Proposed FCC changes to Measuring and Evaluating Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Wireless Power Transfer Devices are Flawed: need for biologically-based standards ( ET Docket No. 19–226; FCC 19–126; FRS 16618) 1* 2 3 4* Paul Ben Ishai , Mikko Ahonen , Hugo Gonçalves Silva and Devra Davis 1 D epartment of Physics, Ariel University, Ariel, 40700 Israel. 2 I nstitute of Environmental Health and Safety, Jaama 14-3, 11615, Tallinn, Estonia 3 D epartamento de Fisica, Universidade de Évora, Rua Romão Ramalho 59, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal, 4 E nvironmental Health Trust, P.O. Box 58, Teton Village, WY 83025 * C orresponding Authors:
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[email protected] 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Introduction 8 The FCC did not take a “hard look” that is “searching and careful” of the extensive materials submitted to this and related dockets. 11 The FCC claims that only thermal effects need be considered 11 Harmful non-thermal effects have been demonstrated at current levels of exposure 12 FCC ignores substantial peer-reviewed scientific evidence demonstrating harmful non-thermal effects at current levels of RF exposure 13 Conflicting Scientific Opinions and Analyses Manufacture Doubt 14 Internal Fields Ei and Wireless Power Transfer Potential Hazards 16 Internal Fields 16 Wireless Power Transfer 17 SAR Definition and Measurement and reliance on the Standardized Anthropomorphic Mannequin (SAM) 19 History of Exposure Testing, Guidelines, and Standard-Setting (adapted from Gandhi et al.,