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There has NOT been adequate safety testing for immediate or long term use/exposure to EMFs and wireless radiation. Like everything else, these things can affect people differently. I personally think I am sensitive to it and suffer from headaches way more often than I should. I don't know what's causing it but I have to wonder if EMFs buzzing through and around us all day is healthy. We act like it's normal. It's not. Our ancestors never experienced stuff like this. We're all dropping dead form cancer... why? We can't just put all this stuff out without ever properly testing it in humans and expect that it's fine. There is plenty of anecdotal data that says people get brain tumors on the side their cell phone is one and women get breast cancer when they used to put their phone in their bra. Something is definitely happening and it's not HEALTHY. Please do proper research and then do some more. Don't be afraid to roll things back. Tell people to get hard wired systems in their homes. So many people are suffering without knowing the causes, health is very desired, people WILL make changes to feel better.

Why do I have to beg for sanity? Is it due to the greed and monopoly of Capitalism? Why must I beg for people to not get Cancer or other health issues? I suppose begging has been done for centuries if not much longer, so I guess that I'm just a part of the billions of beggars under this cancerous system of acquisition and infinite growth. Of course I'm begging a government 40 trillion dollars in debt, so there's that. But what does that matter if we have the largest nuclear arsenal.

I cannot use a mobile phone as one to my ear to take a few seconds of a call gives me headache for 24 hours. Even a text received when the mobile is in my hand sends a painful shock to my hand, which extends up my arm and can last for hours. I cannot be near wifi as I feel an ache from the buzz and unpleasant sensation it gives off. For some years, the wifi router was on my desk or in my study. I developed bladder cancer. I now use ethernet in the whole house, as do my family.

Center for Electrosmog Prevention, a 501c3 nonprofit, was established in La Mesa, California in May, 2011, with a mission to promote the general public health by providing advocacy and education, information, and solutions regarding electrosmog, a manmade form of electromagnetic pollution. EMF's (electromagnetic fields), RF (radiofrequency) radiation (in the microwave and millimeter wave range in particular), and rf radiation from a wide range of wireless devices such as cell phones, smart utility meters, baby monitors, wifi, Bluetooth, and a multitude of others now being marketed to the unsuspecting public are a major health hazard documented by tens of thousands of research studies. These dangers to health include - but are not limited to - multiple forms of cancer (including glioblastoma), immunological, and inflammatory effects - in numerous studies linked to the development of Alzheimers and autism, damage to DNA, and infertility. The industries profiting off wireless technologies have been very influential in vigorously denying health hazards at most governmental and major health organization levels, worldwide, much as the tobacco industry has defended its marketing of a toxic product over the decades. Meanwhile, cancers are on the rise - including those that can be linked to cell phone use - as well as Alzheimers and autism, and many people (it is said to be 1-2% at least) are becoming hypersensitive (electrosensitive) to rf radiation, causing them to be unable to function at schools, workplaces, and even in their own homes due to the proliferation of these hazardous devices. Despite a multitude of evidence pointing to toxic exposures at even very low levels, the US government and its regulatory FCC, CDC, and HHS, often headed up by or influenced by lobbyists for the tech industry for decades, has exposed the unsuspecting general public to extremely high levels of EMF's. "In the USA, the FCC guidelines make it currently legal to allow RF radiation levels at 10 000 000 µW/m2, which is 10,000,000,000,000 (ten trillion) times higher than than the upper natural background levels we evolved to tolerate" (https://www.electrosmogprevention.org/smart-meter-resources-links/safety-guidelines-for-rf-exposure/). Center for Electrosmog Prevention's website at www.electrosmogprevention.org is a repository of thousands of articles and links to scientific research studies concerning the hazards of rf radiation exposure. It has links to other extensive repositories of scientific articles concerning these health hazards at https://www.saferemr.com/, https://bioinitiative.org/. and http://ehtrust.org/, to name but a few. It is time to acknowledge the risks, at the very least, and the harms being perpetrated on the public health, and greatly reduce exposures to rf radiation in our homes, schools, workplaces, vehicles, modes of transportation, and all public places. We commend this request for information on EMFs, Rf radiation, and wireless radiation exposure, though long overdue.

I have had complications from EMF since 2021 when I contracted COVID and this resulted in Long COVID symptoms that continue to plague me to today. I am a 30 year teacher and since the onset of technology being pushed in every school, I have had symptoms of erratic heartbeat, anxiety, depression, muscle tightness, inability to sleep at night. I see chronically in my students the same symptoms including eye pain and headaches. In 2019 my classroom included my laptop, a smart TV, Chromebooks that are one to one with students and even my very own router placed above my classroom door. In 2026, I found a lump in my left breast and am being treated for breast cancer. However, I have EMf Ultrasensitivity that is complicating my recovery. My breast works as an internal "antenna" for EMF. Smartphones and Laptops and especially my router are the worst offenders! I have a large burn mark all over my left breast. The skin is like cooked and microwaved meat. My cells are weak in my breast and cannot fend off the EMF waves. The skin is burned. I cannot handle being in the overwhelming environment at school with all the wireless technology and routers and fluorescent lights. The lights also trigger my untrasensitivity. My day at school creates an electric shock or zing that feels and it does burn my skin and breast. My breast is hard and my muscles around my breast and to my back become tight and ache unbearably by the end of the day. I cannot attend large gatherings or social functions where there are security camera, checkout lanes, routers, cell phones or computers of any kinds. It is difficult to go to grocery stores or do any other shopping. Walmart is the worst. School is one of the most polluted environments for me in my life currently. I will be retiring in May of 2027 due to the toxic radiation from EMF and how it is literally cooking me and killing me. At home, I have my laptop landline wired and my phone is also landline enabled. We turn our wifi off at night. My smartmeter on my house literally traps me indoors and on bad days, I feel it through the house wall. At school, my laptop is ethernet wired and my smart TV and router are unplugged. However, when the teacher next door has her students on their Chromebooks, it fries me in my classroom as it goes through the walls. I have no safe place in my public school. I worry what this is doing to all the young people's brains and health in a very very toxic school environment. If I could have a clean environment from EMF or at least little to none, I would be farther along on my cancer recovery journey if not already at full health. There is not a doubt in my mind whatsoever, as I am LIVING this, that EMF is very very dangerous to humans. This dangerous EMF is literally killing me. Please turn off and/or regulate 5g,4g,3g, etc and low EMF waves in our country and the world.

I became targeted after i whistleblew in 1996 on management at USPS in baltimore area. Eventually the nightmare forced me to leave my employment in 2013 & then the main person behind my go nowhere eeo's etc shot himself 3 times months after After becoming a whistleblower my life turned into a nightmare & terrorization of my life included DEWs which forced me to get emergency surgery on my liver due to prolonged zapping of it thru DEWs for days on end when I layed in bed Presently I have tumors in my brain, lungs, kidneys, spine & i have many neurological disabilities now that aren't in my family. This terrorization of my life has followed me for 3 states. It goes everywhere & knows everything before I leave my home

Children's schools should not be located near mobile phone towers or TV towers or electrical transmission power lines. And the powerful Wi-Fi routers often used in schools should not be near any children's desks. California officially issued guidelines advising of mobile phone dangers, warning of increased risk of brain cancer and other health problems, and that children’s developing brains could be at greater risk. The biggest source of RF exposure for most people is using a mobile phone next to the head. You can reduce RF exposure a lot by using the phone's speaker and holding the phone farther away from your head, or using wired headphones say neuro-oncologists & public heath experts. The city council in Berkeley California passed a law that requires retailers to tell consumers how far away their phone should be held. The European Union recommends wired Internet rather than wireless in schools. France also banned WiFi routers in nursery and daycare centers, and restricted elementary school WiFi to only when in use for education. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) states in an open letter to school superintendents, “There is a consistent, emerging science that shows people, especially children who are more vulnerable due to developing brains and thinner skulls, are being affected by the increasing exposure to wireless radiation.” In 2021 a New Hampshire report outlined health risks of cell phone towers in residential neighborhoods. Scientific American reported a study of mobile phone exposure and cancer in rats: www.scientificamerican.com/article/major-cell-phone-radiation-study-reignites-cancer-questions/ According to Dr. Joel Moskowitz (UC/Berkeley), "The study's results reinforce the need for more stringent regulation of radiofrequency radiation and better disclosure of the health risks associated with wireless technologies." Dr. Martha Herbert, a Harvard Pediatrician, wrote in this letter to Montgomery County Schools "there are thousands of papers...that document adverse health and neurological impacts of EMF/RFR"..."Radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from wifi and cell towers can exert a disorganizing effect on the ability to learn and remember, and can also be destabilizing to immune and metabolic function"..."Powerful industrial entities have a vested interest in leading the public to believe that EMF/RFR, which we cannot see, taste or touch, is harmless, but this is not true". The American Academy of Pediatrics in 2013 requested a review of EMF radiation emissions from technology devices, citing impact on children. Some schools have reduced WiFi exposure of children: https://ehtrust.org/tag/wifi-in-schools/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/school-wifi-networks-could-put-12602188 In 2011 the World Health Organization classified cell phones (and other wireless devices) as a possible carcinogen due to RF emissions. In 2013 Dr. Anthony Miller from University of Toronto School of Public Health recommended that based on new research, radio frequency (RF) exposure should be reclassified as a probable carcinogen. Regarding power lines: Researchers have found health effects, including a doubling of leukemia rates associated with living in AC magnetic field strengths greater than 4.0 mG. www.emfs.info/health/leukaemia/ www.powerwatch.org.uk/elf/overview.asp www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10944614 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20877339 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11055621 The Swedish National Energy Department issued an advisory warning that schools, playgrounds, and day-care centers should not be sited near power lines, and that children should not be subjected for long periods every day to AC magnetic fields over 3.0 mG.

I am responding as an individual: 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…) Mobile phones, cordless phones, WiFi, cell towers 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years): For at least the past 30 years. 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced: Brain tumour (acoustic neuroma), hearing loss, severe insomnia, functional impairment, neurological issues. 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: The effects are immediate but it took years for me to make the connection. I've been sensitive to all EMFs since I was a teenager, and things got progressively worse as WiFi and cell towers were rolled out. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis? Yes, although largely ineffective, with it being attributed to 'nervous anxiety' and other psychosomatic issues. Ultimately diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma when things came to a head (mine!). 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects? Yes. When I discovered the tumour in 2009, I immediately gave up all wireless devices and moved to the countryside. This helped a lot, but a lot of damage had been done and it has taken many years for that to be repaired, although some aspects (eg deafness in right ear due to surgery) may never recover. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information: MRI showing acoustic neuroma, meter readings that always backed up my physical sensations after the fact, and letters from doctors attesting to my intolerance. 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 EMFs: I instantly feel wireless radiation as an intense pressure in my head, as well as dizziness, brain fog, disorientation... B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects: WiFi, cell phones, cell towers, cordless phones, magnetic fields B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you: All those I feel have an effect B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed: None B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):None, other than following a low-oxalate diet, which has helped hugely with sleep and general resilience. This is a common feature for many EMF-affected individuals as oxalate increases sensitivity to wireless radiation. Oxalate binds with minerals, pulling calcium out of bones and depositing in tissue, which greatly impacts EMF sensitivity. Vegetarians are increasingly affected, since only animal products have low/zero oxalate. B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless: I am generally sensitive to things, although I don't consider this a health condition, merely an enhanced awareness of things. B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant: Dietary issues (mostly relating to oxalate, which affects electrolytes, as mentioned above). B3. For each subquestion please list up to 5 drugs or therapies or home remedies (if any) B3a. That you recommend, as they helped you tolerate or recover from EMF exposure: Biggest improvement is from drastically reducing oxalate intake and following an almost-carnivore diet. Nothing else has helped in a measurable way. Meditation and neural reprogramming. B3b. That you recommend, but you’re not positive that they help: None B3c. That helped you but you don’t recommend. (e.g., the benefit did not last long or the side effects were too harmful): Almost everything I tried (countless therapies, supplements and remedies) before staring the low-oxalate diet. B3d. Treatments that had no effect: acupuncture, homeopathy, supplements B3e. Treatments that made your sensitivity worse: PEMF therapy B4. What is your age range? 65-74 B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields? 2009, although I had issues long before this; I just hadn't made the connection. B6. What country, state, province, or major city were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields? Canada

"...Most recent studies find a positive correlation between RF-EMF and malig- nant glial cell tumors (Falcioni et al 2018).This study is unique as the researchers projected a lower SAR over a longer period of time. This suggests that long-term exposure may in fact be the cause for concern and not the SAR. If this is the case, it would render todays safety standards useless, as they are based on SAR. Another study found that there was an increased risk for glioblastoma and acoustic neuroma in heavy cell phone users (Hardell et al. 2013). The tumors observed were usually ipsilat- eral to the preferred side of cell phone use. These results are extremely important. Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor on the vestibulocochlear nerve, just inside the inner ear. This is the closest organ to which one holds the cell phone while talking on the phone. While acoustic neuroma is not malignant, it can cause deleterious effects by putting pressure on the brain stem. The mechanisms by which RF-EMF potentially causes cancer are unclear. It is highly unlikely that RF-EMFs have enough energy in them to significantly heat up brain tissue to the point that would cause denaturing of DNA. It is highly debated whether they have enough energy to break a strand of DNA. However, even if there is not enough energy to denature or break strands of DNA, there would be enough energy to create ROS which can lead to genetic damage in the long term. Another adverse effect that RF-EMFs can have is on memo- ry. It has been reported that RF-EMF impair memory, cognitive function, and learning. Experiments show that rats that have been exposed to RF-EMFs for four weeks have performed poorly on inhibitory avoidance tests. The suggested mechanism for learning and memory impairment is that RF-EMF stimulates the opioidergic system in the amygdala, hippocampus and other areas crucial for memory consolidation. This may in turn impair the release of NO, which plays a role in memory consolidation (Ahmadi et al. 2018). Despite this, many researchers have not found RF-EMF to impair memory, learning or cognitive function (Klose et al. 2014). RF-EMF has been blamed for many other conditions that are not associated with the brain, such as hypofertilization and can- cers of the eyes and glands. These are extremely broad fields and are beyond the scope of this paper. Researchers are of the opinion that the mechanism that causes all these ailments is long-term exposure to RF-EMF. However, RF-EMFs do have the energy to potentially create ROS. ROS can be created by transfer of energy from the EM wave to the oxygen molecule or the transfer of a free electron. This has been shown to cause the creation of micronuclei (Kesari et. al 2014). A micronucleus contains a chromosome or part of a chromosome that is not in- cluded in the daughter nucleus after the nuclear envelope forms around the chromosomes during mitosis.This part of DNA that has been left out of the nucleus is enclosed in its own nuclear 42Aaron Skaist envelope and is attached to the nucleus. Formations of micronu- clei have also been associated with DNA double-strand breaks that lead to the incorrect copying of the chromosomes and for- mation of the nuclear envelope around them. Micronuclei have been used as markers for researchers and healthcare providers to reveal DNA damage and potential cancerous cells. If these micronuclei are a direct consequence of the EMF, then we can see a definite link between RF-EMF and DNA damage. However, even if the mechanism of the formation these micronuclei is not DNA damage, research has shown that the chromosomes inside the micronucleus have reduced functioning (Hatch et. al 2013). Eventually, due to the close proximity of the micronu- cleus to the nucleus, the contents of the micronucleus will be released into the nucleus. This often results in incorporation of non-functional DNA into functional DNA which can cause the cell to turn cancerous. Thus, even if the mechanism for micro- nuclei formation is not DNA damage, it is almost inevitable that the formation of micronuclei will lead to DNA damage. Each of these effects is highly debated amongst researchers. It is not clear whether the cause is the cell-phone or perhaps some other environmental stressor. However, there is over- whelming evidence that cell-phones have a negative effect on the brain of a child." https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1218&context=sjlcas

"...Most recent studies find a positive correlation between RF-EMF and malig- nant glial cell tumors (Falcioni et al 2018).This study is unique as the researchers projected a lower SAR over a longer period of time. This suggests that long-term exposure may in fact be the cause for concern and not the SAR. If this is the case, it would render todays safety standards useless, as they are based on SAR. Another study found that there was an increased risk for glioblastoma and acoustic neuroma in heavy cell phone users (Hardell et al. 2013). The tumors observed were usually ipsilat- eral to the preferred side of cell phone use. These results are extremely important. Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor on the vestibulocochlear nerve, just inside the inner ear. This is the closest organ to which one holds the cell phone while talking on the phone. While acoustic neuroma is not malignant, it can cause deleterious effects by putting pressure on the brain stem. The mechanisms by which RF-EMF potentially causes cancer are unclear. It is highly unlikely that RF-EMFs have enough energy in them to significantly heat up brain tissue to the point that would cause denaturing of DNA. It is highly debated whether they have enough energy to break a strand of DNA. However, even if there is not enough energy to denature or break strands of DNA, there would be enough energy to create ROS which can lead to genetic damage in the long term. Another adverse effect that RF-EMFs can have is on memo- ry. It has been reported that RF-EMF impair memory, cognitive function, and learning. Experiments show that rats that have been exposed to RF-EMFs for four weeks have performed poorly on inhibitory avoidance tests. The suggested mechanism for learning and memory impairment is that RF-EMF stimulates the opioidergic system in the amygdala, hippocampus and other areas crucial for memory consolidation. This may in turn impair the release of NO, which plays a role in memory consolidation (Ahmadi et al. 2018). Despite this, many researchers have not found RF-EMF to impair memory, learning or cognitive function (Klose et al. 2014). RF-EMF has been blamed for many other conditions that are not associated with the brain, such as hypofertilization and can- cers of the eyes and glands. These are extremely broad fields and are beyond the scope of this paper. Researchers are of the opinion that the mechanism that causes all these ailments is long-term exposure to RF-EMF. However, RF-EMFs do have the energy to potentially create ROS. ROS can be created by transfer of energy from the EM wave to the oxygen molecule or the transfer of a free electron. This has been shown to cause the creation of micronuclei (Kesari et. al 2014). A micronucleus contains a chromosome or part of a chromosome that is not in- cluded in the daughter nucleus after the nuclear envelope forms around the chromosomes during mitosis.This part of DNA that has been left out of the nucleus is enclosed in its own nuclear 42Aaron Skaist envelope and is attached to the nucleus. Formations of micronu- clei have also been associated with DNA double-strand breaks that lead to the incorrect copying of the chromosomes and for- mation of the nuclear envelope around them. Micronuclei have been used as markers for researchers and healthcare providers to reveal DNA damage and potential cancerous cells. If these micronuclei are a direct consequence of the EMF, then we can see a definite link between RF-EMF and DNA damage. However, even if the mechanism of the formation these micronuclei is not DNA damage, research has shown that the chromosomes inside the micronucleus have reduced functioning (Hatch et. al 2013). Eventually, due to the close proximity of the micronu- cleus to the nucleus, the contents of the micronucleus will be released into the nucleus. This often results in incorporation of non-functional DNA into functional DNA which can cause the cell to turn cancerous. Thus, even if the mechanism for micro- nuclei formation is not DNA damage, it is almost inevitable that the formation of micronuclei will lead to DNA damage. Each of these effects is highly debated amongst researchers. It is not clear whether the cause is the cell-phone or perhaps some other environmental stressor. However, there is over- whelming evidence that cell-phones have a negative effect on the brain of a child." https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1218&context=sjlcas