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Resource Documents: Poland (7 items)Unless indicated otherwise, documents presented here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch. These resource documents are shared here to assist anyone wishing to research the issue of industrial wind power and the impacts of its development. The information should be evaluated by each reader to come to their own conclusions about the many areas of debate. • The copyrights reside with the sources indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Foundation construction – PolandAuthor: CTE Wind | Environment, Photos, Poland, Technology Position of the National Institute of Public Health–National Institute of Hygiene on wind farmsAuthor: National Institute of Hygiene, National Institute of Public Health, Poland | Health, Noise, Poland, Siting The National Institute of Public Health–National Institute of Hygiene is of the opinion that wind farms situated too close to buildings intended for permanent human occupation may have a negative impact on the comfort of living and health of the people living in their proximity. The human health risk factors that the Institute has taken into consideration in its position are as follows: the emitted noise level and its dependence on the technical specifications of turbines, wind speed as well . . . More »Effect of varying distances from the wind turbine on meat quality of growing-finishing pigsAuthor: Karwowska, Małgorzata; Mikołajczak, Jan; Dolatowski, Zbigniew Józef; and Borowski, Sylwester | Health, Poland Abstract: This study was conducted to assess the effect of rearing pigs at three different distances from a wind turbine (50, 500 and 1000 m) on the physicochemical properties and fatty acid composition of loin and neck muscles. The experiment was carried out on 30 growing-finishing pigs, derived from Polish Landrace × Polish Large White sows mated to a Duroc × Pietrain boar. The results obtained during the noise measurement showed that the highest level of noise in the audible . . . More »Evaluation of annoyance from the wind turbine noise – A pilot studyAuthor: Pawlaczyk-Łuszczyńska, Małgorzata; et al. | Health, Noise, Poland Abstract Objectives. The overall aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of and annoyance due to the noise from wind turbines in populated areas of Poland. Material and Methods. The study group comprised 156 subjects. All subjects were asked to fill in a questionnaire developed to enable evaluation of their living conditions, including prevalence of annoyance due to the noise from wind turbines and the self-assessment of physical health and well-being. In addition, current mental health status of . . . More »
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