{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6981","number":"6981","name":"Amanda Kenton","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-21T04:00Z","body":"Re: Department of Health and Human Services - Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure\n\n1. I reside in The Borough of Harrow, Greater London, United Kingdom. \n\n2. Though I live in the UK, unfortunately, I have had much the same experience as those residing the US – involuntary exposure to RF/EMFs. I hope the following information about my personal experience will help HHS in assessing the situation in the US, which may additionally be of benefit to regulatory bodies in other countries.\n \n3a. Type of sources: Wi-Fi, digital meters, smart phones\n\n3b - g.:- In 2023, the copper landline to the telephone in our home was removed by British Telecom and replaced with connection via a WiFi router, etc. From that date onwards, my husband and I suffered from severe insomnia. While awake during the night, I was sometimes aware of my heart seeming to beat faster. We did not seek medical advice but subsequently found a way to switch off the WIFi facility from the router, which has considerably improved our sleep and health overall. \n\nI find that limiting exposure by switching off my phone from two hours before bedtime every night until the next morning helps to mitigate the effects of the RF/EMF radiation emitted from it, as well as putting it on airplane mode when possible. However, after spending time surrounded by a number of people who all have their smartphones on, my sleep is much more restless and disturbed. \n\n4. Since qualifying and starting to practice as a Feng Shui consultant from the early 2000s, I have developed a particular interest in the effects of environmental stress factors on my, and my clients’ health. After following my advice to ensure that their communication and other electromagnetically-powered equipment is connected by ethernet cables and that devices using wireless radiation are turned off at night, my clients often report improved sleep and other benefits such as lowered blood pressure. \n\nI also wish to report the physical harm to the tenants of 10 single studio apartments that my husband and I rent out, caused by the installation of RF/MW digital utility meters. In early 2023, without any warning or our consent, the utility company removed the analogue meters that had been in the building for many years and replaced them with RF/MW digital utility meters, which utilize pulsed modulated RF/MW radiation for data backhaul. Soon after that, having been perfectly healthy until that point, a number of tenants fell ill, i.e. one had a heart attack; one suffered a stroke; two died; one tenant’s dog immediately exhibited behavioural problems, subsequently developed a brain tumour and had to be euthanised. These tenants’ studios were closest to the new digital utility meters so it appeared that they were being exposed to toxic RF/MW radiation from them. Since the company refused to remove the meters, we consulted an electrician for help; we were advised that the only way to stop the RF/MW radiation that the meters caused was to create a Faraday cage by building a metal box around them which we did in August 2024. Since that time, there have been no major health issues for any tenants living in the building. \nAnalogue utility meters are time-tested and proven to be safe. Utilities should be required to provide analogue meters to anyone who chooses. See: First Peer-Reviewed Study of Health Symptoms Associated with Smart Meters Published in US Medical Journal | Stop Smart Meters!\n\n6. Please see also: https://bioinitiative.org A Rationale for Biologically-based Public Exposure Standards for Low Intensity Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF)\n7 – 8. THE BIOINITIATIVE REPORT 2012 EMF-Portal | Home \nMaking mobile phone radiation visible Making mobile phone radiation visible: a citizen research project\n\nArchived studies: Scientific studies on EMFs - Powerwatch “When it comes to EMF issues, one of the most frequently heard phrases is \"There is no evidence to support EMFs having health effects\" or simply \"There is no conclusive evidence\". This is completely wrong; there is an enormous body of evidence out there, but public and even academic awareness seems to be very poor. Therefore, we will be presenting a list of papers and odds ratios which either show serious effects or are considered important papers on the subject which we have collected over the years.”\n\n9. I am especially concerned about the effects of RF/EMF radiation on children’s developing brains. Organisations such as Safer Screentime | Healthier Digital Habits & Tech Education are endeavouring to deliver “science-based education and training for safer use of wireless technology in our homes, places of work, schools and other public buildings…[with the aim of presenting]… this complex scientific information in a non-biased, easy to understand way.” Much more work of this kind is needed in today’s world.\n\nDate: October 21st, 2026\n \n\n","attachments":["https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6981/attachment_3.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6981/attachment_1.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6981/attachment_4.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6981/attachment_2.pdf"],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6981","tags":["cancer-tumors","child-development","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"f6a753b38a85bc71987d5e8eecea35d7e5cb7c1e9c86b981d7b8ee5e4c73a6db","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-6981","classification":null,"forum_topics":["awaiting-review"],"primary_topic":"awaiting-review","forum_title":"Re: Department of Health and Human Services - Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), R…"}