Environmental effects

I, Jacqueline Iacovino, would like the Department of Health and Human Services, Staff & Agency to KNOW, "I NEVER HAD ANY HEALTH PROBLEMS" nor did I NEED to go for ANY MEDICAL CARE until TECHNOLOGY started being INSTALLED, I am NOT a SMOKER, I do NOT DRINK ALCOHOL BEVERAGES, was ALWAYS HEALTHY & PHYSICALLY ACTIVE up until again TECHNOLOGY started being installed, such as "CELL PHONE TOWERS, SMART METER'S" etc., EVERYWHERE/ALL AROUND me. These NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS which have HARMED/AFFECTED me, my "OVER ALL HEALTH/WELL BEING, HAPPINESS, FREEDOM" to ENJOY LIFE/DO WHAT I ONCE ENJOYED/COULD DO, started GRADUALLY over TIME, with "HEADACHES, RINGING in my EARS, BURNING SENSATION'S, NAUSEATED, DIZZINESS, MEMORY LOSS, BRAIN FOG, FATIGUE, DIFFICULTY SLEEPING NIGHTLY/DAILY, etc., I FEEL could POSSIBLY/PROBABLY be CAUSED by "EMF EXPOSURE, RADIO FREQUENCIES (RF) RADIATION, WIRELESS RADIATION EXSPOSURE, etc., all which I FEEL are "HARMFUL TECHNOLOGIES" that have caused my/other's too HEALTH ISSUES. Everything that I have stated here HAPPENING to me for MANY YEAR'S that HAS/STILL IS EFFECTING my HUMAN HEALTH, that HAS/STILL IS EFFECTING animals/nature as well, I FEEL "REQUIRES MUCH MORE NEEDED RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION'S, SOLUTION'S" which WILL than HOPEFULLY STOP the HARM being done to "MYSELF, HUMANITY, OTHER'S & the PLANET EARTH" as well.

Current US limits for wireless RF-EMF do not protect the public or wildlife from harm. The government’s ignorance of such a large body of scientific evidence for the biological effects of RF-EMF exposure takes us back to the Dark Ages or rather Stone Ages. The entire industry line is based on lack of biological effect, and that's echoed by ICNIRP and regulators including FCC because money talks. Let's face it folks, if this scandal was not about money, regulators would do their jobs and require safety testing, and respect public health risk prevention principles, instead of this ultra reckless attitude of exposing millions of innocent adults and children to a technology that's not only untested for safety, but also creating wireless radiation exposures at levels that extensive scientific studies clearly link to adverse health effects. Harm has been repeatedly documented at RF-EMF levels well below U.S. thermal standards which are based on the outdated and proven wrong assumption that heat is the only harm. I hope DHHS has the integrity to take this matter seriously and instead of actively and deliberately ignoring credible science as the FCC and FDA has done for years when it comes to RF-EMF exposure, to start acting responsibly and demand safety measures as you do with drugs and medical devices, and very importantly, public education on responsible use of technology. Thanks for your attention. Attachment: 8 scientific articles.

I am submitting this as a caregiver to my partner with severe EMF hypersensitivity and as someone with a milder form myself. After becoming aware/knowledgeable of the existence of this illness I noticed EMF reactions I had experienced myself I had previously ignored/dismissed. I have always felt burning or pain in my legs when having my laptop on my lap or pain in my hand with my mobile phone which if I ignore it, travels up my arm until my whole arm is burning. I always drove old cars with low electrics/radiofrequency with no issues but started feeling the burning in my hands touching the steering wheel in my newer model but only recognized this in retrospect. These issues started before I was even aware of EMFs. In September 2020, my partner became extremely ill and bedbound from one day to the next. He was very fit and healthy, lifting weights and walking 20km every day and eating healthy and one day collapsed after a flu like illness and described feeling a flash/snap in his brain. From then on he started having a myriad of symptoms which haven't eased, only changed at times for the last 6 years with not a single moment in those 6 years without at least 10 debilitating symptoms at once. Initially he was bedbound for weeks and couldn't tolerate any daylight or function at all. He was dismissed medically by multiple doctors despite ending up hospital several times and told his bloods were normal and they didn't know what was wrong with him. Since then we have been on a journey to discover the origin of his illness and seen multiple specialists and spent hundreds of hours of research and his condition has increased in intensity. At the time he was living in a house riddled with toxic moulds (proven by an ERMI later) and started to develop reactivity to many things including chemicals,smells,foods,cosmetics,synthetic materials and EMFs. The intensity of these reactions continued to increase until we became more aware of the source of the different reactions and were able to measure them and isolate what triggers caused which reaction. We have done measurements with EMF meters in many locations and I can 100% say my partner is able to feel with accuracy the level of EMFs by the symptoms he experiences. He reacts to levels FAR below the international safety guidelines.I know that there has been discussion that people react to the trigger as a trauma response and by calming the nervous system or using brain retraining they will not react and I can tell you that this is categorically not true. It may work for some but not my partner at all. He reacts to an exposure before the awareness he is being exposed eg. we go to nature spots far away from EMFs to ease his symptoms.He will tell me he is feeling awful and the next minute someone will walk around the corner with a phone. The has happened over and over. I am a counsellor and work with many clients with trauma and support brain retraining and I can say with confidence this is NOT a trauma response. My partner reacts to all kinds of EMF exposures differently and can often tell if it is radio frequency, electric or magnetic. The list of symptoms he experiences would cover an entire A4 sheet of paper so I will not list them all but in terms of EMFs specifically, he experiences headaches, full body pains, seizures (convulsing and unresponsive for up to half an hour), brain fog, memory issues, tinnitus, vertigo, burning sensations or skin rashes, insomnia, night sweats, nightmares, constant chronic fatigue, heart palpitations/heart racing, heaviness/stiffness, gut issues, mood swings amongst others. We have moved at least 5 times in the last 6 years and are moving again and have spent thousands on mitigation attempts which do help to a certain extent but finding a safe house is becoming impossible. We never use WIFI, rarely use a mobile phone and switch it off when not in use, only have one circuit on for several sockets but have all other circuit switches off at the breaker at all times and have protective shielding equipment but the EMF levels are still not safe and my partner is still deathly sick. He has no medical support as all doctors have washed their hands of him, no accommodations and no official diagnosis. We need extensive research without any funding conflicts carried out in a scientifically valid way. We need recognition of this condition medically and training so people are not left to die and live in primitive conditions, we need accommodations in rental clauses and work accommodations recognized and we need to create safe low EMF zones and protect these to create safe communities. The data is flawed and doesn't measure cumulative exposure to the levels we are experiencing now. Please take this seriously. People are dying whilst being ridiculed, neglected and forgotten and they do not have a voice as they cannot access the channels to have a voice (all these channels are online). I wrote this on behalf of my partner as he could not do this.

Countless scientific studies on the impacts to humans and nature of Electromagnetic Fields, RF and Wireless Radiation exposure have proven the harmful effects and long term dangers that must now be address and rectified. As we face every more increasing radiation and the potential increases that AI and data center usage brings to the table, we must pause and give voice to the personal, environmental, societal, and even spiritual costs that we incur. Please consider the health and stability of all humanity and nature.

I had the experience of fighting the placement of a cellular tower within 250 feet of my home. It only took me about 10 minutes of research to see that the guidelines that are in place by the FCC from 1996 are extremely outdated and puts the health of the citizens at risk. You are not allowed to challenge the placement for any health reasons based on one study done in 1996. While counties like Russia and China who are not known for human rights have stricter setbacks that we do here in the US. That is appalling. That would be like thinking the Microsoft 96 would work for the technology of 2026 computers. Let alone think of the medical advances that have taken place during the last 20 years. Yet we as citizens have to adhere to this one study from 1996 that states it is safe for a cellular tower to be next to your home. I realize that cellular technology is here to stay. However, we can do it responsibly and protect our citizens at the same time. New Hampshire did a study on potential health concerns with cellular towers, and it clearly shows a link which should at the minimum be enough to change the outdated guidelines from the FCC. The FCC shouldn't even be able to have such a guideline because they do not regulate health. They are a commission of businesspeople who are only looking out for profits. The fact that there are so many hoops that the citizens have to jump through just to keep their home safe is ridiculous. The technology of today is not that of 1996. The number of wireless items that are everywhere should cause our government to reevaluate many things in regard to health and safety. Infertility and autism are on the rise here. Has anyone thought of that potential connection. In countries that have done the research, the guidelines are much stricter due to the correlation of health issues. It not only affects people, but it also affects animals and plants. These are all things that should concern everyone. I

Subject: Public Comment / Request for Information (RFI) regarding the health and environmental impacts of Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) and Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation. 1. Equipment and Measured Environmental Exposure Levels • Measurement Device: I utilize a GQ EMF meter to continuously monitor the exposure levels within my living environment. • Daily Exposure Readings: The device consistently registers levels well into the "red zone" (hazardous threshold) on a daily basis. • Electromagnetic Fields (EMF): Measurements frequently spike up to 20 mG (milligauss) within the living spaces. • Electric Fields (EF): The electric field strength is highly elevated throughout the residence. Baseline measurements in most areas, such as around door frames, range between 80 V/m and 120 V/m (Volts per meter). In direct proximity to electrical cabling, the readings peak drastically at up to 900 V/m. 2. Reported Health Symptoms and Cognitive Impacts • Vertigo & Tinnitus: Experience of persistent dizziness/vertigo, which appears to correlate with the proximity and operation of the Wi-Fi router. This is accompanied by a constant tinnitus-like buzzing or humming sound, closely linked to the usage of mobile phones and television sets. • Severe Fatigue and Rigid Lethargy: Onset of a profound, leaden fatigue that frequently manifests as a state of physical rigidity or paralysis. • Socio-Economic and Psychological Toll: These severe environmental stressors directly impair and diminish my capacity to work (Arbeitskraft). The constant exposure induces severe malaise, physical discomfort, and has contributed significantly to states of clinical depression. • Cognitive Disruption: Noticeable impairment of concentration levels and significant memory weaknesses. • Headaches & Mitigation Success: Chronic headaches. A measurable improvement in overall well-being and a reduction in headaches have been achieved since implementing a strict protocol of turning off all electronic devices and routers during the night. • Intrusive Dream States: Sleep disruptions characterized by highly vivid dreams that carry the distinct sensation of an external entity hacking into or manipulating the subconscious mind. 3. Oncological Diagnoses & Developmental Concerns • Skin Malignancy: Diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer (white skin cancer), which correlates chronologically with the high exposure levels monitored via the aforementioned EMF and EF settings. • Canine Cancer: A cancer diagnosis in the household pet (an elderly dog). • Impact on Child Development: Based on my personal observations of these extreme measurements, I am deeply concerned that such exposure levels must be absolutely devastating to developing children, inevitably impacting their neurological, physical, and psychological growth. 4. Anomalous Physical and Thermal Environmental Phenomena • Acoustic and Visual Impacts: Observations of physical "impacts" or kinetic-like strikes that become both audible and visually perceptible on freely hanging aluminum foil. (Note: Similar anomalies and recordings have been documented by independent researchers, such as Dr. Katherine Horton). • Thermal Glass Damage: The sudden, unexplained appearance of a large geometric anomaly on the terrace glass door. A ring with a diameter of approximately 1.5 meters was thermally burned/etched into the glass pane, accompanied by a distinct physical notch or crack, originating from no visible external source. Closing Statement: I am profoundly grateful to the Department of Health and Human Services for initiating this critical investigation and for proactively consulting the public to gather these vital testimonies. Best regards

Please make it mandatory and public that every company that has a device that emits EMFs, RF, and Wireless Radiation Exposure that they need to publicize how much the device(s) emitts, the distance that it emitts, and the effects of it on the human body and the environment. As a person who developed a non operational cyst in my right ear and have lost hearing in my right ear because of it, all because I started using a cell phone 27 years ago. I still to this day can't use an IPhone because of the amount of the EMFs that is has. Our world survived without these levels and yet our government and people making these choices don't care and keep passing these regulations. Please protect the people and our environment/nature above money. Please make these harmful effects known.

Posting for a Friend that wishes to remain anonymous. We'll call the person Jade. Here is Jade's Story: I was comfortable and healthy. In 2010, when my area switched from analog to radio utility meters (aka "SMART" meters), and T.V.s were switched form analog to digital, I went from feeling comfortable in my bedroom and in the world, to very uncomfortable. It took a while to figure out what was going on. I met others that were suffering and felt great dis-ease with this technology. Also more towers and antennas were added to the hill outside my bedroom window. I learned that by turning off or unplugging electronics, I felt well again. Also re moving myself to a healthy location, I immediately felt well again. This horror/toxic trespass has changed my life. Can you imagine how difficult it can be to find a safe and healthy place to live and to work? I did a count of 100 people in my everyday life. It turns out 20% of them felt ill around this technology, ie. man-made, toxic non-ionizing radiation. I figured that probably about 2x as many (40%) are not feeling well around it. They were just not aware of the symptoms of radio poisoning. Not connecting the dots. I later read that scientists that had studied the matter came up with the same results (40% of the population suffering in an obvious way)! We have over 50,000 published peer-reviewed studies showing harm from these non-native emfs, including pollinator collapse, childhood leukemia, and cancerous tumors, ill health of insects and animals and plants, problems affecting the brain, the heart, the blood, the DNA, due to this technology. It is the fiduciary responsibility of the government to protect the health, welfare and safety of the people. A Swedish oncologist, in the early 1900's, wisely said that Anything that is harmful to one living cell is harmful to all living cells. I think this is true. Never put tracking devices on insects or animals! These days my symptoms around too much radio/microwave frequency include: stress, fatigue, pain in the ears and head, feeling frazzled, heart palpitations and general discomfort. How many are feeling ill and not connecting the dots? How many doctors are not connecting the dots? We must take an honest look at this non-native and harmful technology now. We must protect life on Planet earth for all to thrive.Landlines, ethernet, cable and wired technology are much safer than wireless. Let's use and encourage wired tech as much as possible. If not now, when will you take your fiduciary responsibilty seriously, and mindfully curb and regulate this technology, so that life may thrive once again? Thank you for hearing us, Anonymous Jade

The message is not no technology but safe technology. Out- dated government guidelines do not reflect the current science, so manufacturersare still allowed to sell products and install wireless infrastructure that emits toxic levels of microwave radiation. Adults, children, pets ,pollinators, trees and plants are suffering from cell towers, small cell antennas , utility smart meters and our own cell phones, routers, tablets, laptops, wearables, baby monitors, gaming systems, appliances,and other wireless devices. Thousands of independent studies from around the world now show wireless radiation causes extensive harm to people and the enviornment.

Comment on Docket HHS-OASH-2026-0397, responding to Questions 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 18. Perspective (Q2): I am submitting as an individual, a citizen journalist with 16 years of independent investigative work, the last 10 on electromagnetic radiation and health. I am the author of The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs, host of the Smarter Tech podcast and director of the documentary Body Burden, and I have interviewed more than 100 scientists, physicians and engineers in this field. My comment focuses on research gaps (Q16). My perspective is that our RF safety standards rest on the wrong assumption, that only tissue heating matters, and that this assumption keeps the gaps open: it created a culture of "no effect" from the public to regulators to researchers, and the topic was systematically defunded. The research is completely inadequate to protect the public, while the technology rolls out faster than our ability to study it. The attached document gives the evidence and full references for each gap below. 1. Combined exposures and the exposome (Q16, Q18, Q5o). Almost all RF research tests one exposure at a time, while people live with RF alongside metals, pesticides and mold. Dr. Ronald Kostoff's work documents how other agents modify EMF effects. Exposome studies should include wireless exposure (ambient RF, home Wi-Fi, smartphone use and position) as a standard variable. 2. Real-world exposure measurement (Q7, Q8, Q5n). The U.S. has no national program measuring actual RF exposure in homes, schools and hospitals, no routine post-market SAR testing of devices in body-contact positions (GAO-12-771), and the FCC has said it lacks the resources to routinely monitor transmitter emissions. 3. Sleep (Q12, Q16). Pulse-modulated RF alters the sleep EEG below current limits. Sleep clinics, which produce our reference data on sleep, are full of Wi-Fi, wireless equipment and phones, so the baseline is polluted. Sleep studies should run with and without wireless, with RF recorded; children sleeping beside phones and routers need study. 4. The microbiome (Q16). A 2024 study found a 5G-band RF field altered the gut microbiome and 258 metabolites in mice. People keep phones, laptops and tablets very close to the abdomen for hours on end, yet human studies do not exist. 5. Antibiotic resistance, tested in hospitals (Q16). Laboratory studies report that Wi-Fi and phone radiation change bacterial antibiotic susceptibility, biofilm formation and gene expression. Hospitals combine resistant pathogens with dense wireless, and no one has studied that setting. This is urgent. 6. Pregnancy (Q11b). Dr. Hugh Taylor's Yale research found in-utero cell phone exposure caused hyperactivity and memory impairment in mice. Prospective birth cohorts with measured exposure are needed. 7. Fertility and phones in pockets (Q5p, Q9, Q11). Frequent phone use is associated with lower sperm concentration. Carrying position cannot be settled because nearly every young man carries a phone against his body. Female fertility is barely studied. 8. Cancers where phones are now carried (Q12, Q11a). If RF is a possible carcinogen at the head (IARC Group 2B), the concern does not stop at the head. Dr. De-Kun Li and Dr. Devra Davis have raised phones in pockets and bras as worth investigating alongside rising early-onset colorectal, testicular and breast cancers. No study has examined carrying position. 9. Devices in the ear and on the head (Q13f, Q11). AirPods and other Bluetooth earbuds, Bluetooth hearing aids, smart glasses and VR headsets place transmitters near the brain for hours a day. Their effects on tinnitus, enlarged lymph nodes, hearing loss, cognition and head and neck cancers are unstudied. Hearing experts should test whether loud sound does more damage when an RF transmitter, a source of oxidative stress, sits in the same ear. 10. Towers near schools, hospitals and sensitive populations (Q15a, Q15b, Q11). Studies in several countries report symptoms, DNA damage and cognitive effects near base stations. They need replication in the U.S. with measured exposure. Chile bars towers near schools and hospitals; Switzerland applies limits ten times stricter at sensitive places. 11. Pollinators and insects (Q14). To my knowledge no RF exposure standard considers wildlife. Insects absorb more RF above 6 GHz, where 5G and 6G are heading, and field research on pollinators is almost absent. These answers will not come quickly, even with a massive research effort. Hundreds of scientists (the International EMF Scientist Appeal, the 5G Appeal) have asked governments to apply the precautionary principle: minimize exposure now and give the public informed consent. Instead, governments have a financial incentive to speed up wireless deployment. Further development of 6G, the Internet of Things and satellites needs guardrails in place first. Thank you for opening this question to the public. Nicolas Pineault, The EMF Guy