 24 hours) everyone in our house began having problems and unexplained health issues. We homeschool our kids and so we were home a lot. My 10 year old son began coming up to me, multiple times a day, complaining that his ears were buzzing and he couldn’t make it stop. My husband began complaining headaches, which progressed to migraines. I began having a variety of issues such as dizziness and racing heart. Our baby was noticeably bothered, crying and not sleeping—we all were having sleep disturbance. Trying to figure out why our family was falling apart suddenly took me on a long journey starting on the internet. I kept coming back to the day it all started and the utility worker who showed up at our door and the smart meter placement—I knew, intuitively, this is what had changed in our environment. After much research, which was more sparse at the time, it was apparent that we were suffering with commonly known effects of the smart meter. I have been told that at some houses, they place “collector meters” which collects data from the neighboring houses, and that these give off more EMF radiation than other meters. With our lives turned upside down, we eventually moved out-of-state and to a house with no smart meter—and our symptoms dissipated; yet we are now more sensitive to wireless exposures. We can tell when we are in wireless saturated environments. Places we used to enjoy, like the library, certain stores or restaurants near cell towers, malls, etc., are almost unbearable to stay at for any length of time. Even though our smart meter experience had a negative impact on our lives, we were able to make adjustments to everyday living which kept us healthier and more vital in the long run;…

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This is your opportunity to do “real” science before giving green light to big business at the expense of the people.

I live in a suburban area less than 1 mile from a 5g wireless tower. I am concerned about radiation exposure from EMFs, RF radiation, and Wireless radiation exposure. I consider myself sensitive to the radiation in my area and bought a EMF-390 device to measure. I have attached some random exposure pictures over a few days. Sometimes I can get low to 0 readings, other times I get high radiation exposure numbers. When the numbers are indicating high exposure levels I suffer from headaches, body aches/joint pain, fatigue, insomnia, as well as hot/cold flashes. I would also refer to Len Ber's comments regarding diagnosed civilian Havana Syndrome/Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) victims have no federal case definition, reporting pathway, or case definition. I ask that you recognize AHI1 as a novel clinical phenotype and to set safety standards for exposure limits and parameters associated with this condition. Directed, pulsed RF energy is the leading scientific explanation for Havana Syndrome/AHI1.

Dear Sirs, We examined data on cancer cases with occupational exposure to radio-frequency radiation (RFR) in military settings. We published our findings in several papers (attached). These studies make the case for a carcinogenic effect from occupational exposure to RFR. Our findings highlight a special case where intense, short-term occupational exposure induces cancer with short latencies.• The following outlines a summary of our latest research - Peleg et al 2023. Research Subject: A group of young cancer patients previously exposed to RFR in military occupational settings. Exposures: Exposures originated from military radio communication transmitters, radar, and electronic warfare transmitters. Exposures were repetitive, typically spanning over a year or more. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) exposure levels are guided by occupational standards set by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). These standards permit an average power that is higher by a factor of 5 relative to the ICNIRP recommendations for the general population, and higher by a factor of 50 relative to the Israeli recommendations for the general population. Furthermore, those standards barely limit the peak power of radar pulses, provided the average power remains within permissible limits. Energy concentrated in strong pulses may be more bioactive. Method: Most of the information was gathered directly from the patients (n=46), the majority of whom were trained operators, technicians, and engineers. For a small subgroup of patients (n=6), the size of the total exposed population was known, enabling us to estimate cancer risk ratios (RR) relative to the general population. Because the total size of the exposed population was unavailable for most patients, we examined the distribution of cancer cases by type using the percentage frequencies (PF) method. The following outlines a summary of our latest research Results: The onset of exposure was from age 18 onward. The duration of exposure ranged between 1 and 3 years, and latencies from the onset of exposure to diagnosis were brief, with a median of 4.6 years. The RR for cancer in the small subgroup was…

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Question 3 Thank you for the opportunity to share with you my personal experience of exposure to ElectroMagnetic Radiation (EMR). I became sensitive to EMR when electricity smart meters were first installed in my area. I did not know that they had been installed on the houses two properties away from mine. I couldn’t understand why I was suddenly sleeping poorly, waking at exactly 1.30 AM and 5.00 AM every morning. I would wake with what seemed like an adrenaline burst and it would take me 2 hours to get back to sleep. Given that I was working at the time, this was not conducive to performing well in my job and it contributed to my job loss shortly after. This rendered me unable to ever work again as my new electro-sensitivity meant every work place was now a threat, due to pervasive EMR from wi-fi networks, cell phones, and numerous other RF emitting devices. After two weeks, I recalled that smart meters were due to be installed around that time and when I asked the neighbor two properties away, he said that a smart meter had been installed on their property on the very day I started experiencing insomnia. I had been alerted to the problems with smart meters several months earlier by a TV news report. Some people like to say that electro-sensitivity is a nocebo effect. But it took me two weeks to make the connection between my new insomnia and the installation of smart meter. I experience a large variety of symptoms, including heart problems, insomnia, stinging pains in my body, agitation, head pain, dry eyes, skin and lips, and neuropathy, but I challenge the ‘nocebo experts’ to explain to me how I can knowingly will my nose to bleed when exposed to EMR. I have spent thousands of dollars trying to protect myself from RF entering my home and body. But every time I think I’ve achieved some level of success in protecting myself, a new source of RF invades my home, leaving me struggling to address the new situation. It is a case of two steps forward, three steps back. I have given up all my recreational activities due to the impossibility of avoiding cell phones and cell phone tower radiation. I am a prisoner in my home, but my home isn’t safe either. I have to…

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I write this as a person who has not been able to be a part of society for the last 9 years. Not able to grocery shop or go anywhere there is a mobile phone tower, any Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or someone using any digital device because of the pain and harm it causes my body. The pain is felt immediately when someone comes near me with any digital device. I can feel it before I see it. Therefore have not been able to work or do usual activities and as a result have been forced to live in a rare place with no RF frequencies and NO LIFE. The difference in health and pain levels is enormous. I know someone who cannot even use a computer to fill this comment out as she has to live with no power whatsoever. Our whole lives have been taken away from us due to other people using digital devices and what I see as absolutely no regulation due to the $$$ being made at our health's expense. There have been enough studies for decades and enough researchers, scientists and doctors speaking about the harms but they are silenced. I have not been able to live in my own home due to the 100's of towers and devices nearby trespassing into it and being assaulted. I understand the safety testing fake person mannequin SAMe is based on a man weighing more than 4 times than I do. This is a big deal and fake science used by the industry for illusion of safety. This certainly does not protect children. You also do not get any disability or care help or acknowledgment of disability impairment from bodily assault. What we do get however is to be an outcast and excluded from society. Please remove all digital wireless technology as it is very harmful to all life. Thank you! See attached file(s)

My name is Anita Gehrke and I live in New York State. My health was compromised after Central Hudson placed a digital "smart" meter on my home. Living in my house for months with that meter was virtually impossible and my health deteriorated. My home is my sanctuary and I should have the right to have devices of my choice and which do no harm me. We need an analog meter choice.

I am writing to ask that HHS to adopt RF exposure limits that are protective of human health and the environment. Current exposure limits must be updated. I also ask that Section 704 of the TCA be amended to allow our local governing authorities the ability to consider this important factor when deciding on the future of our neighborhoods. The world’s biggest insurance companies like Swiss Re have EMF exclusions in their policies because they understand the risks of wireless radiation exposure. Environmental Health Sciences discusses this liability shield: “Major insurers rank radiofrequency (RF) radiation emitted by cell towers as a “high-risk” liability, often comparing the issue to asbestos or lead. The Swiss Re Institute, a leading authority in reinsurance, has categorized 5G as an “off-the-leash” risk—a designation for unpredictable threats with potentially widespread impact…Telecom companies reassure communities that cell towers are “safe,” yet they warn their shareholders of cell tower radiation-related risks in their annual reports, stating that regulations could change or legal cases could result in unfavorable rulings – which could impact their cash flow.”

Our county codes, health recommendations and building permits reflect the HHS policies that date back decades. It is time to update policies with the known science of EMF / RF radiation harm.

On Sep 30, 2019 I was stopped at a red light in Boston and immediately felt like I was being zapped by electricity. My heart started racing, felt dizzy, and felt the sensation of a vice around my head. A small cell 4G antenna was on top of the light pole approx 15 feet from my car. I never noticed this antenna before at that intersection. My symptoms subsided within a few hours. After that experience, whenever I go to Boston I feel similar symptoms which are caused by the high number of small cell 4G/5G antennas: head pressure, feeling ‘off kilter’, various degrees of dizziness/vertigo, feeling ‘wired’ like I drank 10 cups of coffee, and loud tinnitus. I’ve only experienced tinnitus that ‘loud’ if I was at a loud concert (decades ago) or in Boston or other cities with many small cells. I used to work in Boston and never felt these symptoms prior to 2019. In Manhattan at the corner of 3rd Ave and E. 45th there is a cell ‘tower’ with many 4G and 5G antennas placed on the roof of a small 1 story sandwich shop. In Feb 2020, I measured the RF from across 3rd Ave. It was 2896 milliwatts (so 2,896,000 microwatts) per sq meter. Ever since getting ‘attacked’ by the small cell antennas, I now get symptoms of slight dizziness and/or head pressure when I am near a router or wifi access point on the ceilings of public buildings, restaurants, etc. The symptoms also linger hours after exposure. I live approx ¼ mile from cellular antennas. I own a meter that measures RF in milliwatts per sq meter, which is set to building biologist standards. With my 3G smartphone years ago I got 5 bars of service from home and the RF reading (not on a phone call) was approx. 3.4 milliwatts per sq meter. With my newer 4G LTE phone when 3G was discontinued, even though I was in the same home, I only got 2 bars of coverage and the RF reading (not in a call) ranged between 34 and 350 milliwatts per sq meter . I stopped using a smart phone as a result of this 10 to 100 fold increase in RF exposure since 3G went away and haven’t had wifi turned on in my home for ten years to reduce my exposure. Worst of all is the AMI smart meter installation that the electric companies have rolled out. I live in…

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I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a parent, as a person negatively affected by RF and a concerned member of the public. I am also an elected official for my small town. This last year I realized that I am negatively affected by RF and EMF. I had been sleeping for six year with a smart meter on the outside of our bedroom wall and though I am a very healthy individual, this has negatively affected my body. I can feel in my body when there is strong WIFI as it makes my body feel anxious and uncomfortable. My sleep is negatively affected by WIFI. I frequently have headaches when I go out in the public and am around strong WIFI. It takes me a couple of hours to recover. Places like Target are untenable with the strength of their WIFI. Air travel is very difficult. We had to sell our electric vehicle because it was negatively affecting my body. We have cut back on our WIFI at home and have put shielding between ourselves and our smart meter. I am trying to live wisely but still be part of our modern world but it is hard with all the increasing infrastructure. Even if we take measures at home, our neighbors do not which is discouraging. My children are exposed to wireless radiation all day while at school. They come home exhausted and have to spend the rest of the day recovering. Scientific studies have shown that wireless radiation is a toxin and causes oxidation on the cellular level. Many of my friends now have cancer and thyroid disease in their 40s. Their children have ADHD, autism and emotional problems and I believe it is because all of our bodies are being bombarded from RF and EMF everywhere we go. I am also concerned by the rise in Parkinson and dementia that I am seeing in our general population. Websites: https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-10742025v24i3288526 https://www.cureus.com/articles/66244-an-exploration-of-the-effects-of-radiofrequency-radiation-emitted-by-mobile-phones-and-extremely-low-frequency-radiation-on-thyroid-hormones-and-thyroid-gland-histopathology#!/ There should be…

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My aunt (Lithuania) lived on a beautiful, small, quiet street, by the river, maybe ~20 neighboring houses. They built a tower next to it, first 4g, then 5g. Over ~7 years, 11 people died of oncological diseases on that street. This happened to both my aunt and her husband. One had brain cancer, the other had stomach cancer. Her husband was a healthy man, a farmer. He ate his own products, meat, milk, grain dishes, swam in the fresh air in the winter, did not smoke, drank 1-2 glasses during the holidays, and played sports.

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Hi my name is Salman. I have been living near a cell tower in 20 meters for the past two years and have experienced persistent health problems, including insomnia cnt sleep at night, dizziness, headaches, and burning and itching sensations in my skin and eyes everytime. Despite consulting several doctors and trying different medications, my symptoms have not improved.

And there are several other residents in our area have reported symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and nausea, and hotness of body, This has raised serious problems among local residents,two residents got cancer in last 2 years,

Cell towers emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation continuously, 24 hours a day, RF microwave radiation can cause cells and tissue heating at sufficiently high exposure levels,

There are many researches and investigations and publications available regarding cell tower radiations which proved that cell tower radiations are harmful for humans , animals .plants and birds.and other living things

I urge the relevant authorities to take residents' concerns seriously, investigate the potential health and environmental impacts of rf cell tower radiations and do research about it and make people life easy...thankyou

I always was highly sensitive for everything because I have light autism, with strong sensory differences, plus I have migraine. My sensitivity started with the 2G system, I felt anxiety and shoulder, neck muscle hardness, and I’ve started grinding my teeth. I had a mobile phone, nut I could not use it because any time I put it to my ear my ear started aching, and the area around my ear. With 3G my experience was the same, I could't use it. I have a wireless tablet, I used it many times and I get strong migraine after I used it, in my workplace there was a router on my desk next to me less than 1 meter, that short time I worked in this workplace I had headache almost every day. I didn't know it was becuase of the tablet and router. I only noticed after using tablet that my right eye was more wide open and felt stiffer than my left eye. When I touched it, I had the sensation that it was bulging out. The eye naturally has a certain depth, and when you place your hands over both eyes, I felt as though my right eyeball was protruding. When I pressed on my eyeball, as if I were trying to push it back into its proper position, I felt pain. It also felt as though there was fluid or some other substance behind my eye, or throughout that side of my forehead, pushing my eye outward. This kept happening repeatedly after using wireless tablet. I also noticed that after prolonged use, I would experience pain in my breasts, usually in my right breast. I never went to a doctor because of the pain, so I don't know whether there was a lump or anything else. I simply noticed that after each extended period of tablet use, my right breast would also hurt. Once I realised that the tablet was causing these symptoms, I stopped using not only my phone but also my tablet, and the symptoms disappeared. However, other symptoms did not go away. I became disorganised and no longer had the energy to tidy up. This was when the fatigue began, and it has continued to this day, I was anxious even though I had no reason to be anxious. I went to see a psychologist, who told me that she considered me completely normal. I was told that I was not coping with stress properly, but what I could not…

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The key word in the RFI is the word “scientific”; it is repeated eleven time in different contexts as the main motive is to “Understand”; it is mentioned in the RFI: “At the same time, scientific literature is extensive, technically complex, and not always easy for policymakers or public health stakeholders to interpret.” This comment is from a care giver perspective; an independent healer offering services to Harmonize/Balance contaminated areas, places, devices (smart or not) with EMF and RF. The outcome of this so called (Harmonization/Balancing) is the disappearing or the dramatic improvement of the adverse health effects experienced by suffering people living in these places or using these devices. The approach used for Harmonization/Balancing is a "Holistic" approach, considered as Pseudoscience by the contemporary main scientific community, it is called (Physical Radiesthesia): a modality created by independent French researchers in the 1930’s, it works on the subtle effects/planes of the EMF, RF and the Human Subtle Energy Field, i.e. the physical measurements of EMF & RF rest unchanged after the Harmonization. The RFI is asking the following questions: 5.o. Is additional research needed to develop, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of procedures and techniques for minimizing exposure to electronic product radiation? Where are the largest gaps, if any, in knowledge? 16. What are the highest priority research gaps regarding EMF and RF radiation and public health that the federal health agencies should address? The answer is Yes, the gaps in knowledge is to embrace this different paradigm shift with an open and new mind; I personally have published scientific articles (in another field) in top peer reviewed journal in Physics, therefore “I have been there and actually I am still there in terms of awareness of the scientific rigorous process”; so, the scientific path of researching and publishing "shall" start shedding light on this modality (or other Holistic approaches) without prejudgment. On another note, the big challenge of the EMF & RF adverse health effects is that most of it are “subjective” in its core nature; the Physical symptoms (such as…

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The civic organisation Elektrosmog a zdravie submits this evidence compendium - a structured collection of slovak and czech scientific evidence. We focus on question 12 and 14.

1. & 2. I am responding as: an individual 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)Wi-Fi, especially when homes have connected devices and appliences 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):aware since 2012, but got more intense over the last 3 years, more effected inside a building and more precise effected at night between 6pm to 6am. also on flights and offices. 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:unease, heart palpitation, shallow breathing, light muscle spasm, insomnia 3d. Time from first exposure to first appearance of adverse health effects; and did a change in exposure coincide with the onset of adverse effects:over the last 3 years i can definitely feel an increase of the symptoms. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?RF/EMF was tested and I was advised to change the laptop from wireless to wire and switch off the wifi at night. 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?as mentioned in point 3e, i experience improvements in my home, the symptoms come right back when i am outside or sleep outside of my home. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:no Additional Details you would like to share about your experiences of adverse health effects you believe to be associated with exposure to wireless radiation or EMF's:during the testing of my RF sensibilty my body shows also high rates of heavy metals, specially aluminium and cadmium. B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:cellular phone, mac book, wifi, electric heating, electric car B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you:electric appliances and heavy led light B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed:not sure B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):infrared light or infrared mat B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless:stroke B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to…

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I hope this helps in getting the word out on this to help us all.

Previous assessments of the health effects of EMF/RF have been based upon the assumption that non-ionizing and non-thermal radiation is not harmful to biological systems. This is a false assumption however. Allow me to quote Paul Héroux:

"What escaped the attention of many is that life's metabolism and design make it much more vulnerable to NTER [non-thermal electromagnetic radiation] than inert matter. Living tissue has mostly adapted to the Sun's radiation as well as to the static field of the Earth only through the course of 3.5 billion years of evolution. ...

But the levels of NTER from wireless techniques that we are experiencing now are totally unprecedented, and living systems have no defense against this new arrival."

This is from his May 2025 Heliyon paper: "The collision between wireless and biology"

https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(25)00647-4

This diagram https://www.thelancet.com/cms/10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30221-3/asset/68f73d5d-0e58-49c6-af8f-99d0e7f7869d/main.assets/gr1_lrg.jpg from a 2018 Priyanka Bandaraa and David O Carpenter paper illustrates how unprecedented our exposures, particularly in the gigahertz range, have become.

I am involved with South West Ohio for Responsible Technology (SWORT), which has been informing the public and elected officials about the hazards of 5G, smart meters, WiFi, and the like. We welcome HHS examining these technologies with greater detail, particularly focusing on the ill -or possibly beneficial- effects of certain frequency ranges upon biological systems.