Occupational exposure

In my occupation 20 years ago I was required daily to wear a 5 watt walkie-talkie radio that operated in the 140-160 Mhz frequency band. After approximately 3 years I developed a nodule on my right chest in close proximity to the area that the radio "rubber duckie" antenna touched on my shirt. I sought medical care and on the advice of a surgeon I had the nodule removed. The nodule was about the size of a pea and was biopsied and found to be non-cancerous. After this incident I continued to use and work with these radios but I no longer wore them on my belt. I did not have any more issued after this incident.

For a long time I have been wary of RF. I was a computer analyst at a giant radar site. There I sensed and learned about the adverse effects of this kind of energy. Later on, AT&T tried to put a cell tower into my neighborhood. It was frightening to a majority of us who chose to live ina rural community. In the end the tower did not get installed. However, PG&E placed smart meters o our homes without our permission. We just want to live without so much pollution and protect our neighborhood, its wildlife and forest. We don’t need it! We don’t want it!

I am writing about what effects I have had from exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation and Radio frequency radiations. -I am a water well driller and I haven't been able to drill any wells, due to the electricity from cell and radio towers gathering in my equipment. -Continuous operation of a wi-fi router in my home disrupts my sleep and it has to be shut off. -I had a cell phone in my pocket, and my leg got injured at work. It was just a minor cut on my shin; it would not heal and progressed to an infection similar to gangrene. The doctor I saw said my white blood count was low, and if it didn't get better, my leg would need to be amputated. I got rid of my cell phone and started sleeping in a Faraday cage. Then, my leg healed. -When I'm in high EMF my blood pressure goes up. Then when I get out of it my blood pressure goes back to normal. -If I'm riding in a car full of EMF, I feel weak and, when I get out of the car, I feel clumsy and about to fall down. -I can't sleep in hotels, I can't even go to town, or to stores that are using wireless technology, without getting headaches. -I have to regularly soak my feet in water to lower the voltage in myself. -It dries out my whole body 24/7. -My wife was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in August 2021, about a year and a half after we had wi-fi installed for our kids to do their schoolwork during covid, and 5G was rolling out around the same time. She stayed at home to keep helping them along with their studies. Then she was diagnosed with melanoma not long after that. That was taken care of, then she got BREAST CANCER! She sadly passed in 2024 from the ALS. -I've read a lot of studies about the effects of EMF from the Environmental Health Trust. I've read studies written by Dr. Martin Pall, Dr. Sharon Goldberg, Magda Havas, and Dr. Devra Davis. -I've read the book Dirty Electricity by MD Samuel Milham. We sincerely appreciate your attention on this matter. I recognize that EMF is very cancerous and toxic to EVERYONE! I hope that we solve this problem. SOON!

I am commenting today to encourage a thorough review of EMF and RF (wireless radiation) safety, with the goal of supporting modern technology while prioritizing public health and informed consumer choice. I am someone who experiences sensitivity to EMF and RF sources. This was not always the case. For years, I dealt with symptoms including headaches, pressure in my head, tingling sensations, and other unexplained health effects. I never expected wireless devices or electronics to be contributing factors. Through personal research, I have found studies supporting both sides of the issue, many of which contradict one another. What I do know is that I am affected by these exposures. Over time, I have conducted my own observations to better understand what I can and cannot tolerate. As technology has evolved, it has become increasingly difficult to use modern devices unless wireless features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular connectivity can be disabled. In some cases, the issue appears to involve not only RF signals themselves but also electromagnetic interference (RFI). Example 1 My work computer was due for replacement, as occurs every few years. I had no expectation that a new computer would affect me. Within minutes of turning it on, I began feeling unwell. I did not immediately connect the symptoms to the computer, but when I turned it off, the symptoms gradually subsided. Measurements showed field levels similar to other computers, but the amount of RFI emitted was noticeably higher. I returned to using my old PC without issue. After additional testing, I received a different replacement computer from another manufacturer that produced significantly less RFI, and I experienced no noticeable symptoms while using it. Example 2 For most of my life, I purchased vehicles based on cost, performance, and practicality. Today, I also have to consider how a vehicle affects my health. Some vehicles produce high magnetic fields, and nearly all new vehicles contain embedded wireless technologies. Some allow wireless systems to be disabled; others do not. In 2024, I leased a vehicle that had low magnetic fields but moderate RF emissions. After about a week, I began noticing symptoms. After investigating, I concluded that the vehicle's cellular modem was contributing to elevated RF exposure. About three months later, I realized the symptoms had disappeared. Testing with an RF meter confirmed that the modem had stopped transmitting, which I also verified through the vehicle's settings. I drove that vehicle for the next year and a half without issue. After returning the lease, I acquired a newer vehicle. Testing showed significantly higher RF levels, and I am now unable to remain in the vehicle for more than 10 to 15 minutes without feeling ill. In this vehicle, there is no option to disable Wi-Fi or wireless connectivity. I currently have workplace accommodations that include relocating Wi-Fi access points away from my workstation. I also work from home most days in a low-exposure environment. My phone remains in airplane mode roughly 90% of the time. When communication is necessary, I prefer Wi-Fi calling or a wired computer connection, as I experience fewer issues than when using cellular service directly. I share these examples to illustrate how these exposures affect my daily life and the lives of others who have limited options for reducing exposure. I would welcome the opportunity to provide additional details beyond the brief examples included here. As part of this effort, I would like to see: Updated, high-quality research examining the health effects of EMF and wireless technologies using modern exposure scenarios rather than relying primarily on standards developed in 1996. Greater application of the precautionary principle, including efforts to reduce unnecessary exposure from wireless devices and infrastructure while maintaining reliable communications. Further research into Electrohypersensitivity (EHS) and the establishment of clear medical guidance for individuals reporting related symptoms. Regulations requiring consumer products, vehicles, and other devices with wireless capabilities to include a user-controlled option to disable wireless radios. Consumers should have the ability to choose whether these technologies are active. As both a consumer and a citizen, I believe individuals should have greater transparency, choice, and protection regarding wireless technology exposure.

Digital meters were put on our homes in Oklahoma in 2014 and my husband died in early 2017 diagnosed with bulbar ALS and mononeuritis multiplex. He could not talk, eat, drink. after he died i added a sine tamer filter to our home circuit box and home stetzer readings were 50 until this year when i changed internet to fiberoptic. readings were 1999 (the max the stetzerizer meter reads). the router is dirty and was not filtered or shielded and added lot of dirty electricity to my home wiring. my home is 40 years old and does not work well with corrosive microwave radiation. i bought shielded surge protectors and only turn router on when using and have it in a faraday cages. home outlet readings are about 250-300 now (25-50 normal). Spent 3 days in Maine at 3 major hotels that all read 1999 on stetzerizer meter and the rooms all had loud locust sound from acoustic nature of fiberoptics. came home and did labs.my nitrotyrosine was double over the max value and my iron saturation very low as well and other values not normal. i took molecular hydrogen to fix the iron and NAC with selenium and molybdenum for nitrotyosine for 2 months and other supplements like glutathione and coQ10 that help with the electron transport system. i take supplements every day to try to stay detoxed. i truly believe that by not testing labs completely for nitrotyrosine (very difficult to do in the USA) and nitric oxide and do complete thyroid and not just TsH /T4 (also not done in USA like should be) if body temperature lower than 98.6 then take tyrosine and iodine (T4 wont fix it) cause reversible T3 needs fixing and thyroglobulins affected)) and do complete iron and correcting it with molecular hydrogen and lactoferrin cause the charge needs fixing back to Fe4 electron transport from Fe3 storage. iron is paramagnetic and emf causes rouleaux effect and affects the charge and then iron gets stuck at neuromuscular junction at motor cortex and cant change from chemical to electrical so does not function as it should as iron and enzymes systems wont work. pilots are exposed to nonionizing and ionizing radiation. My husband flew a lot. must protect pilots because they sleep in these toxic hotels and are becoming suicidal more. plus just their occupation has cumulative effect and they should be tested annual for nitrotyrosine levels and detox. test complete thyroid and iron level and fix their tyrosine and iodine levels and body temperature and filter and shield these dirty electricity hotel rooms. look at zinc/copper ratio- magnesium cause calcium goes intracellular thru calcium voltage gates causes Blood brain barrier capillary leak issue and neurodegenerative diseases (use vit D, K2, Omega 3) Do a complete amino acid profile annual and fix those. Taurine detoxes myeloperoxidase, histidine for RA, sulforaphane for NRF2 activation, citrulline and beets for nitric oxide, glutathione and blueberry for glutamate, SOD superoxide dismutase major antioxidant for free radicals, pregnenolone for myelin sheath, CoQ10 and PQQ for electron transport system, methylated B Complex with C to help recharge body battery. For areas with high emf, look at dentist offices, the malls, pharmacies with pharmacists standing in front of laser printers and pharmacists losing babies, perhaps use of faraday cages in order, airports and scanners and planes and pilots. look at hard wiring home instead of wifi but harder now to buy a laptop with ethernet connection, its our world blanketed in emf/ rfr /wireless so we must protect ourselves and call these problems that come with it what it is. start testing and treating it for what it is before we all die. i really miss John.

SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENT: RADAR MAINTENANCE, ELF FIELDS, X-RAYS, AND PARATHYROID DISEASE This supplements my prior HHS comments on radar maintenance, RF exposure, deficient monitoring, medical surveillance, latency, and accountability. I request investigation of extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fields from numerous transformers and a Power Conditioning System (PCS) inside an ASR-11/MSSR equipment shelter, alongside RF and possible incidental X-rays. SWEDISH OCCUPATIONAL STUDY: Hakansson et al., "Arc and resistance welding and tumours of the endocrine glands," Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2005;62:304-308; DOI 10.1136/oem.2004.015479, examined 67 parathyroid tumor cases. Adjusted odds ratios were 3.3 (95% CI 1.6-6.9) for any welding, 4.3 (1.7-10.6) for arc welding, and 2.6 (0.9-7.1) for resistance welding. The authors considered ELF magnetic fields a possible explanation. Welding has other exposures; the association does not prove ELF causation. It does justify targeted research among electrical and radar technicians. ASR-11/MSSR SHELTER: Commissioned at my FAA facility in 2007, the installation placed numerous energized transformers and a PCS IN THE SAME ROOM where technicians routinely worked, often at close range. Transformer leakage flux, load currents, conductor routing, and power electronics can produce spatially variable 60 Hz magnetic fields, harmonics, and switching-frequency fields. These sources differ from radar RF emissions. HHS should examine equipment ratings, locations, loads, technician proximity and work duration, and any ELF surveys. RF SHIELDING IS NOT ELF PROTECTION: Metal cabinets and enclosures effective against radar RF cannot be assumed to attenuate 60 Hz magnetic fields. Ordinary conductive RF shielding may offer little attenuation at power frequency. Actual protection depends on magnetic permeability, thickness, geometry, frequency, and source arrangement. Some steel structures reduce ELF fields; effectiveness requires measurements or engineering analysis. RF compliance does not establish ELF safety. IONIZING RADIATION LITERATURE: "The Parathyroid as a Target for Radiation Damage," New England Journal of Medicine 2011; DOI 10.1056/NEJMc1104982, reported signs of primary hyperparathyroidism in 15 of 61 Chornobyl cleanup workers following substantial radiation exposure. "Dose-response relationships for radiation-induced hyperparathyroidism" (PMID 7829622) identified 36 confirmed cases among 2,555 people irradiated in childhood and a significant dose-response. "Parathyroid tumors in atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima" (PMID 1762105) reported a radiation-associated trend. "Therapeutic radiation and hyperparathyroidism" (PMID 2764660) provides further case-control evidence. A 2024 UK vascular surgeon radiation-safety survey (DOI 10.54522/jvsgbi.2024.155) reported one parathyroid adenoma, an observation that does not prove causation. These exposures differ from mine, but justify investigating occupational ionizing radiation and long latency. MEDICAL CHRONOLOGY: I maintained military radar/electronics beginning in 1982 and FAA systems through 2017. Original laboratory records show calcium 8.8 mg/dL in 2002; subsequent values include 9.0 (2004), 8.9 (2005), 9.8 (February 2007), 10.0 (2011), 10.2 (2016), 10.6 (December 2017), and 10.8 (March 2018). PTH was 174 pg/mL in January 2018. A parathyroid adenoma was removed April 23, 2021. This documents evolving biochemical findings, not proven disease onset or causation. The 2007 installation merits scrutiny without excluding earlier exposures. DISTINCT EXPOSURE PATHWAYS: Some legacy high-voltage radar electron tubes can generate incidental ionizing X-rays under certain conditions. X-rays, radar RF/microwaves, and ELF magnetic fields require separate exposure assessments. Neither RF compliance nor lack of personal dosimetry proves that other exposures were absent. Proposed mechanisms involving oxidative stress, calcium signaling, or endocrine-cell proliferation should be studied, not presumed established. I REQUEST THAT HHS: (1) review and commission follow-up to the Swedish parathyroid findings; (2) evaluate transformer and PCS magnetic fields at actual FAA technician positions, including shielding effectiveness; (3) establish long-term FAA ATSS and military radar-maintainer cohorts tracking calcium, PTH, parathyroid adenomas, hyperplasia, and hyperparathyroidism; (4) preserve equipment drawings, transformer/PCS specifications, maintenance procedures, shielding records, and RF/ELF/X-ray surveys; and (5) independently reconstruct exposures, evaluate latency, and investigate failures of medical surveillance. Missing measurements are not proof of no exposure. Federal radar technicians deserve rigorous investigation of their COMPLETE maintenance environment.

I had to have open heart surgery at 5 years old for heart inflammation which caused a hole in my heart as well as 3 leaking heart valves. I also discovered when I was in my late 30’s that I had elevated prolactin which could keep me from getting pregnant. Also have bad allergies. Those were my pre-existing conditions. In 2019, I went to my cardiologist who said that although I had leaking heart valves, everything was ok, especially since I am able to do hard construction work on a daily basis. I live 1,568 feet from the closest cell tower (see cell tower 3 pic). After 2020, I noticed that my fingertips were burning badly when I was using my Ipad (wifi). Since I used it alot I have a feeling it damaged the nerves in my fingertips or something. After that I had to stop using my Ipad altogether. I now only use a stylus for my non 5G Iphone. What then started happening is that when I toggled the cellular function on and off on my Iphone, I got like a low level shocking feeling which then travelled up and down my body. So now I only use calls over wifi and don't use the cellular function any longer, even when I'm outside of my house. It's terrible for my business because I’m missing lots of calls, but I know these phones are affecting my health badly. After 2020, at least two more cell towers were put up by my house. They are 5,000 feet from my house (see cell tower 2 pic). Besides more antennas being added to the tower that's 1,568 feet and the other two towers, I now have been diagnosed with a heart arrythmia. My hands fall asleep overnight and many times I feel my heart rate is too low. I have to move between sleeping in two different locations in my house because I think the radio waves from home 5G or people's cell phone pass right through my house. I bought an EMF meter but it doesn’t measure the full spectrum of 5G. In addition, so many of my Evergreen trees and my neighbor’s trees have died. You can clearly see parts of trees which have died if you follow a straight path from the cell tower and their electric/gas meters/house. The shrubs in front of my gas/electric meter have died off as well as my beautiful tree branches right in the path. I spoke to an employee of a local business who told me he used to be a cell tower climber/technician. He told me that cell towers kill trees and they know it. One of my customers got so sick after 2020. She almost lost her house. She also had pre-existing conditions (endometriosis) I had worked at her house prior to 2020. There was no cell tower by her house before 2020. After 2020, a cell tower was put up in front of her house only 384 feet away (see cell tower 1 pic). Her son who’s in his 30’s was constantly sick after that cell tower was put up. He uses his phone a lot. After living in the same place for 25 years, it's easy to see what's happening. Radio waves- although useful- are causing a lot of harm. If the public is made aware of things they can do to reduce their EMF exposure- that would benefit the public. Please help!

I was living a total "normal life" with a partner and three children, working as a carer in many different homes. Since a young age I had occasionaly migraines and suffered from those, but in 2020 they became very reccurent and so sore to the point where I thought they was blood dripping inside my scalp around my brain. They got so bad that I ended having some ophtalmic migraines followed by hemiplegia migraines. I also have had a few tiny strokes !!! I used to sleep up to 2 hours tops at night no matter what I did. I then realised that my headaches were getting worse in some places I worked at, and not so bad in others. At home it wasn't getting any better. I by miracle (and I say miracle otherwise i'd probably be dead by now) understood that the wireless exposure were the things that made me have EMR Syndrome symptoms just by swtiching my wifi off one night. I started minimising my hours at work and obvisously the work placements therefore I wouldn't suffer as much. I then had to run away from home because even by doing all that, things weren't getting any better as they was a 5G antenna 400 meters away from my house... I had to leave everything, and lost everything just because I was living in a microwave that i never asked for and didn't want to end up burning up like a piece of alluminium in a micro wave. I now live in a safe place with hardly any neighbours, don't go out, don't see anyone unless they switch their wireless equipement off such as mobile phones, connected watch, Bluetooth items etc etc ! All of those things have to stay away from the house I where live now. I sleep in a Faraday cage, and use the strict miminum the electricity. I can't go to the kids school parties, go to weddings, go on holidays, see family etc, all I can do is stay isolated at home, it isn't fair at all as I never asked or even needed all this technology to destroy me and my life. This has to stop as I am sure many people are sufferring around the world and probably being called pshychos when in reality they are far from it.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment. 2. I have experienced health problems as an individual worker and consumer. 3. Headaches In the 1990s until 2001 when I was laid off, I inspected consumer electronic equipment. There were two equipment setups and one type of product that caused headaches. The headaches reminded me of lightning: sharp, intense pain for a very short period of time. They frequently occurred in groups of three. The groups might be repeated a couple of times during the hour. Then there might be nothing until hours later. As far as I remember, they occurred at work, starting the second day that I inspected the same type of product as the previous day. It was a delayed reaction: I never got these headaches on the first day. Equipment Setups (the products had been inspected using other equipment or arrangement of equipment that did not cause a problem): - Computer monitors inside a Helmholtz coil: the inspector was on one side, the electronics on the opposite side of the coil, and the monitor in between. A large number of monitors were inspected in this manner for a year. Everyone who did the work got headaches although they were different types of headaches. - Stereo receivers: equipment used to check the inputs and outputs was placed on carts within arm’s reach, resulting in amplifiers and speakers being very close. Products: telephones, usually cordless but a few cellphones also. __________ Later, long after I left the job, I needed a cellphone. I got a flip phone and had no problems. Then technology changed to smart phones. I got a weaker version of my previous headaches: a delayed reaction of 1.5 to 2 days, less pain that lasted longer, and all pain was gone within three months from one phone call. Now, I do not use any kind of mobile phone. __________ a. Mobile phones, cordless phones; electronic equipment with higher than normal magnetic fields, or possibly dirty electricity b. Work environment: exposure to Helmholtz coil was frequent for a year; others infrequent. In other words, we spent more time inspecting computer monitors than cordless phones or stereo receivers. c. Headaches d. The headaches appeared the second day of working in a Helmholtz coil and continued until I had a break from inspecting monitors (I do not remember how the weekends affected the headaches). e. Treatment is to stop working, which eventually happened. f. Our boss did not believe us and said that the coil should provide a healthier environment by providing a uniform magnetic field. ____________________ ____________________ Dizziness I live in an apartment building in an urban area. Across from my apartment is the community room with free Wi-Fi, which I can use in my apartment. One of my symptoms is a balance problem: sometimes, I would feel like I am walking at an angle, occasionally even needing to hold onto something. Many months after I got my own internet service (Wi-Fi), I noticed that I was getting dizzy more often and had to stop walking or reach out for support. The only thing that had changed in my life was the new internet service. I eventually returned to using only the free Wi-Fi from the community room. The dizziness and balance problems decreased, eventually going back to a normal level. Since I am now aware of the problem, I would estimate that it would take about six weeks to know that I am getting too much exposure to WiFi. The change happens very slowly. I will need to shield my apartment and have all components of my computer system wired, including wired modems and routers that do not emit Wi-Fi. __________ a. Wi-Fi b. Whenever I am at home, which is most of the time – 24/7. c. The identified health effect is dizziness. The potential adverse health effects include fatigue, poor memory, poor sleep, tinnitus, irritability, weakness, and pain. d. Several months. Now that I know there is a problem and am looking for a change, and usage of the second Wi-Fi connection is almost eliminated (or excessive), I can identify it in about six weeks. e. Treatment is to stop using and being exposed to Wi-Fi: that should decrease or eliminate dizziness and balance problems. f. I need to shield the apartment (only a little has been done), buy modems and routers that do not emit RF/Wi-Fi, and run shielded cables where needed. To do this, I need money, energy, and feeling comfortable standing on a ladder. Very little has been done. I have not noticed any effect.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18512243/ "A new electromagnetic exposure metric: high frequency voltage transients associated with increased cancer incidence in teachers in a California school" "Abstract Background: In 2003 the teachers at La Quinta, California middle school complained that they had more cancers than would be expected. A consultant for the school district denied that there was a problem. Objectives: To investigate the cancer incidence in the teachers, and its cause. Method: We conducted a retrospective study of cancer incidence in the teachers' cohort in relationship to the school's electrical environment. Results: Sixteen school teachers in a cohort of 137 teachers hired in 1988 through 2005 were diagnosed with 18 cancers. The observed to expected (O/E) risk ratio for all cancers was 2.78 (P = 0.000098), while the O/E risk ratio for malignant melanoma was 9.8 (P = 0.0008). Thyroid cancer had a risk ratio of 13.3 (P = 0.0098), and uterine cancer had a risk ratio of 9.2 (P = 0.019). Sixty Hertz magnetic fields showed no association with cancer incidence. A new exposure metric, high frequency voltage transients, did show a positive correlation to cancer incidence. A cohort cancer incidence analysis of the teacher population showed a positive trend (P = 7.1 x 10(-10)) of increasing cancer risk with increasing cumulative exposure to high frequency voltage transients on the classroom's electrical wiring measured with a Graham/Stetzer (G/S) meter. The attributable risk of cancer associated with this exposure was 64%. A single year of employment at this school increased a teacher's cancer risk by 21%. Conclusion: The cancer incidence in the teachers at this school is unusually high and is strongly associated with high frequency voltage transients, which may be a universal carcinogen, similar to ionizing radiation."