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Executive Committee

PresidentA.L. Barrier, M.D., FAAO-HNS

One Hospital DriveColumbia, MO 65212

President-ElectAmy Dean, D.O.

1955 Pauline Blvd Ste 100 DAnn Arbor, MI 48103

SecretaryCharles L. Crist, M.D.

3009 Falling Leaf Ctr, Ste 1Columbia, MO 65201

TreasurerJames W. Willoughby, II, D.O.

24 Main St.Liberty, MO 64068

Immediate Past PresidentRobin Bernhoft, M.D., FAAEM

AdvisorGary R. Oberg, M.D.,FAAEM

Board of DirectorsCraig Bass, M.D.Amy Dean, D.O.

Stephen Genuis, M.D., FAAEMMartha Grout, M.D., MD(H)

Janette Hope, M.D.W. Alan Ingram, M.D.

Derek Lang, D.O.Glenn A. Toth, M.D.

Ty Vincent, M.D.

Continuing Medical Education

ChairmanJames W. Willoughby, II, D.O.

24 Main St.Liberty, MO 64068

Executive DirectorDe Rodgers Fox

6505 E Central Ste 296 Wichita, KS 67206Tel: (316) 684-5500 Fax: (316) 684-5709

www.aaemonline.org

January19,2012

DecisionProposedDecisionofCommissionerPeevy(Mailed11/22/2011)

BEFORETHEPUBLICUTILITIESCOMMISSIONOFTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIA

Ontheproposeddecision1103014

DearCommissioners:

TheBoardoftheAmericanAcademyofEnvironmentalMedicineopposesthe

installationofwirelesssmartmetersinhomesandschoolsbasedonascientific

assessmentof

the

current

medical

literature

(references

available

on

request).Chronicexposuretowirelessradiofrequencyradiationisapreventable

environmentalhazardthatissufficientlywelldocumentedtowarrantimmediate

preventativepublichealthaction.

Asrepresentativesofphysicianspecialistsinthefieldofenvironmentalmedicine,

wehaveanobligationtourgeprecautionwhensufficientscientificandmedical

evidencesuggestshealthriskswhichcanpotentiallyaffectlargepopulations.The

literatureraisesseriousconcernregardingthelevelsofradiofrequency(RF3KHz

300GHz)orextremelylowfrequency(ELF300Hz)exposuresproducedby

smartmeterstowarrantanimmediateandcompletemoratoriumontheiruse

anddeployment

until

further

study

can

be

performed.

The

board

of

the

American

BoardofEnvironmentalMedicinewishestopointoutthatexistingFCCguidelines

forRFsafetythathavebeenusedtojustifyinstallationofsmartmetersonlylook

atthermaltissuedamageandareobsolete,sincemanymodernstudiesshow

metabolicandgenomicdamagefromRFandELFexposuresbelowthelevelof

intensitywhichheatstissues.TheFCCguidelinesarethereforeinadequateforuse

inestablishingpublichealthstandards.Moremodernliteratureshowsmedically

andbiologicallysignificanteffectsofRFandELFatlowerenergydensities.These

effectsaccumulateovertime,whichisanimportantconsiderationgiventhe

chronicnatureofexposurefromsmartmeters.Thecurrentmedicalliterature

raisescrediblequestionsaboutgeneticandcellulareffects,hormonaleffects,male

fertility,blood/brainbarrierdamageandincreasedriskofcertaintypesofcancers

fromRForELFlevelssimilartothoseemittedfromsmartmeters.Childrenare

placedatparticularriskforalteredbraindevelopment,andimpairedlearningand

behavior.Further,EMF/RFaddssynergisticeffectstothedamageobservedfroma

rangeoftoxicchemicals.Giventhewidespread,chronic,andessentially

inescapableELF/RFexposureofeveryonelivingnearasmartmeter,theBoardof

theAmericanAcademyofEnvironmentalMedicinefindsitunacceptablefroma

publichealthstandpointtoimplementthistechnologyuntiltheseseriousmedical

concernsareresolved.Weconsideramoratoriumoninstallationofwireless

smartmeterstobeanissueofthehighestimportance.

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TheBoardoftheAmericanAcademyofEnvironmentalMedicinealsowishestonotethattheUS

NIEHSNationalToxicologyProgramin1999citedradiofrequencyradiationasapotential

carcinogen.ExistingsafetylimitsforpulsedRFweretermednotprotectiveofpublichealthby

theRadiofrequencyInteragencyWorkingGroup(afederalinteragencyworkinggroupincluding

theFDA,FCC,OSHA,theEPAandothers).Emissionsgivenoffbysmartmetershave

beenclassifiedbytheWorldHealthOrganizationInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer(IARC)asaPossibleHumanCarcinogen.

Hence,wecallfor:

Animmediatemoratoriumonsmartmeterinstallationuntiltheseseriouspublichealthissuesareresolved.Continuingwiththeirinstallationwouldbeextremely

irresponsible.

Modifytherevisedproposeddecisiontoincludehearingsonhealthimpactinthesecondproceedings,alongwithcostevaluationandcommunitywideoptout.

Provideimmediaterelieftothoserequestingitandrestoretheanalogmeters.

MembersoftheBoard

AmericanAcademyofEnvironmentalMedicine