May 11, 2012
Health, Noise

Wind Turbine Acoustic Pollution Assessment Requirements

Waubra Foundation

On behalf of the many people around the world, suffering acute and chronic health damage from living near wind turbines, the Waubra Foundation demands that relevant authorities initiate:

The noise monitoring must be performed by accredited acousticians demonstrably independent of the wind industry, approved by the sufferers, and in a manner that will avoid any deliberate manipulation of turbine operation to reduce the acoustic emissions during testing. The results (including all the raw data and associated sound files) must be made available to all parties.

The Rationale for These Demands

Summary

The plight of people made ill by wind turbine acoustic pollution has been universally ignored by their respective governments.

The current noise assessment practices and standards are incompetent and unacceptable, and must be changed to include full spectrum acoustic monitoring inside homes and workplaces as a matter of urgency.

References

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23. Cooper, Steven “Review of Draft NSW Guidelines” March 2012 www.wind-watch.org/documents/review-of-nsw-draft-wind-farm-guidelines [15]

The Waubra Foundation
11th May, 2012

Download original document: “Wind Turbine Acoustic Pollution Assessment Requirements [16]


URL to article:  https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbine-acoustic-pollution-assessment-requirements/


URLs in this post:

[1] www.wind-watch.org/documents/evaluating-the-impact-of-wind-turbine-noise-on-health-related-quality-of-life: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/evaluating-the-impact-of-wind-turbine-noise-on-health-related-quality-of-life/

[2] www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbine-syndrome-excerpts-from-the-executive-summary: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbine-syndrome-excerpts-from-the-executive-summary/

[3] http://bst.sagepub.com/content/31/4/316: http://bst.sagepub.com/content/31/4/316

[4] http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/properly-interpreting-the-epidemiologic-evidence-about-the-health-effects-of-industrial-wind-turbines-on-nearby-residents/: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/properly-interpreting-the-epidemiologic-evidence-about-the-health-effects-of-industrial-wind-turbines-on-nearby-residents/

[5] http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/noise/research/lowfrequency: http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/noise/research/lowfrequency

[6] www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbines-noise-and-health: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbines-noise-and-health/

[7] www.windturbinesyndrome.com: http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com/

[8] www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbine-noise-editorial: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/wind-turbine-noise-editorial/

[9] www.waubrafoundation.com.au: http://www.waubrafoundation.com.au/

[10] www.wind-watch.org/documents/response-to-nsw-planning-department-draft-guidelines-for-wind-developments: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/response-to-nsw-planning-department-draft-guidelines-for-wind-developments/

[11] www.windturbinesyndrome.com/2012/french-writer-going-nuts-from-wind-turbines-france: http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com/2012/french-writer-going-nuts-from-wind-turbines-france/

[12] www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/03/09/letter-to-australian-prime-minister-from-dr-sarah-laurie: http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/03/09/letter-to-australian-prime-minister-from-dr-sarah-laurie/

[13] www.wind-watch.org/documents/low-frequency-noise-from-large-wind-turbines-2: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/low-frequency-noise-from-large-wind-turbines-2/

[14] www.wind-watch.org/documents/bruce-mcpherson-infrasound-and-low-frequency-noise-study: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/bruce-mcpherson-infrasound-and-low-frequency-noise-study/

[15] www.wind-watch.org/documents/review-of-nsw-draft-wind-farm-guidelines: http://www.wind-watch.org/documents/review-of-nsw-draft-wind-farm-guidelines/

[16] Wind Turbine Acoustic Pollution Assessment Requirements: https://docs.wind-watch.org/Wind-Turbine-Acoustic-Pollution-Assessment-Requirements.pdf