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Please see the attached document: my response to the HHS Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields and Wireless Radiation (HHS-OASH-2026-0397).

I am an Electromagnetic Hypersensitive (EHS) person from Israel and an EMF/EMR awareness activist. My life, and my daughter's, have been deeply affected by exposure to EMF/EMR. Since 2006 I have supported EHS people in Israel and worldwide with exposure measurement and reduction, and I run the information site www.norad4u.com.

My main points:

1. Many studies show biological and health effects of RF/EMF at levels far below current FCC and ICNIRP limits.

2. EHS is real and is caused and influenced by EMF/EMR exposure. Reducing exposure reduces symptoms.

3. Provocation studies with design flaws (such as Rubin et al., 2006) should not be used to dismiss EHS.

4. Exposure should be measured with fast-sampling meters showing peak values, not averages over minutes.

5. New, health-based exposure guidelines are needed, with special protection for EHS people, children and other sensitive groups.

6. Federal health agencies should track symptoms, EHS cases and exposure, and fund research on how, not if, EMF/EMR causes harm.

The attached document answers the RFI questions (Q2–Q17) and includes a numbered list of 134 scientific references.

Amir Borenstein

Zichron Yaakov, Israel

norad4u@gmail.com

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…)Public transport equipped with wireless technology (trams, busses, trains, planes), where nearly all passengers are constantly scrolling on their cell phones. 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):I have been experiencing health issues since 2020 when 5G was introduced in Belgium and in most other EU countries. An average tram ride takes 10-20 minutes, a domestic European flight 2-4 hours. My body always responds to the EMF. That's why I avoid public transport, and when I do have to take a bus, tram or train I always look for a seat away from other passengers. I often change 2-4 times of seat when new passengers get up and all the seats around me get taken. But sometimes there is "no escape" possible. 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:A fatigue overwhelms me, I start sweating and my vision gets blurred. I have had light cataract since 2021. Once home (low radiation home) it takes half an hour to a few hours before the symptoms disappear. But of course my cataract does not disappear. 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:According to the intensity of the EMF, adverse health effects appear within about 15 minutes to an hour. The fuller a bus, tram or train compartment, the faster the effects. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?Although I gave my family physician scientific information on the impact of EMF, he is not interested in the matter. After I gave him the information I asked his opinion during the 2 next consultations (over a period of 1-2 years). He twice said that he did not have had the time yet to read through the information. For the majority of the medical establishment there is a taboo, omerta on the topic! 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?I avoid public transport. I rather walk or bike. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports,…

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*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

Hello - I am asking that the US Government and specifically the HHS organization - ban 5G and take the bold steps to protect the citizens and children on this nation. The EMF's and dirty energy that is present in the automobile industry is causing ill health to many. Attached are some studies that alert you to the KNOW health issues. Protect and provide warnings to the children and citizens who are receiving harm without their kknowledge.

*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

Since the electric meter was put on the home and the cell tower one street away from my home I have been suffering headaches dizziness balance issues falling ringing. Sleeping through the night has been taken from me. I have fallen down my steps for no reason and sprained my ankle, clumps of my hair are found around my home. I get up some times I'm walking slanted because I’m trying to balance myself. I have felt irritated and a sense of dread. But when I leave the home and get away from that tower I feel 100%better. I set up a tent on my deck in the backyard sometimes to get relief. Sometimes I feel a wave of nausea come over my body from head to stomach then it feels like my stomach turned over. it's awFul. If I could leave here I would please remove these things they are hurting me.

I have a friend who is sensitive to wireless, she can feel it, and is unable to sleep near any RF like cell towers, wifi routers, cellphones, and more. I have seen this have a huge negative impact on her life and health, and she is unable to travel much and often has to drive distances to do normal activities. I am very concerned for the lack of science, studies and protocols to protect the public’s health, and that no real third party testing, science or disclosure about health has been done or shared for over 30 years. It’s hard to believe that we have been in the dark about safety, health and wireless exposure all this time, and that needs to change right now. There are people who are at risk most for health issues including children, and more research and transparency is needed now.

Please make current testing, funding and appropriate scientific research required starting now, and public health conversations mandatory and mainstream.

Corporations shouldn’t decide what’s safe for us, science and health should be the main focus, and the public process should be the priority.

We need to closely examine non-ionizing wireless radiation and all RF. European and Scandinavian countries have done this- they prohibit cell towers near schools and homes for a reason. We need to follow their example. Put science and safety first before profit. Thank you.

I am attaching relevant articles and studies:

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1499499/full

https://bioinitiative.org/research-summaries/

ttps://www.techsafeschools.org/science

https://www.babysafeproject.org/science

https://mdsafetech.org/conversion-and-exposure-limits-EMREMF/

Hello. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this important issue.

I’m the mother of an 8 year old son with severe autism and PANDAS. It’s been a long journey of some terrible, terrifying, dark years. Last year, we invested in bio medical testing and discovered our son had mold and heavy metal toxicity.

We live in Minneapolis. MN. We moved out of our moldy house and into temporary housing in a nearby suburb in Eden Prarie. Within a week, all my son’s most difficult symptoms disappeared. He became calm. He wasn’t having melt downs or injuring himself. He was sleeping through the night. He stopped wetting the bed. His bowel movements improved. He became easy going and was smiling and laughing again. Within a month, the change was miraculous.

We moved into a new, mold-free apartment in Minneapolis. He wasn’t doing as well. His conatipation returned. He was agitated and struggling with transitions again. I started looking into the differences between the two locations and one possibility was EMF’s.

I checked the cell tower maps. The temporary housing had six cell towers within three miles, and they were all at least one mile away. Our house and apartment in Minneapolis have hundreds and several within 1/2 mile radius! We also have solar panels on the roof which I learned is a huge issue.

We started mitigating EMF’s in our apartment - hard wiring our phones and computers, and we got him an EMF blocking canopy for his bed. He improved greatly, but it is taking a lot more effort and interventions to maintain and build on what was coming easily in Eden Prarie. There is simply too much exposure living in the city, and with our apartment neighbors all having WIFI and Smart Appliances.

This is a growing issue! I can’t even send my son to school because of mold and EMF’s with the cell towers being right on the school property! They don’t belong anywhere near residential areas.

I’ve learned that EMF’s exacerbate mold growth and mycotoxin activity uo to 600x. We still have mold colonized in our bodies being activated by the EMF’s. I’ve also learned that if you have high heavy metals (which mold causes), your body attracts more of the radiation.

We need legislation stopping this biological warfare.

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 patient. I have been exposed to EMFs, RFs, and Wireless Radiation for years as a Police Dispatcher from the frequencies produced by the Centracom and multiple computers. I then was exposed at my current employer as the 5G Cell Tower sits right next to my building. I am suffering from Baroreflex Syndrome as my Baroreflex Receptors have been damaged from Radiation exposure. I now have dangerously low blood pressure that will spike at any moment. There is no cure for it.

I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence.

I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.

Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.

My first experience with cell phone was with my ex-husband, who was so sensitive to the radiation that he couldn’t have it any where near his body or he would experience pain, redness and swelling. We opted out of smart meters as they were introduced and kept a wired internet.

That was 20 some years ago and since that time I have continued to opt out of all wireless and Bluetooth gadgets, wire my internet and cellphone at home and keep my phone on Airplane mode when I am out and do not need to use it. When I do have to turn my phone on or use WIFI I can feel the energy sometimes immediately- heat, pressure, headache. I believe people get used to the feeling of being radiated and cannot distinguish it from a radiation pollution free environment. It is nearly impossible to find a place like that. We are being over-exposed to non-native radiation and the average person has no idea of the dangers or consequences nor do we have much of a choice as to that exposure.

This public comment addresses legal scope, notice clarity, and preservation of objections. HHS describes the RFI as voluntary and nonbinding and may conduct public-health research. See 42 U.S.C. § 241(a); 21 U.S.C. §§ 360ii, 360jj. The solicitation alone is not necessarily ultra vires or reviewable final agency action. 1. CORRECT THE AUTHORITY CITATION. The notice says HHS is proceeding “under 21 CFR subpart J.” 91 Fed. Reg. 59792. The linked eCFR page resolves to 21 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter A, Part 1, Subpart J (food-recordkeeping), not radiological health. The relevant radiological-health grouping is 21 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter J. HHS should correct the link and identify the statutory and delegated authority actually relied on, including as applicable 42 U.S.C. § 241(a) and 21 U.S.C. §§ 360hh, 360ii, 360jj, and 360kk. This defect alone does not invalidate the voluntary RFI, which is not proposed rulemaking. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST IS A LIMITED FCC REMAND, NOT AN HHS MANDATE OR SCIENTIFIC FINDING. In Environmental Health Trust v. FCC, 9 F.4th 893 (D.C. Cir. 2021), the court remanded the FCC’s 2019 order for a reasoned explanation on portable-device testing; children, long-term exposure, wireless ubiquity and technological developments; and environmental effects. The panel took “no position in the scientific debate”; it did not find injury below FCC limits, order new limits, vacate FCC rules, or direct HHS to issue this RFI. HHS’s authority must rest on HHS statutes. The FCC’s 2026 proceeding is limited by the FCC’s remand; that restriction does not automatically limit HHS’s independent research authority. 3. RESEARCH POWER IS NOT UNBOUNDED REGULATORY POWER. Sections 360ii and 360jj authorize an electronic-product radiation program, studies, information, and recommendations. Section 360kk permits electronic-product performance standards, but requires a regulation, APA procedures, statutory scientific and technical considerations, consultations, and committee consultation. This RFI cannot itself impose a standard or replace those procedures. Any ambient-exposure limit untethered to a defined electronic product, infrastructure operating rule,…

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I am submitting this comment to share my personal experience and urge the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the potential health effects of radiofrequency (RF) radiation and exposure to wireless infrastructure. Around 2020, I began experiencing tremors throughout my body while driving on highways. It took me some time to recognize a pattern. I noticed that these episodes seemed to occur when I was driving near cell phone towers. This raised serious concerns for me about whether my proximity to these towers might be contributing to the symptoms I was experiencing. My functional doctor told me that EMS sensitivity and fragrance sensitivity are common in people exposed to mold. Genetic tests show mitochondrial dysfunction. In 2024, my workplace relocated to a place directly across from a massive cell phone tower. After this relocation, I experienced debilitating symptoms, including intense headaches, difficulty sleeping, and an inability to concentrate effectively at work. I felt that my ability to think clearly, focus, and function as I normally would was being affected. These symptoms interfered with my daily activities and my ability to perform my job. Thankfully, my workplace's Human Resources Department was able to transfer me to another location because of the debilitating symptoms I reported in connection with working near the cell phone tower. I am grateful that my concerns were taken seriously enough for an accommodation to be made. I am sharing this experience because I believe that people who report potentially serious symptoms associated with environmental exposures deserve to be heard, taken seriously, and included in scientific research. I recognize that personal experience alone cannot establish the cause of a medical condition. However, I believe that these experiences warrant careful, independent investigation rather than dismissal without further examination. I urge HHS to support rigorous, independent research into the potential health effects of radiofrequency radiation, including possible neurological symptoms, headaches, sleep disturbances, and difficulties with concentration. Research should also examine individual…

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Here are some patents I forgot to include. Actually I may have not been allowed anyways. Okay so here you are... Alright it appears hard for me to get to send you some patents on electromagnetic energy and affecting memory, attention span etc.. They're not hard to find. It is hard to convey the full effects of what is being done to us intentionally. There are moments of feeling embarrassed, of feeling so heartbroken of how they can do these things to you like your nothing. So imagine having to go through surviving attacking, trying to defend against attacking, and trying to get support and validation from people who aren't ready to hear it or are gaslighting you in it. The shear sadness and heartbreak .

I tried to include the morning after trying to sleep and the shielding materials I utilize. Cold compresses, Kevlar, emf blankets, and hoodie. I have a couple compresses which have been hardened in the midst of trying to defend myself. They obviously hit and cooked compresses.

Here are some patents I forgot to include. Actually I may have not been allowed anyways. Okay so here you are... Alright it appears hard for me to get to send you some patents on electromagnetic energy and affecting memory, attention span etc.. They're not hard to find. It is hard to convey the full effects of what is being done to us intentionally. There are moments of feeling embarrassed, of feeling so heartbroken of how they can do these things to you like your nothing. So imagine having to go through surviving attacking, trying to defend against attacking, and trying to get support and validation from people who aren't ready to hear it or are gaslighting you in it. The shear sadness and heartbreak .

I tried to include the morning after trying to sleep and the shielding materials I utilize. Cold compresses, Kevlar, emf blankets, and hoodie. I have a couple compresses which have been hardened in the midst of trying to defend myself. They obviously hit and cooked compresses.

*See Attached: Non-thermal Electromagnetic Field studies demonstrating harmful effects.

Oct 21, 2026 I am writing this at the deadline so it is abbreviated. There is NO question the RF has increased EVERYWHERE even at my rural residence in the woods. I am sensitive to wireless and moved out here to get relief. Unfortunately over the years unaware neighbors have moved in and they automatically use wireless when it's clear they can be hardwired saving themselves and others from over exposure to RF. The Federal goverment needs to encourage hardwiring WHENEVER POSSIBLE and mandate much lower RF maximum power and frequency from the manufacturers of wireless products, mainly routers. The US standards should be in line with the Europeans and the US based Building Biology Institute of less than 10 uW/m2 as the goal!! (www.buildingbiology.com) Another serious problem is malicious people using Wifi repeaters, commercial routers like ATEL and other devices to harass and harm others. They point these devices at unsuspecting people and their residences and pulsing them with harmful microwaves, disrupting their sleep, concentration and productivity completely contrary to how the manufacturer intended the device to be used. I am experiencing this now by someone LOCALLY in my neighborhood. Even though it's against the law, malicious actors know how difficult it can be to first of all understand what's happening, obtain an RF meter, document the evidence, contact an attorney and obtain some shielding to get some relief. Many of these devices can be modified to hack into computers using Tempest attacks and other means. There needs to be a whole police department established by the HHS and/or the FCC to investigate and enforce any current and future RF/EMF standards and laws including seizing equipment that violates those laws at the RESIDENTIAL level not just commercial. The harmful health effects are not just a result of power transmitted but by PULSE and FREQUENCY. The disruption to humans can be caused by low power but a negative pulse rate (frequency). This needs to be considered for any new laws. These harmful RF/EMF not only affect people but animals both domestic and wild. I can tell my cats are affected and try to ground themselves by laying on the dirt to…

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Please find my comment (stating EMF/RF harm) attached as PDF (formatting intact).