{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4562","number":"4562","name":"Martine Victor","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-16T04:00Z","body":"Independent experts concur that the 1996 RFR exposure limits remain ineffective because they were based on thermal heating of tissue, while ignoring lower frequencies. Studies based on thermal heating used a 200 lb male dummy and a water filled balloon for head exposure. Debilitating health effects occur at much lower frequency levels. Health impacts for pregnant women, babies, children and those working in fields with chronic exposures weren't considered. Fast forward thirty years, and the amount of RFR emitting devices and ambient RFR levels has skyrocketed. The proliferation of cell phones, cell towers, 5G, 6G, antennas, WiFi, smart meters, and other smart products is unprecedented. No federal agency has assessed/evaluated the impacts on human health and our environment by addressing these combined multiple exposures. Requesting public comment and subsequently amending exposure limits to ensure safety is urgently needed.Major areas of concern include: impacts on children, the environment, EHS individuals and the cumulative, involuntary exposure most people encounter every day. \nAs a grandmother, I'm extremely worried about the constant RFR exposure experienced by our children and its long term effects. Children are more susceptible to environmental harms as they are smaller physically and in the process of developing. Their skulls are thinner, allowing more radiation to penetrate. Many schools now default to wireless connectivity with no evidence of safety, subjecting our children to this invisible toxin daily. An increasing number of people experience Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity due to current excessive exposure levels. This involuntary exposure while navigating work and/or public spaces is impossible to avoid.  Many individuals through repeated exposure develop hypersensitivity and must actively avoid all exposures. Personally, I find airports intolerable. I experience headaches, vision problems and brain fog that lingers for hours. My home is hard-wired with ethernet cables and I keep my cell phone on airplane mode when not in use. Additionally, unless a state has enacted a no-fee opt-out, involuntary exposures include Smart Meters, which emit continuous pulsed radiation.\nThe natural world is similarly affected. It is known that RFR radiation affects bees and migratory birds, disrupting their ability to navigate and forage effectively. Flora and fauna are known to experience die-offs in close proximity to cell towers. In 2021, Kent Chamberlin Chairman, Emeritus of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of New Hampshire concluded one of the key recommendations of the New Hampshire Commission to Study The Environmental and Health Effects of Evolving 5G Technology is that cell towers be placed no nearer than 1,640 feet from places where people live, work or recreate. This 500 meter setback should become immediate public policy.\nThere should be an immediate moratorium on any new devices while safety studies are performed to evaluate the countless RFR emitting products already on the market. \nEuropean Union study finds children absorb more wireless radiation than adults across rangeof 5G frequencies - EHNhttps://www.ehn.org/5g-wireless-radiation-children-exposure\n1 The FCC Is Supposed to Protect the Environment. It\nDoesn’t.\nhttps://www.propublica.org/article/fcc-environment-cell-\ntowers-failures\nEnvironmental Procedures at the FCC: A Case Study in\nCorporate Capture (2022)\n19 https://ehtrust.org/electromagnetic-fields-impact-tree-\nplant-growth/\n20 https://ehtrust.org/environmental-effects-of-wireless-\nradiation-and-electromagetic-fields/ 21 https://ehtrust.org/published-research-adverse-effect-\nwireless-technology-electromagnetic-radiation-bees/ 22 https://ehtrust.org/radiofrequency-radiation-effects-on-\nagronomy-agricultural-crops-and-crop-yields","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4562","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"5060b93256be236ca3f3eb216471e856dd59c29c7f15cf7bb8c695147b2a498d","slug":"child-development-comment-4562","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4562","body_sha256":"e77e4c10d0a4f424db12d4d25f633281a5199647f81548a977e9b7a6ae455da3","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"standards","topics":[{"id":"standards","evidence":". 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This 500 meter setback should become immediate public policy.\nThere should be an immedi"},{"id":"environment","evidence":"cted. It is known that RFR radiation affects bees and migratory birds, disrupting their ability to navigate and forage effectively. Fl"},{"id":"research","evidence":"mmediate moratorium on any new devices while safety studies are performed to evaluate the countless RFR emitting products al"}],"summary":"Criticizes thermal-based exposure limits, describes symptoms and exposure-reduction practices, and advocates research, tower setbacks and protections for vulnerable people and wildlife.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"7af013bdb9132cf8cbba5cfdef733022f7c73388f395208dd1693a7b42c8097f","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["standards","ehs","neurological","optical","smart-meters","infrastructure","environment","research"],"primary_topic":"standards","forum_title":"Criticizes thermal-based exposure limits, describes symptoms and exposure-reduction practices, and advoca…"}