50 years ago, when I worked as a broadcast engineer on a high-powered TV transmitter, I was aware that the risk of a brain tumor in my profession was double that of the population. Ever since, I've made efforts to avoid EMF. I use Ethernet for my computer and streaming box, even though WiFi would be more convenient. It is difficult to find wired products, as the presumption by manufacturers is that the public wants wireless. The FCC has been completely useless when it comes to protecting the public health. Its refusal to reopen the silly 1996 thermal standard for human EMF protection was a pure industry give-away.
There is a great deal of scientific evidence of the harms of EMF on living tissue. Dr. Martin Pall's discovery of the voltage-gated calcium channel was the first plausible mechanism presented for how biological damage occurs. Dr. Henry Lai at the University of Washington has done pathbreaking research. The Environmental Health Trust has been a leader in this field. I believe they will be submitting comments that I hereby support. Several aggregations of research:
https://greenmedinfo.com/problematic-action/electromagnetic-field-harms
https://www.jrseco.com/wp-content/uploads/2017-09-13-Scientist-Appeal-5G-Moratorium.pdf (Contains links to many references)
https://www.emfanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/EMF-Effects-via-Voltage-Gated-Calcium-Channels-Dr-Martin-Pall.pdf
https://bioinitiative.org/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19264461
Please focus literature reviews on studies completed by independent researchers. There is such a long history of industry-influenced studies in pharmaceuticals as well as in telecommunications that industry-sponsored research cannot be trusted.
I believe this matter is more of a systemic issue rather than the true effects of electromagnetic energy being used for any purpose that could potentially cause harm. I know this to be true because several diplomats were detoured from exposing these serious implications. A court hearing was held discussing the societal implications of nanotechnology on April 9th 2003. In the court hearing directed energy capabilities were discussed and also the ability it had to affect and manipulate the neurological functions within the brain and nervous system. HHS also covered a pdf discussing emerging technologies where nanotechnology had the ability to potentially “hack humans” and their medical devices. This just shows the wide range of dangerous avenues emf is capable of carrying out if used nefariously and not monitored. A simple biopsy would prove the defects and abnormalities within the muscle tissue from prolonged exposure to electromagnetic fields and energy. A blood test for blood cell clumping as well would prove this to be harmful also. It’s completely pathetic that our top researchers have to be told energy on the electromagnetic spectrum can be harmful. This is no different than asking can fire burn you. Our organs function off of the electromagnetic energy spectrum so why wouldn’t a external source of the spectrum be able to disrupt or violently cause harm on the micro-scale. I spend a lot of time at rice university lab and nano engineering facilities and I can prove with 100% certainty that this question of if it’s harmful or can be weaponized is a complete no brainer.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32395207 Objectives: Exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted from mobile phones may cause a deleterious effect on human health and may affect the male reproductive system., a carotenoid isolated from, is a phar¬macologically active component of saffron. So, this study was conducted to investigate the protective effect ofon the male reproductive system of 60 day old mice after EMF exposure.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-four male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into 4 groups: 1. Em group (2100 MHZ); 2. Cr group (50 mg/kg); 3. Em+Cr group (2100 MHZ+50 mg/kg), and 4. Control group. Sperm parameters (count, and abnormal percent), testis weight index, testis volume, seminiferous tubule diam¬eter, germinal epithelium thickness, LH, FSH and testosterone serum level, testicular Heat shock protein A2 (HspA2) immunoreactivity, and apoptosis were evaluated.
Results: HspA2 immunoreactivity, apoptosis in the germinal epithelium and abnormal sperm were increased in Em group compared with the control group
We humans are electrochemical beings.
OF COURSE electromagnetic frequencies affect us.
And industry has shut down studying it.
THANK YOU for investigating whether this is behind the worst health crisis in human history, and telling the public THE TRUTH.
All these EMFs and radiation are not necessary.
They also be kept the smallest levels
We were all healthier before this stuff started.
Many of us get very sick when exposed to these things
They’ve already proven the fact that mold and bacteria gross 600 times faster when exposed to EMF’S. It’s making so many diseases worse than what they already were especially for children and elderly. Disease and sicknesses that were barely heard of years ago now running at outrageously high rate. We need to save our people and our children and lower these things as much as possible as soon as possible.
To the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):
I am submitting this public comment to express urgent concern regarding the biological and neurological health impacts associated with exposure to radiofrequency (RF) radiation, electromagnetic fields (EMFs), and dense wireless infrastructure, including 5G technology. I appreciate HHS taking this critical step to collect real-world user experiences and non-thermal scientific evidence to re-evaluate outdated exposure guidelines.
1. Real-World Symptomatic Evidence
Across the country, an increasing number of individuals report debilitating physiological responses when exposed to continuous RF emissions from small cells, Wi-Fi, and cellular infrastructure. Common acute and chronic symptoms experienced by individuals affected by RF radiation exposure include:
Severe Headaches and Migraines: Frequently coinciding with proximity to high-density wireless infrastructure or prolonged device usage.
Persistent Tinnitus: A distinct ringing or buzzing in the ears that often correlates with localized RF exposure and disappears or diminishes in low-radiation environments.
Nausea, Dizziness, and Vertigo: Disruption of vestibular function and equilibrium during exposure to high-frequency pulsed signals.
Sleep Disturbances and Brain Fog: Chronic disruption of circadian rhythms, melatonin suppression, impaired concentration, and memory deficits.
Cardiovascular Irregularities: Unexplained heart palpitations or racing pulse in high-EMF environments.
These symptoms—often referred to as Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) or microwave syndrome—are not placebo or psychoactive effects. They represent observable biological distress in response to environmental stressors.
2. Regulatory Gaps: Non-Thermal Mechanisms and Pulsed Signals
The current Federal Communications Commission (FCC) safety limits rely almost exclusively on guidelines established in 1996. These guidelines evaluate safety solely through the lens of short-term thermal (heating) impacts on body tissue. However, 5G and modern wireless technologies utilize complex beamforming, rapid signal pulsing, and high-density, multi-frequency exposures at levels far below those that cause tissue heating.
Peer-reviewed biomedical literature demonstrates that non-thermal RF radiation can induce:
Cellular oxidative stress and free radical production.
Disruption of voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) in cell membranes, affecting neural transmission.
Permeability changes in the blood-brain barrier.
DNA damage and cellular repair inhibition.
Evaluating modern 5G safety without accounting for non-thermal biological impacts, signal pulsing, and cumulative lifetime exposure leaves the public unprotected.
3. Protecting Vulnerable Populations
Federal guidelines currently fail to account for cumulative, chronic exposure across sensitive populations, including children, pregnant women, the elderly, and individuals with preexisting neurological or cardiovascular conditions. Children are particularly susceptible due to thinner skulls, higher tissue conductivity, and a longer lifetime of expected exposure.
4. Action Requested from HHS
I respectfully request that HHS take the following actions:
1. Acknowledge Biological Non-Thermal Effects: Formalize health guidance recognizing that low-intensity RF radiation causes non-thermal biological harm below current thermal thresholds.
2. Establish Precautionary Guidelines: Recommend updated, health-based exposure limits to the FCC that account for real-world cumulative exposure, 5G signal characteristics, and vulnerable sub-populations.
3. Fund Independent Health Research: Allocate federal funding for independent toxicology and epidemiological studies regarding long-term exposure to millimeter-wave and sub-6 GHz radiation.
4. Issue Public Health Education: Provide clear public guidance on practical exposure reduction strategies (e.g., hardwired connections, safe distance guidelines) for homes, workplaces, and schools.
Thank you for reviewing this public comment and prioritizing public health and biological safety.
I would like to see research done on the rotational torque applied to electrically polar molecules in the body and the downstream affects of the level of torque achievable at ranges of emf the public may encounter at 50 and 60 Hz. Do chemical reactions speed up? Are there catalytic processes made more efficient by environmental AC fields?
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EMF's are bad for humans. This has been abundantly clear for a couple of decades. Go to the following link - https://greenmedinfo.com/problematic-action/electromagnetic-field-harms - for over 1,000 papers detailing EMF harms, including oxidative stress (167 abstracts), DNA damage (82), male infertility (44), lipid peroxidation (43), cognitive decline (38), cancers (34), low sperm quality (33), brain cancer (28), headache (20), sleep disorders (15) and fatigue (14). I would also heavily recommend reading the book, 'The Invisible Rainbow' by Arthur Firstenberg. Many thanks.
As known and currently regulated to some degree by the f.c.c. on many appliances and expecaly radio transmission towers, EMF and RF radiation can be harmful to the human body in high doses and distances. Seeing as said exposure is already limited by the f.c.c. it is known and acknowledged that high exposure to radio frequency emissions can be extremely disruptive and unsafe for the population. Examples of this energy, though not the main culprit due to its relatively low frequency, can be referenced to the a.m. band antennas, where improper matenence and/or contact can cause severe election and/or death, in the same sense as any high level conductor such as power transmission lines due to the high conductiveity in such examples. With this being said and referencing these examples, the high disruption of the electronic field due to long range RF, EMF, and wireless radio/cell signal transmitters emissions can be and is currently able to be measured. Thus with there already being a measurable emission of this radiation within the visinity of the towers themselves(and at farther distances, thus how this technology works) it could easily be durived that the same effects of those in close proximity to these towers could be found in most places farther away but still within range of transmitters just in smaller doses. This goes for ALL transmitters, not just those previously listed. All of the combined devices that utilize RF technology that are used daily, though already listed and regulated by the f.c.c., create constant and heavy disruption in RF fields, which is documented to have negative overall effects of the health and well-being of the human body in a large variety of ways due to how this form of radiation interacts with specific biological processes. Negitivly impact the quality of lives of people whom are in constant contact with afformentiond transmitters.
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