Exposure limits & oversight

Dear Staff at HHS: Please know that in spite of the onslaught and pressure to have everything go "wireless", we face serious consequences to our earth, all of nature, and all of humanity. Please do everything possible to stand against this. I personally do not use wireless and suffered from an Addisonian Reaction to 5G in January 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic. I was struck immobile while walking home in Central Park. I could not move, This was when 5G was deeply launched in New York City. By the Grace of God, I was finally able to put one foot in front of another, take the subway, and go right to bed, The next morning I was much better. This was a COVID reaction. And 5G is considered one of the major causes of the epidemic. Also, it is historically documented that all the great scientists, i. e. Thomas Edison, all developed diabetes due to their long exposure to radiation. Diabetes has exploded around the world, in tandem with the overwhelming presence of wireless radiation. Please use your authority and power to "power" our country with renewable energy and benign sources. There are many experts in these fields who would be honored to partner with you in a global renewal of "Good Energy". It is also what our young people need to do and see and tp give them the opportunity for HEALING jobs. With many thanks, a believer in "choose the good".

I happen to be a person who is affected by wireless radiation. When my 36 year old cousin was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma back in 2012 I fell into researching why a disease previously known in older males would suddenly show up in a young mother of two. One hypothetical that was proposed was RF. My cousin had worn a RF headset at her job and the tumor was on the radiating side. So as a young mother myself I chose to (out of an overabundance of caution) limit my family's exposure to cellular, wifi and blutooth in our home. If you've known and loved a person with glioblastoma- you'd do the same. It literally ruined that family- financially, emotionally, in every way possible. My family has gone without RF (and have chosen homes that naturally block neighbors RF signals and cell towers) since then. Nothing fancy really, just being cautious. Oddly enough, or maybe because I spend so much time avoiding it, I am now symptomatic to BT and wifi. It takes several hours of exposure but there have been times when water, electrolytes, and sleep don't touch a headache and inevitably I'll pull out my RF meter just to double check that a device hasn't reset itself and is unknowingly pulsing somewhere in the house. And a surprising amount of time that is just what has happened. We turn it off and the headache resolves. I'm absolutely bewildered by my ability to sense it. Unfortunately, my father this last year also passed from a Glioblastoma. A cell tower was placed across the street from their home several years ago and his bedroom window was in direct line of sight of the antennas. While the neurologist assured us there is no 'genetic' marker (outside of very rare populations) for brain cancers running in families, I can't help but wonder with my sensitivity and two family members passing if we will stumble upon evidence for one in a couple years. Some sign that we are particularly susceptible to the non native wavelengths around us. My big ask here in commenting is two part: 1) Encourage doctors/epidemiologsts to look for the patterns in families and take note of possible RF sources and 2) Give those of us who are sensitive easy ways to protect ourselves from RF: mandate or encourage simple On/off switches for RF on appliances, thermostats, mini splits, car stereo systems, security cameras, etc; encourage/enforce options for opting out of smart meters or encourage posting smart meters off the home/ not near bedrooms with utility companies; Give us accurate tools for locating cell towers and antennas (For example- antenna search dot com shows where the tower is registered (an address), not located. For the tower my father slept across from it says it is a mile away at the HOA building). If a family hoping to avoid living near a tower only looked at the website they would not know there was a tower there unless they had an RF meter. Please give enough credence to the possibility that there is 'possibly something going on here' that medical professionals don't immediately think we're nuts (and therefore driving people into the hands of the medical conmen who 'believe' them). I think what I ask is relatively simple and does not impede those who do want to partake in RF. I'm just asking that those of us who do want to avoid it at least have the ability and option of safeguarding our homes and families. Thank you.

I am writing to urge the Department of Health and Human Services to fully consider all available evidence and the real-world experiences of actual people concerning the health impacts of radiofrequency (RF) radiation, electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and wireless radiation exposure on children and adults, as well as the impacts of long-term and cumulative exposure on wildlife and the environment. As our federal health agency, it is the duty and responsibility of the department to protect the public. This requires reviewing research already conducted, undertaking any additional studies as needed, and then clearly informing everyone of the health effects of the radiation and EMFs we are continually being subjected to without our consent. It also requires regulation of all corporations and any other entities responsible for the introduction and spread of these harmful technologies. They must not be allowed to jeopardize our health for their profit (or for any other reason). This issue matters to me personally because of the proliferation of cell towers, 5G installations, "smart" meters and wireless devices everywhere which we cannot get away from. The human body was not designed to cope with the effects of such frequencies. I am experiencing increased sensitivities to RF radiation and EMFs. These exposures have caused vertigo, brain fog, insomnia and other negative health consequences for me and my family members.

I am extremely concerned about EMF RF and wireless radiation exposure. Due to my EHS medical diagnosis, the "Smart" meters have been removed from my home and replaced with "opt out" meters. I requested this measure be taken because a no/low EMF environment is essential for my health. I have a medical statement, and this condition (EHS) is a federally recognized disability. Because of this necessary action taken to preserve my health, I have incurred a $100 installation fee and continue to pay a $30 monthly charge. Additionally, "opt out" meters such as mine increase my energy bills because they are powered by electricity, unlike the analog meter (which uses no electricity to monitor usage). I strongly oppose being required to pay the recurring monthly opt out fee of $30. This amounts to financial discrimination against me because of my medical condition/disability. Furthermore, we as Ohioans are being unfairly treated when compared to those in states such as Indiana and North Carolina where customers can avoid an opt out fee if they call in their monthly readings (IN) or have a medical statement (NC). I have written to numerous legislators requesting the elimination of the monthly opt out fee in order to foster financially equitable treatment of all Duke Energy customers. I encouraged them to work to follow the precedent set by other states and allow Ohioans the same waiver as those in states such as Indiana and North Carolina. I have asked that Senator Husted introduce utility meter choice legislation at the federal level.  Children's Health Defense (CHD) has an ongoing online campaign which provides more details on what he can do.   https://childrenshealthdefense.org/community-forum/support-utility-meter-choice/

Please conduct thorough research and investigation into the effects of non-native EMF exposure and wireless radiation on human and environmental health. This technology has been implemented and forced onto all populations without proper informed consent and many people have discovered from their own personal health investigations that they are seriously impacted by this technology. Proper studies must be done and the public must have access to the results as well as policies made to protect human health.

Patient Advocate for Victims of RF/EMF Exposure P.O. Box 1039 Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 692-4999 PatientAdvocateEMF@proton.me October 20,2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Public Comment on Request for Information (RFI) regarding Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure (Docket No. HHS-OASH-2026-0397) FCC Faulty Exposure Safety Standards: One of the things I learned is that the FCC exposure limits neglect to account for accumulated exposure. Their standards are for exposure related to a few minutes and up to 40 minutes. We are all generally exposed to EMF/RF frequencies for more than 30 minutes. So, there is no such thing as "safety" based on FCC limits. Doctors Untrained at Nonthermal Dielectric Burning: Also, the FCC and mainstream scientists and doctors generally hold the attitude that "If the given EMF/RF are not thermally burning a given person, they are not dangerous or harmful, but when they are burning a person, they say, "That is a rash, not a burn." First of all, the vast majority of scientists and doctors have no training on this matter as they lack the very basic knowledge to know the difference between a myriad of different types of skin rashes and burns. Next, there are many studies out that clearly show the various harms that EMF/RMF causes at various power levels and frequencies. The FCC states no harm is being done when clearly it is being done. In summary, doctors are not aware of or trained in nonthermal burning or dielectric burning when the bodies cells are vibrating at millions of times per second so that friction is caused by rubbing against other cells!!! Heavy Metals in the Body Magnify, Amplify, and Radiate Heath Caused by RF/EMF: Next, the FCC does not consider heavy metals in a person's body that may reflect, magnify, and/or amplify various EMF/RF. So, a given EMF/RF can be hitting a victim at a given power and frequency only to have the effects of the EMF/RF change in effective power upon hitting the victim’s body. This is a way for the FCC to hide and keep the discussion focused on the power of the EMF/RF before it hits the person's body and not after it enters the person's body. The Heavy Metals of Polonium and Hafnium can be Delivered into the Human Body by RF/EFM: In my case, hafnium and polonium are those amplifiers. Polonium and Hafnium can be ingested through a plasma process of RF/EMF. These particles can be in the air, caried by RF/EMF and ingested into the human body. The Polonium later turns to Lead-206 which is kept in the body and in the bones. RF/EMF can be Pulsated Like a Rifle to Cause More Physiological Damage while at the Same Time it Hijacks or Interrupts the Software of the Brain – This is Termed Entrainment: Next, the FCC does not consider the pulsating nature of EMF/RF frequencies. There are frequencies that are sent out and sent in pulses where the given frequency goes extremely high every second or every other second. The FCC likes to claim averages. The FCC can then claim the averaged power of a group of pulses is low. The problem with this FCC method of measuring is that when the power of EMF/RF is sent to the victim in very high bursts of power separated by lower bursts of power, there is an effect called "entrainment" where the sudden burst a t very powerfully in a strategic way. What happens is the pulsating bursts literally hijack a person's organic electrical system and change it which dysregulates and scrambles a victim's electrical software system, it is called "entrainment." When EMF/RF highjacks and scrambles a victim's organic electrical system, Once a victim's organic electrical system has been changed, the victim's body can take on a myriad of melodies such as neurological symptoms, loss of vision, loss of mobility, dizziness, headaches, cognitive dysfunction, the ability to swallow, loss of weight, pain in the ears, tinnitus, balance issues, eardrum pain, headaches, neurological collapse, executive collapse, disassociation, phantom limbs, pins and needles all over the skin, internal body vibrations, tremors, convulsions, and almost any neurological symptom imaginable. Entrainment Allows the Weaponized System to be Under the Safe Averaged Wattage and Exposure Limits of the FCC, etc. These pulsating, amplified, and cumulative EMF/RF waves are weaponized by these strategic and tactical leverage dynamics while at the same time, they look like pure innocence because they are "under the FCC's 'safe limit!'" The problem is as the saying goes, "The devil is in the details, which everyone neglects to take into consideration. The details can be everting. Not investigating, not questioning, no researching, not looking, not seeing, not studying, and not knowing is not an excuse that will do any of us any good. Instead, it is killing...

Perspective (Q2): State-licensed professional engineer; forensic engineer and expert witness. Background I am a state-licensed Professional Engineer, B.S. Civil Engineering. I perform forensic investigations and evidence collection for causation analysis, and have prepared expert reports and been cross-examined on them. In 30 years of construction and civil engineering experience, I have managed the handling, cleanup, and legal disposal of a wide variety of environmental toxins, including PCBs, lead, asbestos, hazardous chemicals, and special waste. I have U.S. NRC radiation training and have performed engineering work at U.S. nuclear power facilities. Performed close interval surveys (CIS) and direct current voltage gradient (DCVG) surveys to determine elevated voltage potentials and stray current along utility corridors. Managed pipeline current mapping (PCM) projects using RF equipment to determine current leakage and pipe construction defects. Analyzed EMF field surveys, electromagnetic modeling, counterpoise design, and corrective actions by the local power provider and railway operator to mitigate induced AC voltages on commuter railroad tracks during repair and replacement operations, protecting railway worker health and safety. Managed development and installation of devices at nuclear power plants used to monitor buried pipe networks for cathodic protection effectiveness under NRC and industry integrity programs. Performed field evaluations at nuclear power plants and other industrial sites of piping systems for electrochemical corrosion and stray current using radio frequency and electrical resistance testing equipment. Q5(p), Q7, Q8: Exposure characterization Real-world RF/EMF exposure varies continuously in power, duty cycle, pulse modulation, and compounding multi-source overlap. Most lab and animal studies, including NTP, used artificial signals from laboratory signal generators at fixed parameters, not real device emissions. Time-averaged power density and whole-body SAR do not capture peaks, pulse characteristics, duty cycle, or cumulative multi-source exposure. Assessments should measure and report them. Industry-funded RF/EMF exposure surveys and compliance testing, including cell phone carrier site compliance reports, should disclose the instrument, bandwidth, detector type (RMS vs. peak), averaging time, calibration, uncertainty, and measurement locations. Reports that omit these cannot be independently reproduced or verified. HHS should give them no weight until raw data are available for third-party review. Power-frequency magnetic fields: developers and permitting agencies cite ICNIRP’s 2010 guideline (2,000 mG) as health-based. It protects only against acute nerve stimulation, not long-term exposure. IARC classified these fields Group 2B (2002) on childhood leukemia associations near 3-4 mG, about 500 times lower. It also does not protect implanted medical devices: ICNIRP states compliance “may not necessarily preclude interference with... cardiac pacemakers and implanted defibrillators.” Q6, Q12, Q16: Weighting negative studies In forensic practice, a test that could not have detected a condition does not prove its absence. Absence of evidence from an insensitive design is not evidence of absence. The 2026 Japan and Korea “validation” studies fail that test. They departed from the NTP design in three important ways (Melnick et al., Environ Health 25, 66, 2026): Omitted high dose. They tested a single exposure level (4 W/kg) and dropped NTP’s highest level (6 W/kg), where its carcinogenic effects were most pronounced. Departed from FDA and OECD guidelines. Both require at least three dose levels plus a control for dose-response trend analysis. A single-dose design cannot detect a dose-dependent trend. Overlooked signal. Despite limited power, the Korean study found heart schwannomas in 3% of exposed rats versus 0% of controls, matching NTP’s incidence at 3 W/kg, yet the authors dismissed it. These studies cannot override the 2018 NTP two-year study (TR-595), which found “clear evidence” of malignant heart schwannomas in male rats and “some evidence” of brain gliomas and adrenal tumors. HHS should not treat a study as refuting a positive finding unless it matches or exceeds the original’s sensitivity: same animal model, comparable group sizes, multiple doses, and documented statistical power. Q16, Q17: Research priorities Fund new animal studies that repeat NTP at equal or larger scale with three or more exposure levels, run by scientists with no financial ties to the wireless industry or to the bodies that set the limits being tested. Fund exposure studies that replicate real-world conditions: variable signals from actual phones, routers, and towers, and compounding exposure from many simultaneous devices in high-occupancy settings such as classrooms. Require studies HHS relies on to disclose who funded and advised them.

The FCC is a captured agency whose revolving doors include commissioners that are former CEOs, lawyers and lobbyists of the telecom industry. The FCC has refused to update their safety standards since 1996, even though a $25 million dollar industry-funded research concluded that wireless radiation raised the risk of brain tumors. Those 1996 safety standards only considered the thermal effects of wireless radiation for brief exposure...no long term exposure to the exponentially stronger electromagnetic radiation of today's technologies. In August 2021, the FCC was ordered to update their safety standards in the federal case Environmental Health Trust,et. al. V FCC supported by over 11,000 scientific health and safety studies. Yet the wireless industry has proceeded as if this ruling never took place. Updated safety standards for human health are long overdue and must be integrated into systems to protect Americans NOW. The world's largest insurance companies have responded by excluding any liability coverage for claims "directly or indirectly arising out of, resulting from, or contributed to, by electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetism, radio waves or noise." Lloyds of London and Swiss Reinsurance Company have put wireless radiation in the highest risk category, next to smoking and asbestos. 30+ countries around the world including the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil have banned Chinese-made 5G technology because of national security concerns. Wireless broadband is not cyber secure, it's unreliable in bad weather, it's a proven fire hazard, it's untested for EMF safety, it uses much more energy than fiber-optic and its giant equipment is aesthetically offensive. Only fiber-optic cable direct to homes and businesses delivers speed-of-light internet connection that will meet the needs required for next generation programs and services, with no threat to cyber security because it can't be hacked and it poses no health risk to humans or the environment. Californians have already paid for fiber optic to their homes in their phone bills over a 20+ year period. The IRREGULATORS vs. FCC lawsuit in 2020 exposed the largest accounting scandal in American history where telecom corporations fraudulently funnelled the money already paid by their customers for fiber optic to the premises into wireless technology instead. Where is that TRILLION DOLLARS now? I implore you to update safety standards NOW, using third party testing, NOT funded by the wireless industry. Sincerely, Jeannie Ferrara Concerned Citizen For more eye-opening information, click on any of the links below for articles in the news and organizations that promote safe and responsible technology: https://sooke.civicweb.net; https://ourweb.tech/fires-and-collapses/ https://5GFreeCalifornia.org; http://www.Americans4RT.org/california; http://www.mdsafetech.com; http://www.bioinitiative.org https://ehtrust.org/cell-phone-towers-lower-property-values-documentation-research/ https://scientists4wiredtech.com › cell-tower-installation... The WHO-commissioned systematic reviews on health effects of radiofrequency radiation provide no assurance of safety

I hope someone is finally going to listen and hopefully fully investigate, update outdated laws and do something to something to help persons who are caught in these situations. I'm writing in regards and concerns about my husband's health. Several years ago we bought a home and poured our souls into fixing it up and making a nice home for ourselves. There was a substation behind our home that was not substantial at the time. Years later Indiana Michigan-AEP came in and significantly added to that along with putting up to very tall poles in our front yard. One of which sets entirely on my property. Nothing we could do as there was a easement in place since the 50's we were unaware of. These poles are horrible to look at but also are sitting across from our bedroom. Shortly after these poles were put into place and operational my husband started experiencing headpressure. Not a headache but pressure from the inside that makes his head feel like its going to burst. It has affected his life daily as its there 24-7 as well as his quality of life. He can't fly on a plane as altitudes increase it. We have tried for years to find the cause such as a neurologist,ENT, orthopedics, had his vision tested, multiple visits to family dr., er visits, MRI and multiple other test without any answers. He still suffers daily and we are lost on how to find a solution or a diagnosis. He shouldn't have to live his life this way! I seriously have to wonder if its something to do with the overhead lines and poles in such close proximity to our home. To make matters worse Indiana Michigan-AEP want to lease a section of land directly behind my home 350 feet to erect 186 ft. cell tower. You can imagine our concerns health as well as property value. I fought this and it was turned down for health reasons only for the city to be sued. Then it went before the local BZA once again. Again I fought. Drafted a petition , letters from local realtors, loads of other information. Unfortunately there are FCC laws from 1996 that prohibit a local BZA for turning down a permit due to health reasons. This is ridiculous. Cell phones were barely a thing in 1996. It's time to reevaluate as the technology as drastically changed in 30 years. This kind of infrastructure should not be allowed to be in this close proximity to residential areas. There are to many unknowns at this time and people like us are the guinea pigs. Protecting health shouldn't come after harm. It should come before it. Even Hud- US Department of Housing and Urban Development classifies cell towers as "hazards and nuisances". Because of this classification and their impact on marketability, Hudson guidelines require appraisers to consider the proximity of nearby cell towers when detetermining the valuation of single - family residential properties. This is all of great concern to my husband and myself. These undiagnosed health issues that plague him everyday of his life and the way they have destroyed the landscape of our property as well as devaluation. We have worked extremely hard and are not in a position where we can pick up and move. I urge you to do more research and update these out dated laws appropriately and to not benefit these large companies and consider the human life's that are drastically being affected in multiple ways.

On Christmas Day, 1991 I had my first encounter with radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. My 2 yr old handed me a present-it was a flip phone.  When I made my first call, the energy vibrated up my arm & my head. My body had a strong, visceral reaction.  The moment's captured on video, so you can see my unplanned reaction. When I asked others how they could hold their phone to their ear while it zapped them, I realized I was an outlier. I started to connect my symptoms and use of the phone: extreme headaches, numbness, tingling, insomnia, anxiety-palpitations & brain fog.  When WiFi arrived it became extremely clear; WiFi nearby made me feel so unwell, it had to be turned off if I was within 50 ft. What began as a personal quest became a professional mission. For the past two decades, I have focused on public awareness & education in the area of digital wellness. Through websites, published articles, video content & public speaking engagements, I have informed audiences on the realities of how technology is affecting us and how to stay safer and healthier with it. I’ve had to build my whole life around accommodating the functional impairment of electrohypersensitivity (EHS). I don’t live close to cell towers. I don’t have a WiFi in my home, I have a wired ethernet connection. My home has a metal roof. I use RF-EMF blocking material, including a sleep canopy, and more. I drive a 2010 car with no wireless & use a EMF blocking cocoon wrap when exposure is unavoidable. Not everyone has this luxury. Not everyone knows they’re reacting. I’ve consulted hundreds of people who cannot break leases or move when they encountered the negative effects of RF-EMF. Many feel constantly surrounded by EMF without any relief from debilitating pain. The land of the free often presents as a prison for those who are most sensitive to EMF. My lived experience with EHS, is why I urge immediate consideration & protection for all sensitive groups, including children, people with chronic illness & people with EHS.  The reality is, even if someone does not physically feel the effects of EMF, that doesn’t mean they aren’t impacted at a biological level. In fact, there are already hundreds of peer-reviewed studies that link EMF to other negative biological effects like cancer, autism, thyroid nodules, insomnia, infertility. These scoping studies cannot be ignored (links below): The US National Toxicology Program claims on its Government site: Clear evidence of association with heart tumors male rats and some evidence of brain, and adrenal tumors. A 2025 review commissioned by WHO found Man-Made Wireless EMF Radiation causes Brain Cancer and Heart Cancer.  The evidence from 52 studies was assessed. The certainty of the evidence for an"increased risk of glioma or brain cancer, was judged as high.” The ICBE-EMF review revealed current safety limits for wireless EMF are severely inadequate to protect public health. Wydaeghe et. al. simulation of the FCC’s Maximum Permissible Exposure showed that in the worst-case scenario, a 6 year old boy can absorb wireless energy from a typical cellphone tower that is 45% more than the current FCC limits actually allow. Simulated 5G towers found exposure could reach 158% of the limits. Chokeli et.al looked at genotoxic biomarkers in children that had cell towers 100 to 400 meters from their schools. The closer they were the more biomarkers related to DNA damage and cancer, the kids had. A recent study published in Cureus Journal of Medical Science found significant associations between levels of wireless radiofrequency (RF) radiation exposure in the home and child development. I hear the same comment repeatedly from my community, “My kids don’t sleep well when the WiFi is on.” A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover pilot study points to the same conclusion: participants reported poorer sleep when exposed to radiation from a wireless baby monitor as compared to a “sham.” While more research is helpful, we already have more than enough convicting studies. Therefore the federal priorities at this point must employ risk management measures relying on current research, enacting laws to protect our youngest and most sensitive Americans while further studies are take place. As a mother with an adorable grandson, I often think, “Why does France care more about the effects of RF-EMF on children than my country does?”  For over a decade, children under 3 in France have been guaranteed a pre-school without the impact of WiFi.  For kids 3 to 11, parents are assured that the WiFi will remain off when it’s not used for digital education. Law #2015-136 also says any public establishment in France that has WiFi must clearly signal its presence.   An amazingly effective first step would be to pass a law like France’s. Imagine happier kids, more present teachers. This basic protection for kids is literally the least we can do.