{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1878","number":"1878","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-08T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-08T04:00Z","body":"I writing in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure.\n\nI am concerned member of the public.\n\nThe current FCC standards are based on a 1977 study involving eleven rats, a 1982 study involving five rhesus monkeys, one squirrel monkey and one rat, and a 1984 study involving five rhesus monkeys. These studies exposed tiny samples of animals to short durations of RF radiation — as in, 40 to 60 minutes — and did not look at the impact of chronic exposure to RF radiation. \n\nThe RF radiation signals used in the experiments were not like current wireless signals, which are quite complex with modulation and pulsations, waveform characteristics understood to make them more bioactive.\n\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1878","tags":["policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"d456771f80d3d4dc009e80d719feee8b059334c2e3054fd6eb7906f7986f8f5d","slug":"policy-standards-comment-1878","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1878","body_sha256":"ec208452b30a0f1a2868e29aabade0cfa063b90afaaf206a3e2fcec90c06a277","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"standards","topics":[{"id":"standards","evidence":"concerned member of the public.\n\nThe current FCC standards are based on a 1977 study involving eleven rats, a 198"},{"id":"research","evidence":"4 study involving five rhesus monkeys. These studies exposed tiny samples of animals to short durations of "},{"id":"mechanisms","evidence":"reless signals, which are quite complex with modulation and pulsations, waveform characteristics understood to make them more"}],"summary":"Criticizes the small samples and short exposures underlying FCC standards and argues that modern modulated and pulsed signals require different assessment.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-08T18:48:04Z","review_method":"Complete published comment-body review; exact prior-reviewed body matches reuse source-supported reviews with each distinct official ID preserved. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"8aeba1648401700e47881649f894208cff4d2eef05652be20e90693b7803be2e","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["standards","research","mechanisms"],"primary_topic":"standards","forum_title":"Criticizes the small samples and short exposures underlying FCC standards and argues that modern modulate…"}