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Exploring the Association between Proximity to Industrial Wind Turbines and Self-Reported Health Outcomes in Ontario, Canada
Author: Paller, Claire
Thesis, University of Waterloo, Master of Science, Health Studies and Gerontology ABSTRACT Background: Wind turbines are a form of renewable energy, which generate electricity from wind energy, a practice dating back over 100 years. More recently, large-scale wind energy developments have started to employ one or several industrial wind turbines, which produce the majority of wind energy in Ontario. The production of electricity from the movement of industrial wind turbine motor blades creates both mechanical and aerodynamic noise. This type . . .
More »Wind Turbine Noise, Sleep Quality, and Symptoms of Inner Ear Problems
Author: Paller, Claire; Bigelow, Phil; Majowicz, Shannon; Law, Jane; and Christidis, Tanya
INTRODUCTION Wind turbines are a form of renewable energy, which generate electricity from wind energy, a practice dating back over 100 years. The production of electricity from the movement of wind turbine motor blades creates both mechanical and aerodynamic noise. This type of environmental noise is a growing public health concern, especially for residents living close to wind turbines. A body of evidence now exists to suggest that wind turbine noise can impair health and contribute to annoyance and sleep . . .
More »Direct and indirect effects of low-frequency sound from wind turbines
Author: Persinger, Michael
There are both theoretical and empirical bases to your concerns about the direct and indirect effects of extremely low frequency and low frequency mechanically-induced changes in air pressure. I offer the following facts and comments for your information. 1. As noted in the chapter “Mechanical stimuli of the weather matrix: barometric pressure, wind and infrasound” in my book Weather Matrix and Human Behavior (Prager, 1980, pp.182-206) there have been clear correlations between infrasound generation and adverse experiences, including sickness, nausea, . . .
More »Case-control study of support/opposition to wind turbines: Perceptions of health risk, economic benefits, and community conflict
Author: Baxter, Jamie; Morzaria, Rakhee; and Hirsch, Rachel
Abstract. Despite considerable quantitative case study research on communities living with turbines, few have studied the roles played by the perceptions of health risk, economic benefits/fairness, and intra-community conflict. We report the findings from a case-control survey that compares residents living with/without turbines in their community to understand the relative importance of these variables as predictors of turbine support. Ontario is the context for this study as it is a place where the pace of turbine installations is both very . . .
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