{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4952","number":"4952","name":"Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-20T04:00Z","body":"I submit this comment as healthcare professional\n\nQuestion 14\nWhat scientific evidence exists regarding potential adverse environmental effects associated with RF radiation?\n\nObservation and documentation of trees in the vicinity of over 1,500 mobile phone base stations (2005 to 2026) and studies (2016, 2021) suggest a causal relationship between RF radiation and tree damage. \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The reason for the  tree observation:\nAfter the Bamberg Appeal was published in 2004 – in which 130 medical doctors warned against expanding mobile phone networks – many residents living near mobile phone base stations contacted the initiative for help with health issues. We visited affected individuals at home, documented their symptoms, and took RF radiation measurements. We learned that many people became sick far below the legal limits. We urged all responsible authorities to start health investigations of the long-term-exposed residents. One example (see attached):\nhttps://mdsafetech.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cell-tower-letter-2005-dr.-cornelia-waldmann-selsam-to-german-state-chancellery-.pdf\nBut the desperately needed investigations have not been carried out.\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     During our visits, the affected residents showed us that changes and damage to the trees started around the same time as their symptoms appeared.        People and trees got sick at the same time! \nThe tree damage was visible. Because we hoped to be able to show quickly the causal relationship between RF radiation and tree damage we started to document trees around mobile phone base stations. \n\nPlease see the whole comment attached.\n\nDr. med. Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam, Germany\n","attachments":["https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4952/attachment_1.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4952/attachment_3.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4952/attachment_5.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4952/attachment_4.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4952/attachment_2.pdf"],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4952","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"80776d56a4a31c5784c8e667213579398c60275c64187656b89b5dbaab255a58","slug":"health-experiences-comment-4952","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4952","body_sha256":"dd6a6f632ce9400b8129377554f53105af926288f5cb192a6bd49abcabb3856f","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"environment","topics":[{"id":"environment","evidence":"causal relationship between RF radiation and tree damage. \n                                                              "},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"ation of trees in the vicinity of over 1,500 mobile phone base stations (2005 to 2026) and studies (2016, 2021) suggest a causal relatio"},{"id":"research","evidence":"obile phone base stations (2005 to 2026) and studies (2016, 2021) suggest a causal relationship between RF radiation and tree dama"}],"summary":"A physician describes observations of tree damage near base stations and residents' health complaints, and calls attention to proposed links with RF exposure.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"94515ac4692f597cda0da2675e0cf81c070c2ece181a065c05ffd012b26eff10","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["environment","infrastructure","research"],"primary_topic":"environment","forum_title":"A physician describes observations of tree damage near base stations and residents' health complaints, an…"}