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Huron wind study awaiting ethics clearance
Credit: Health officials awaiting ethics clearance before residents can take part in study | By Fadi Didi | Bayshore Broadcasting | September 28, 2017 | www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca ~~
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A study into the health effects of industrial wind turbines in Huron County is awaiting research ethics clearance.
Epidemiologist, Dr. Erica Clark, says the clearance is a normal part of conducting research effecting public health.
The study from the Huron County Health Unit will examine areas not touched on by a 2015 Health Canada study, which examined the health effects on those living within earshot of wind turbines.
As for the ethics clearance, Clark says a research ethics committee board at the University of Waterloo will ensure the study meets a strict set of guidelines.
Those include ensuring participants are giving free and informed consent, are not exposed to undue harm when taking part, and understand what they are agreeing to when participating.
Clark hopes to recruit several hundred participants in the upcoming survey.
The results are expected to be shared nationally.
In late 2014, Health Canada released the results of a study, which found no link between wind turbines and adverse health in those living nearby.
The study did, however, link turbine noise with increased levels of annoyance of nearby residents.
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